N.C. Values Coalition Releases Legislative Score Card

“We often tell the members of our coalition that elections have consequences, and this Scorecard proves it,” said Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the NC Values Coalition. “Because of the overwhelming pro-family legislature that was elected in 2012, we were able to accomplish great reforms for North Carolina families in the 2013 session. Our goal with this Scorecard is to inform voters across North Carolina about the way their legislators voted on pro-family measures, so that voters can hold their legislators accountable.”

“With this scorecard, we also honor our ‘Champions for the Family’ and ‘Leaders for the Family.’  We are grateful that so many of our current legislators vote to promote North Carolina family values, and we look forward to working with them in the future,” Fitzgerald said.

Over a dozen votes in each House were scored for the 2014 Pro-Family scorecard, including the historic pro-life reforms in Health and Safety Law Changes (SB 353), historic tax reform in the Tax Simplification & Reduction Act (HB 998), historic school choice reform in the Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grant (HB 269), and greatly needed sex trafficking reforms in the Safe Harbor for Victims of Human Trafficking bill (SB 683).

Members of the General Assembly with a 100% pro-family rating received the “Champion for the Family” designation.  Members of the General Assembly with a 90% or above pro-family rating received the “Leader for the Family” designation.

North Carolina State Senators receiving the Champion for the Family award include:

Senator Austin Allran

Senator Chad Barefoot

Senator Warren Daniel

Senator Rick Gunn

Senator Kathy Harrington

Senator Brent Jackson

Senator Buck Newton

Senator Louis Pate

Senator Shirley Randleman

Senator Norman Sanderson

Senator Jeff Tarte

Senator Trudy Wade

Senator Tommy Tucker

North Carolina State Representatives receiving the Champion for the Family award include:

Representative Marilyn Avila

Representative John R. Bell IV

Representative Hugh Blackwell

Representative Jamie Boles, Jr.

Representative William Brawley, Jr.

Representative Mark Brody

Representative Rayne Brown

Representative Rob Bryan

Representative Dana Bumgardner

Representative Rick Catlin

Representative Debra Conrad

Representative Nelson Dollar

Representative Carl Ford

Representative Jim Fulghum

Representative Mike Hager

Representative Jon Hardister

Representative Kelly Hastings

Representative Mark Hollow

Representative D. Craig Horn

Representative Bert Jones, Jr.

Representative Allen McNeill

Representative Tim Moore

Representative Michele Presnell

Representative Dennis Riddell

Representative Stephen Ross

Representative Jacqueline Schaffer

Representative Phil Shepard

Representative Michael Speciale

Representative Edgar Starnes

Representative Bob Steinburg, Sr.

Representative Mike Stone

Representative John Szoka

Representative John Torbett

Representative Rena Turner

Representative Harry Warren

Representative Andy Wells

Representative Roger Younts