Cathy Wright
Republican | North Carolina
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cathy Wright
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 54
Incumbent
No
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ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
State Employees Association of North Carolina
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Committee to Elect Republican Women
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Michael Stone
Pat McCrory
Ronald Rabin
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (14)
Committee to Elect Republican Women
Dale C. Bone
David R. Lewis Sr.
James Cain
Jamie Boles
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
If baby dies during attempt to save woman's life
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Mankind's inherent tendency toward evil. Note to # 6 It might not be practical to bring proof of citizenship to the polls.
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
Republican Board of Commissioners from Chatham & Lee counties. SEANC Caterpillar North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
15. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Congress (representing the Voters with laws/acts consistent with the Constitution), Supreme Court, Voters
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
1972 Russell Sage College, B.S. Nursing Over the years I have held numerous leadership positions in the churches where we have lived, including teaching religious education classes. Most recently and locally, I have been a Eucharistic Minister and served on the Hospital Ministry, visiting patients at the UNC Hospitals. Sought NC HD 54 2010 Seeking NC HD 54 2012 Recently served as chair of the Chatham County Republican Party. Currently serve as the VP (Capital Region) for the NC Federation of Republican Women.
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
Atlanta Ballet Co.; Birthright, Altanta, GA; Immaculate Heart of Mary (GA); PTA's in GA & MA; Our Lady of Fatima (MA) religious education instructor; Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation; Richmond Academy of Medicine Alliance; National Kidney Foundation of Virginia; Prevent Blindness Virginia; Goochland County (VA) Republican Women, President; NC Federation of Republican Women, (VP-Capital Region); former chair of the Chatham County Republican Party; St. Thomas Moore, Chapel Hill, Chamber of Commerce.
