

Larry W. Potts
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Larry W. Potts
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary - Federal, Statewide, State, Judicial, School Board
Race
State Rep., District 81
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
DCCC, Lexington NC, None, 1970-1970
Spokane CC, Spokane WA, None, 1975
Inland Empire School of the Bible, Spokane WA, n/a, 1973
WORK & MILITARY
USAF, Sgt, 1966-1970
AFFILIATIONS
WFBH-Lexington Medical Ctr, Past Executive BoardBoard, 2011-2016
Member, Davidson County EDC, 1994-2012
Past Chairman, Davidson County BD of Commissioners, 1994-2002
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
NC House, 2016-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC House Disrtict 81, 2016-2025
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
North Carolina Values Coalition
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)
State Republican Party Organizations (2022)
Committee to Elect Republican Women (2021)
April Wood (2020)
Jim O'Neill (2020)
John Szoka (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (7)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
National Federation of Independent Business (2022)
Stan Bingham (2018)
Steve Jarvis (2018)
Jasie S. Barringer (2017)
OTHER INFORMATION
Larry Potts' Grade from pro-marijuana group NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
That religious organizations are free from government oversight and regulations
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
They are our only dependable ally. In the Middle East whose enemies are generally our enemies.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Let the market place set the rate
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Strong oversight and frugal spending by citizen legislatures—don’t put items is critical spending bills that would no otherwise pass.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To investigate —-arrest—try in a court of law individuals who have violated the law. And place the in appropriate jails and prisons.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
It is evident online providers do not take the threat seriously so. government must monitor and handle.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I became a Christian after my service in Vietnam and ascribe to the values and beliefs of the Bible.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Natural gas
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