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State Representative, 62nd District

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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.

Photo of Shelly Headen
Shelly HeadenCampaign photo — headenfornc.com

Shelly Headen

Democratic

CPA; manages a retail garage door business · Oak Ridge

The gist

  • Supports restoring public school funding and fair staff pay.
  • Supports expanding affordable health care access.
  • Supports more flexible zoning to make housing affordable.
  • Supports transparent, responsible spending of tax dollars.
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  1. Supports restoring public school funding and fair staff pay.

    Platform - Headen for NC

    Campaign website · Shelly Headen for North Carolina · headenfornc.com

    “I will fight to restore the investment in our public school systems and make sure teachers and staff are paid wages that they deserve.”
  2. Supports expanding affordable health care access.

    Platform - Headen for NC

    Campaign website · Shelly Headen for North Carolina · headenfornc.com

    “I will work to expand affordable healthcare access and lower costs for everyone”
  3. Supports more flexible zoning to make housing affordable.

    Platform - Headen for NC

    Campaign website · Shelly Headen for North Carolina · headenfornc.com

    “My plan is to make housing more affordable by negotiating more flexible zoning and regulations laws.”
  4. Supports transparent, responsible spending of tax dollars.

    Platform - Headen for NC

    Campaign website · Shelly Headen for North Carolina · headenfornc.com

    “I believe that tax payer dollars should be spent responsibly and the public has a right to know what their money is being used for.”
Photo of John M. Blust
John M. BlustOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

John M. Blust

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; attorney and accountant · Greensboro

The gist

  • Supports exempting a home's first $100,000 from property tax.
  • Supports making data centers pay their own power costs.
  • Sponsored a bill requiring revenue-neutral tax rates after reappraisals.In office
  • Sponsored an amendment limiting each law to one subject.In office
  • Voted for amendment capping income tax rate at 3.5%.In office
  • Voted for the 2026 state budget.In office

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

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  1. Supports exempting a home's first $100,000 from property tax.

    John Blust for NC House | District 62

    Campaign website · Blust for NC House · blustfornchouse.com

    “John also supports exempting the first $100,000 of your home's value from property tax.”
  2. Supports making data centers pay their own power costs.

    John Blust for NC House | District 62

    Campaign website · Blust for NC House · blustfornchouse.com

    “John voted to make data centers pay their own way by requiring them to cover costs of power and infrastructure.”
  3. Sponsored a bill requiring revenue-neutral tax rates after reappraisals.

    Representative John M. Blust: primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · HB 539 · ncleg.gov

    “Revenue Neutral Rate Required.”
    House Bill 539 (2025-2026 session), edition 1

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “to require units of local government to adopt a revenue neutral tax rate in the year of a general reappraisal”
  4. Sponsored an amendment limiting each law to one subject.

    Representative John M. Blust: primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · HB 1006 · ncleg.gov

    “Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills.”
    House Bill 1006 (2025-2026 session), edition 1

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “to amend the constitution of the state to provide that all acts shall have one subject”
  5. Voted for amendment capping income tax rate at 3.5%.

    Senate Bill 1080 (2025-2026 session), edition 3

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “the maximum tax rate on incomes cannot exceed three and one”
    Representative John M. Blust: recorded votes, 2025-2026 session

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · Roll call 664, May 20, 2026 · ncleg.gov

    “Lower Taxes for All NC. Third Reading”
  6. Voted for the 2026 state budget.

    Representative John M. Blust: recorded votes, 2025-2026 session

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · Roll call, July 2, 2026 · ncleg.gov

    “2026 Appropriations Act. R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption”

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State Representative, 62nd District · North Carolina 2026 General Election · The Gist