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Hi  John,
 
The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has four outstanding candidates on the North Carolina general election ballot.
 
Deborah Butler is running for re-election, and Julie Mayfield won a competitive primary in March to keep this open Democratic seat blue in the general election. Adam Ericson and Victoria Fox are challenging Republican incuments to help turn the entire state of North Carolina blue. Their websites and donation links are below as are their bios. You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
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Deborah Butler - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Adam Ericson - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Victoria Fox - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Julie Mayfield - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
 
Deborah Butler[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the North Carolina State House in District 18. She serves as the House Democratic Whip and “looks forward to continuing her service to the citizens of North Carolina as we work together to guarantee a stellar public education for all of our children, to build state of the art infrastructure, and to cultivate a culture that welcomes new businesses to North Carolina.” She is a primary sponsor on legislation to prohibit oil and gas exploration and drilling off the North Carolina coast, create tax credits to promote movie production in the state, expand the list of toxic chemical prohibited in children’s toys, and add sexual orientation and gender identity in protections against housing and employment discrimination. Butler gained national attention in 2019 for her “I will not yield” speech on the floor of the House opposing unscrupulous Republican tactics.
 
Adam Ericson[[link removed]] is running for election to the North Carolina State House in District 20. Ericson is proud to have raised his family in Wilmington, where he works as a public high school teacher and coach. He was able to attend acclaimed public schools and universities, despite hailing from a working-class family. Ericson credits his success to the properly-funded schools and passionate teachers, and will fight to give all of North Carolina’s students the same opportunities he had. As a teacher, Ericson also believes in science, and won’t allow politicians to stall on climate change action any longer. He will demand we put our federal tax dollars to work for the people of North Carolina by expanding Medicaid, and an end to the discriminatory anti-LGBTQ legislation that has cost North Carolina billions in state revenue. Ericson is a social justice Catholic, a freethinker, and volunteers with Meals on Wheels in his spare time.  
 
Victoria Fox[[link removed]] is running for the North Carolina State Senate in District 50. Fox says it is time for change – her district needs “someone who truly understands the struggle of the average family in western North Carolina.” She says, “it is time we have a government that works for all of us, not just those at the top.” Fox’s policy priorities include fighting for Medicaid expansion to increase access to quality and affordable healthcare, investing in public education rather than private school voucher programs, enacting common sense gun legislation, protecting reproductive rights, increasing the minimum wage to make it a living wage, and addressing climate change to protect our planet. Fox is agnostic.
 
Julie Mayfield[[link removed]] is running for the North Carolina State Senate in District 49. In the March 3 primary, Mayfield earned 68% of the vote – finishing 1st in a field of three candidates. She is currently a member of the Asheville City Council and has an extensive career in fighting for environmental justice and civil rights. Her efforts “seek to improve people’s lives and ensure that governments play their part in lifting people up rather than holding them down.” Her policy goals include implementing a green new deal to address climate change and create jobs in renewable energy, expanding Medicaid, increasing access to quality housing and educational opportunities, and giving more control to localities to enact policies like a living wage and green building standards. Mayfield is agnostic.
 
You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
Thank you for your membership and support. 
 
Sincerely,

Ron Millar
PAC Coordinator
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This message is for the sole use of members of the Center for Freethought Equality. The mission of the Freethought Equality Fund (FEF) is to achieve equality for the nontheist community by increasing the number of open humanists and atheists, and allies, in public office at all levels of government. The FEF is affiliated with the Center for Freethought Equality, which is the advocacy and political arm of the American Humanist Association. Donations to the Center for Freethought Equality[[link removed]], Freethought Equality Fund[[link removed]] and our endorsed candidates are voluntary and are not tax deductible. 
 

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