David Price* – Democrat
Having held the seat since 1987 and in his 12th term, David Price supports robust funding for education.
A UNC alumnus, Price wants to expand Pell grants and reduce interest rates on student loans. He was against the state’s cuts to education funding.
Price thinks federal spending should be focused on areas like education, infrastructure and research, areas where he thinks the U.S. has a competitive advantage. He also thinks all types of spending should be on the table for cuts.
To balance spending, Price agrees with President Barack Obama’s plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire.
Price also aligns himself with other parts of Obama’s initiatives, including the Affordable Care Act, as well as the American Jobs Act.
An advocate of clean energy and climate change legislation, Price is against offshore drilling on North Carolina’s coast.
He is also cautious of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and wants to hold off on this form of mining natural gas until more research has been done about its environmental effects.
Price is also a staunch critic of Tea Party tactics in the U.S. House of Representatives, saying bipartisan agreement is difficult to accomplish in the current environment.
Tim D’Annunzio – Republican
Tim D’Annunzio believes government should be limited and that free market solutions can help improve the country.
D’Annunzio supports the “Fair Tax,” a national movement to replace all federal income taxes with a national sales tax.
Having sold his company Paraclete Armor and Equipment Inc., D’Annunzio now owns multiple small businesses. Before going into business, he was in the U.S. Army and part of the Golden Knights parachute team.
D’Annunzio supports cutting taxes, especially for small businesses.
He is against the federal bailouts, as well as the Affordable Care Act. Instead, he believes that government should increase competition between insurance companies and rely on the free market to lower prices.
D’Annunzio thinks education should be focused on language, math and science. He supports vouchers for parents who want to send their children to other educational institutions, including private schools.
He also wants to focus on vocational schools, in both North Carolina and the country.
D’Annunzio also wants to achieve national energy independence through using all forms of the country’s energy resources, including natural gas, oil and coal.
He also supports Second Amendment gun rights and is against abortion.
