Catherine Whiteford

"I am 100% pro-life with 3 exceptions: rape, incest and life of the mother" - President Donald Trump. I support the same positions as President Donald Trump, because they are good polices which, according to most studies, could reduce abortions by 95%. I do not support the culture of death being pushed by pro-abortionist, but I believe that, in order to get good legislation passed, we sometimes have to put aside the strong emotional connection associated with our personal beliefs.

Strongly Agree

I think its absolutely reasonable to put forward a bill which protects life once a heartbeat is detectable.

Disagree

Yes

Strongly Disagree

If someone doesn't want to bake me a cake because I'm a Christian, I'll find another baker. Freedom doesn't end where it begins to offend.

The government has no right to prevent citizens from attending church services, period.

Historical context is important; The Anglican (Episcopal) church was the state sanctioned church of England, membership was mandatory. The First Amendment was intended to prevent this from happening in the newly established United States of America. I think religious leaders should absolutely advocate for their views, it's their right to do so. If atheist can bring their views into government, so can people of faith.

C. Healthcare is the most heavily regulated sector of our economy and desperately needs reform and to be opened up for competition. I support legislation such as scope of practice reform, location of practice reform, etc... I believe, as I do with everything, that government interference should be as minimal as possible.

I generally disapprove of the government forcing medical decisions on citizens of a free country, especially children.

Choose not to answer

I feel like this is a loaded question. Obviously I'm in favor of lower income American's earning more money, but how we go about that is what matters. Improving our broken education system is the quickest path to meaningful, sustainable increases in standard of living. I do not, however, support punishing people for being successful.

I envision our state eliminating the state income tax and I will work in any way that I reasonably can toward that goal. I also support zero based budgeting for all government departments. Government agencies should have to prove every year what they need from the taxpayer without simply being able to ask for more based on a prior year budget. Every department should start at zero, prove what they need, and be allocated funds based upon what is essential to them completing their mission.

Strongly Disagree

We need meaningful reform in Higher Education, but giving universities a blank check signed by the taxpayer is not the solution.

Agree

Parents always, always, always have the right to know what their children are being taught in public schools.

Never.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree

Mental health and community programs are absolutely necessary, but, the answer isn't robbing law enforcement. If anything, they need more resources, not fewer.

We have too many restrictions on gun ownership as it is. The number of hoops I had to jump through, as a young, single female to obtain my concealed carry permit was excessive and discouraging. A law abiding citizen should never feel discouraged from protecting their own life, period!

Strongly Disagree

Yes

To provide for the common defense and domestic tranquility of the people. I tend to be inspired more by Bastiat and Hayek, than Rousseau.

Conservative

http://ncyoungrepublicans.com/2020/05/whiteford-40-under-40/ https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/capital-tonight/2020/09/03/nc-federation-of-young-republicans-president-on-2020-rnc#

No

I have served as the State Chair of the North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans for the last 3+ years - currently in my second term. On the eve of my election there were 8 clubs across the state, today, there are 30. In the 2020 election cycle, I organized over 1.4 million voter contacts for our Republican candidates. In 2021, we deployed to Virginia on multiple occasions to assist them in retaking the governors mansion. While higher education is the issue that drove me into politics, I've become very passionate about veteran issues after seeing the many challenges Ben, my fiance, and his friends have to deal with. I think there's a lot we can do at the state level to honor our veterans, and you can see what that looks like by visiting my website. As someone whose family fled communism, I take great offense to the idea that "socialism just hasn't been done right." I will oppose legislation which seeks to increase the reach of government, and support legislation which removes limits on liberty.

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I am an Orthodox Christian. My father is a priest and raised me to love Christ and His Church. My views can be summed up in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, Begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, True God of True God, Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father; by whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets; And I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the age to come. Amen.

Strongly Disagree

I support mandatory voter ID. If I need an ID to buy cough medicine or board a plane for a domestic flight, I should need one to vote.

In addition to mandatory voter ID, I support repealing the "voting season" we've seen appear over the last few years. Early voting should be available for 1 week beginning 10 days out from election day, absentee ballots and votes cast early should be added to the tally of the voters precinct. I think we need stricter regulations on the judicial branch's ability to alter election laws and practices during election years, especially in cases which benefit them directly. The confusion around the 2020 election was avoidable and should never happen again. The people of North Carolina should never doubt that their vote matters.

No. We have repeatedly seen demand for racism outstrip supply, because it's politically expedient for the Left to blame their failures in providing opportunities to their constituents, on racism. Our country has plenty of problems we need to work out, we don't need to manufacture any more.

A. The environment is important, but throwing money at half baked solutions isn't an answer. If we want to talk about clean, renewable energy, we should be talking about nuclear power. Nuclear power is the cleanest, cheapest, most efficient form of energy on the planet. We need to stop looking at nuclear energy as if this were the 1960s; new technology is able to burn Thorium, which is cheaper and more plentiful than Uranium, they can burn nuclear waste byproducts. It's estimated that we have enough nuclear waste in the country right now to power the entire US power grid for 100 years without mining a single gram of uranium.... Think about that for a second. New "pocket reactors" are the size of 3-4 telephone poles, and can power your typical neighborhood, or be paired up with other pocket reactors to power entire towns. Unfortunately, burdensome and outdated regulations, coupled with an intentionally misinformed public has forced us to rule out one of the greatest gift of modern science to solving our energy needs. I would like to pursue policies which encourage investment in modern nuclear technology, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, lowering the energy costs burdening our families, and reducing our impact on the planet.