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State Representative, 89th District

Robert (Spider) Thompson

Candidate for State Representative, 89th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Retired public school teacher and coach
Lives in
Statesville
Campaign website
spiderfornchouse.com

Retired public school teacher of 36 years, coach and athletic administrator who lives in western Iredell County.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Proposes limiting vouchers to families at 185% of poverty.

    He would apply the cap to current recipients as well as new applicants and redirect the savings to public schools.

    Issues | SpiderforNCHouse

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Spider Thompson · spiderfornchouse.com

    “I'll fight to restore an income cap so that vouchers are limited to families at or below 185% of the federal poverty line”
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  • Supports Leandro plan funding, teacher raises and smaller classes.

    Issues | SpiderforNCHouse

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Spider Thompson · spiderfornchouse.com

    “I'll fight in Raleigh to deliver the funding and reforms the Leandro plan called for, better teacher pay, smaller class sizes”
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Housing

  • Supports down payment help for first-time homebuyers.

    Issues | SpiderforNCHouse

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Spider Thompson · spiderfornchouse.com

    “I'll fight for down payment and closing cost assistance for first-time buyers”
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Health & human services

  • Opposes Medicaid work-requirement paperwork that ends coverage.

    Issues | SpiderforNCHouse

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Spider Thompson · spiderfornchouse.com

    “push back against policies, like burdensome work-requirement paperwork, that would kick eligible people off their insurance for no good reason”
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  • Supports funding more Medicaid waiver slots for disabilities.

    Issues | SpiderforNCHouse

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Spider Thompson · spiderfornchouse.com

    “I'll fight to fund significantly more waiver slots every budget cycle until this waitlist shrinks for good.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports fair, transparent redistricting.

    Issues | SpiderforNCHouse

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Spider Thompson · spiderfornchouse.com

    “I'll support fair, transparent redistricting processes and oppose maps drawn to protect politicians”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Robert (Spider) Thompson on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.

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