Shirley Johnson
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve some of the governor's appointments, and can override the governor's veto with three-fifths of the vote. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Social services specialist; consultant
- Lives in
- Cary
Background
- Worked 10 years on Republican State Senate staff (Illinois, per INDY Week as cited by NC Deep Dive). source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Former executive director of the Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center and CASA. source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Served on an FBI Human Trafficking Task Force and a State Child Death Review Team. source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Was elected trustee of the Village of Jerome (Illinois). source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Describes Johnson as a doctoral candidate. source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Strong families and parental rights, including school choice source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Public safety; tougher penalties for violent crime and trafficking source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Fiscal responsibility; opposing unnecessary tax increases source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Education focused on reading, math and workforce readiness source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
- Protecting children from abuse, neglect and trafficking source: shirleyjohnson4nc.com
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