A Historic Night for North Carolina and Our Country!
What Democrats won:

• We flipped the U.S. House. We flipped the U.S. Senate! 

• Roy Cooper will represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. A Democrat hasn’t won a Senate race in North Carolina since 2008. 

• Democrats took control of the N.C. House, with 71 of 120 seats, meaning they hold a House majority for the first time since the 2010 election.

• We broke the N.C. Senate supermajority and came within one race of tying it. Democrats ended the Republicans’ veto-proof majority in the Senate, flipping seats held by powerful Republicans. ncnewsline

• Here at home, Orange County delivered. Renée Price was re-elected to the NC House (District 50), Allen Buansi was re-elected to the NC House (District 56), and Jonah Garson won our NC Senate seat (District 23). We’re also welcoming two new members to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Beth Bronson and Karen Stegman, and I look forward to working alongside them to shape Orange County's future.

It’s October and the midterm elections are underway. Early voting is available through October 31st. We are lucky here in Orange County that our early voting hours have not been cut and our locations remain the same as in previous years, unlike some of the other counties in NC. I cannot stress enough how important it is for every single person to come out and vote. Please vote for Democrats up and down the ballot, Sstarting at the top of the ballot with a vote for former Governor Roy Cooper for US Senate. Please also make sure you vote for Justice Anita Earls for NC Supreme Court and all three Democrats running for the Court of Appeals: Judge John Arrowood, Judge Toby Hampson, and Judge Christine Walczyk. Keep going and vote for every Orange County office.

September is my birthday month, so between that and getting my daughter resettled in Charlotte, it's already been a full one! 

I've been asked to serve on the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) General Government Steering Committee again this year. Our first meeting is September 22, and I'll keep you posted on anything that touches home.

I also just got back from the NCACC Annual Conference in Durham —  a three day event with more than 650 commissioners from across the state. Two sessions particularly stuck with me: "Property Tax Reappraisals and Budgeting" and "Tax Policy Changes and What Commissioners Need to Know." Between those sessions and the hallway conversations, one thing was clear: county governments across the state are thinking about the constitutional amendment on property taxes that will be on the ballot this fall. 

So let's talk honestly about this constitutional amendment and what it means for you.  September is my birthday month, so between that and getting my daughter resettled in Charlotte, it's already been a full one! 

I've been asked to serve on the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) General Government Steering Committee again this year. Our first meeting is September 22, and I'll keep you posted on anything that touches home.

I also just got back from the NCACC Annual Conference in Durham —  a three day event with more than 650 commissioners from across the state. Two sessions particularly stuck with me: "Property Tax Reappraisals and Budgeting" and "Tax Policy Changes and What Commissioners Need to Know." Between those sessions and the hallway conversations, one thing was clear: county governments across the state are thinking about the constitutional amendment on property taxes that will be on the ballot this fall. 

So let's talk honestly about this constitutional amendment and what it means for you.