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This week's special guest is Chris Smith who is running for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District B. Chris has a diverse background and strong ideas to help our communities thrive and grow. We hope you learn as much as we did. These are the topics we discussed in detail: 

- What are the responsibilities/duties of the Board of Commissioners with regard to their districts/counties?

- Is this position a 2yr or 4yr term?

- How does your background/education prepare you for this type of role?

- Is their a specific issue you plan to address immediately, should you win in November?

- Do you have any colleagues or relationships with other political leaders that can help you achieve your goals as Commissioner in Forsyth County?

- What do you hope to accomplish during your term as Commissioner?

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This week's special guest is the Democratic Candidate for the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jen Mangrum. She spent fourteen years teaching elementary in Onslow and Guilford Counties, then continued on to receive her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from UNC-Greensboro. In 2004, Jen started the Elementary Education program at NC State University. Jen is now a professor at UNCG, preparing future teachers in the School of Education. We hope this conversation gives you new insight to her campaign and what she stands for. We certainly learned a great deal in a short period of time.

Topics:

- Tell us about your current role and how that prepares you for Superintendent of Public Instruction, as well as the primary responsibilities of the position.

- Public school funding in NC has been an issue for many years. What part would you play in working on the budget and how do you foresee education changing in NC as the budget changes?

- Teachers are underpaid. How do you propose a fix to this ongoing problem? Do you think if teachers were paid more, education would improve?

- Technology related to Covid. What can be improved? What is the long term plan for getting back into the schools?

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This week's special guest is Ronnie Chatterji who is running for NC Treasurer. Ronnie has a great deal of experience in economics and has a plan in place to shape our economy to positively affect social change in North Carolina. We spoke with Ronnie via Zoom about many topics:

- Tell us about your road to running for the most important job that no one knows about 

- Explain the importance of the State Treasurer position

- Areas that need improvement

- Plan for investing the state budget

- Obstacles that would potentially hinder expanding Medicaid/Medicare

#TheNerdWeNeed

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This week's special guest is NC Court of Appeals Judge Chris Brook. Judge Brook is on the ballot for NC Court of Appeals Seat 13. This is a re-election campaign for him. We spoke with Judge Brook via Zoom about many topics: 

- Current role and why you want to remain on the Court of Appeals

- Explain the role of a Judge on the Court of Appeals

- How did you progress from attorney to Legal Director for the ACLU into the current seat you have now?

- Being appointed by the Governor

- How important is diversity on the bench?

- The BLM Movement

- Ethical dilemma(s) you may have faced

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This week's special guest is the current State Auditor for North Carolina, Ms. Beth Wood. With 3 successful terms under her belt she is incredibly qualified for the Auditor position and has a proven track record. We hope this conversation gives you new insight to her campaign and what she stands for. We certainly learned a great deal in a short period of time.

Topics: 

- What is required of the state auditor?

- Examples of projects completed and how that affects North Carolinians. 



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This week's special guest is the Republican Candidate for the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mrs. Catherine Truitt. She has worked in many aspects of public education over the years ranging from K-12 to being appointed by Governor McCrory to serve as his Senior Advisor on Education to the University level with WGU NC (Western Governors University North Carolina). Catherine's focus is on ensuring that all NC students have the opportunity to receive a quality education and that students graduate high school and college with the skills they need to succeed in today's world. We hope this conversation gives you new insight to her campaign and what she stands for. We certainly learned a great deal in a short period of time. 

Topics:

- Tell us about your current role and how that prepares you for Superintendent of Public Instruction, as well as the primary responsibilities of the position.

- Public school funding in NC has been an issue for many years. What part would you play in working on the budget and how do you foresee education changing in NC as the budget changes?

- Teachers are underpaid. How do you propose a fix to this ongoing problem? Do you think if teachers were paid more, education would improve?

- Technology related to Covid. What can be improved? What is the long term plan for getting back into the schools?



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Campaign Website

Instagram

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WGU (Western Governors University)


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