State

State Representative, 37th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Candidates Compare by issue

Winn Decker

Democratic

Education and workforce policy consultant · Raleigh

The gist

Opposes letting Medicaid expansion end automatically.
Opposes further restrictions on abortion.
Opposes the death penalty.
Supports an independent redistricting process.
Supports advancing medical marijuana legislation.
Opposes capping counties' property tax collections.
Supports higher teacher pay and limits on Opportunity Scholarships.

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Opposes letting Medicaid expansion end automatically.
N.C. House District 37: Winn Decker (2026 primary candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · INDY Week · Feb 6, 2026 · indyweek.com
“If federal support were to change, the General Assembly should not allow expansion to end by default.”
Opposes further restrictions on abortion.
N.C. House District 37: Winn Decker (2026 primary candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · INDY Week · Feb 6, 2026 · indyweek.com
“I do not support further restrictions on abortion”
Opposes the death penalty.
N.C. House District 37: Winn Decker (2026 primary candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · INDY Week · Feb 6, 2026 · indyweek.com
“I do not support the death penalty.”
Supports an independent redistricting process.
N.C. House District 37: Winn Decker (2026 primary candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · INDY Week · Feb 6, 2026 · indyweek.com
“I support an independent redistricting process with clear standards and real checks and balances.”
Supports advancing medical marijuana legislation.
N.C. House District 37: Winn Decker (2026 primary candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · INDY Week · Feb 6, 2026 · indyweek.com
“I support advancing medical marijuana legislation”
Opposes capping counties' property tax collections.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“He added that the state should not cap counties’ ability to collect property taxes.”
Supports higher teacher pay and limits on Opportunity Scholarships.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“Decker said the state needs to fully fund public education, including by raising teacher pay and setting some limits on Opportunity Scholarships.”

Erin Pare

RepublicanIncumbent

Small business owner · Raleigh

The gist

Sponsored the proposed property tax levy limit amendment.
Supports trimming nonprofit property tax exemptions.
Supports reforming the teacher pay scale for veteran teachers.
Sponsored the Fairness in Women's Sports Act (HB 574).
Sponsored making utilities absorb their fuel costs.
Supports planning water and wastewater capacity for growth.
Sponsored expanding the senior and disabled homestead exclusion.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Sponsored the proposed property tax levy limit amendment.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“sponsored the constitutional amendment that would establish a property tax levy limit for local governments”
Supports trimming nonprofit property tax exemptions.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“she wants to cut back on “overly generous exemptions” for nonprofits”
Supports reforming the teacher pay scale for veteran teachers.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“the state should consider reforming the teacher pay scale to benefit veteran teachers”
Sponsored the Fairness in Women's Sports Act (HB 574).
Issues — Erin Paré for NC House
Campaign website · Erin Paré for NC House · erinfornc.com
“Primary sponsor of HB 574 "Fairness in Women's Sports Act"”
Sponsored making utilities absorb their fuel costs.
Issues — Erin Paré for NC House
Campaign website · Erin Paré for NC House · erinfornc.com
“Primary sponsor of a bill to require large utility companies to absorb the cost of their fuel instead of passing those costs on to you”
Supports planning water and wastewater capacity for growth.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“The district needs enough water and wastewater infrastructure to meet growing residential and commercial needs”
Sponsored expanding the senior and disabled homestead exclusion.
House Bill 59, "Modify Homestead Exclusions." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to expand the elderly or disabled property tax homestead exclusion”

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