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State Representative, 17th District
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Dennis A. BreenCourtesy photo — Port City Daily candidate questionnaire

Dennis A. Breen

Candidate for State Representative, 17th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Attorney
Lives in
Carolina Shores
Campaign website
breenfordistrict17.com

Attorney for nearly four decades, with 24 years in insurance defense litigation and 15 years representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases; admitted in North Carolina and New York. Filed a class action against Chemours and DuPont on behalf of Brunswick County residents.

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Photo: Courtesy photo — Port City Daily candidate questionnaire

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports seven-day retention for license plate camera data.

    Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com

    “Yes, I would make it a priority to reduce the time camera data is stored down to seven days”
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Education

  • Opposes expanding voucher programs.

    Issues | Breen for NC 17

    Campaign website · Dennis A. Breen for NC 17 · breenfordistrict17.com

    “Fully fund public education and oppose expanding voucher programs that take money away from public classrooms.”
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Housing

  • Opposes House Bill 765's limits on county growth controls.

    Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com

    “I would vote against House Bill 765 because it severely restricts a county’s ability to properly manage growth”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports raising the state minimum wage.

    He also supports repealing the ban on collective bargaining for public employees.

    Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com

    “We should raise the minimum wage, which hasn’t increased in 17 years”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes letting counties charge developers impact fees.

    Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com

    “I would sponsor a bill that would allow counties to impose impact fees on developers for roads and schools.”
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  • Supports higher corporate taxes to fund the Cape Fear bridge.

    He opposes tolling the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement.

    Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com

    “The additional funding needed to complete the new bridge should come from an increase in corporate taxes.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports restoring abortion access beyond the 12-week ban.

    Issues | Breen for NC 17

    Campaign website · Dennis A. Breen for NC 17 · breenfordistrict17.com

    “working to restore access beyond the current 12-week ban”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Dennis A. Breen on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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