House District 35

Mike Schietzelt

Mike Schietzelt knows how hard inflation and rising prices have strained the budgets of middle-class families. His top priority will be to enact policies that put middle class North Carolina families first, including cutting our taxes so families can keep more of their hard- earned money.

66%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Schietzelt after learning this. This was the most effective message with voters most interested in the election. This was the second most effective message with somewhat conservative voters, persuadable voters, and voters that switched to Schietzelt.

Mike Schietzelt is opposed to sanctuary cities in North Carolina and will support a bill to require sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration officials when detaining illegal immigrants charged with crimes.

57%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Schietzelt after learning this. This was the most effective message with unaffiliated voters, somewhat conservative voters, likely voters, and persuadable voters. This was the second most effective message with undecided voters.

As a young father of four kids, Mike Schietzelt knows the importance of high-quality education for our children. He supports a plan to increase parental involvement in education while raising teacher pay and increasing funding for classrooms, not bureaucrats.

71%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Schietzelt after learning this. This was the most effective message with moderates.

Mike Schietzelt knows that smarter growth requires better planning, which is why he opposes reckless spending on wasteful roads to nowhere and instead supports targeted infrastructure improvements aimed at reducing traffic and protecting the character of existing communities.

66%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Schietzelt after learning this. 

As violent crime continues to rise, Mike Schietzelt will push for increased funding for law enforcement officers and other first responders to keep our neighborhoods safe.

62%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Schietzelt after learning this. 

Mike Schietzelt supports a plan to increase funding for school safety. His plan will make schools safer by renovating school buildings to be more secure and by investing in more School Resource Officers in our schools.

61%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Schietzelt after learning this. 

Evonne Hopkins

As prices soar and wages stagnate, Evonne Hopkins supports raising taxes on small, family-owned businesses, which experts say would hurt our economy and lead to small businesses shutting down.

Source: County to County Forum February 23rd, 2024

64%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Hopkins after learning this. This was the most effective message with moderates, likely voters, undecided voters, and persuadable voters. This was the second most effective message with unaffiliated voters.

Even as families struggle with high prices, Evonne Hopkins supports the extreme, job- killing Green New Deal, which would raise gas prices even higher, amount to a socialist takeover of the economy, cost $93 trillion, and eliminate over a million high-paying American jobs.

Source: Climate Cabinet Action Fund Endorsement

59%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Hopkins after learning this. This was the most effective message with somewhat conservative voters and voters that switched to Schietzelt. This was the second most effective message with persuadable voters.

Evonne Hopkins is endorsed and supported by radical leftists who have called for abolishing ICE and support keeping our southern border wide open.

Source: County to County Endorsement

61%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Hopkins after learning this. This was the most effective message with unaffiliated voters. This was the second most effective message with somewhat conservative voters, moderates, and likely voters.

Evonne Hopkins is a trial lawyer who was accused of improper and unethical behavior after she argued a case in front of a judge she worked for as an employee during that judge’s re-election campaign.

56%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Hopkins after learning this.

While our local infrastructure struggles to keep up with Wake County’s booming population, Evonne Hopkins wants to raise our taxes in order to spend billions of dollars on a new railroad that would connect us to Washington, DC, instead of prioritizing fixing our roads here.

59%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Hopkins after learning this.

Evonne Hopkins opposes North Carolina’s commonsense Voter ID law, which requires voters to show identification before voting at the polls.

53%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Hopkins after learning this.