Roger Allison
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Roger Allison (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Allison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Incumbent G.K. Butterfield defeated Roger Allison in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | G.K. Butterfield (D) | 69.8 | 190,457 | |
| Roger Allison (R) | 30.2 | 82,218 | ||
| Total votes: 272,675 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Incumbent G.K. Butterfield advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | G.K. Butterfield | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Roger Allison advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Roger Allison | |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Roger Allison participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on October 1, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Roger Allison's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Replacing poverty with prosperity - jobs, jobs, jobs; 2) Affordable healthcare insurance; |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am on the Board of Directors of a local charter school and our children's educational system needs a revolution. NC spends upwards of $11K per child ($13B annually) and they still finish at the bottom of state educational levels. Matter of fact, the norm in Durham, NC is that 33% of students can read, write or calculate math at their grade levels. The other 66% are 2-3 years behind before the 8th grade. Unacceptable. Better curriculum and methods are needed, but parents are also to blame as many single parents are uninvolved, yet they insist that their child graduates with their class. This causes apathy with the children and defiance of having to do anything they don't want to do.
I pay $969/month with a $7000 deductible for individual healthcare insurance. So, I must pay $19K per year before I receive my first $1 of benefit (Note: only 4% of the nation annually meets their deductible). A family pays upwards of $2300/month so must pay more for healthcare coverage than the family pays for rent or mortgage! This especially hits the small business with less than 5 employees because employees are forced to adopt the expensive ACA as the only option. We must look at this differently. For example, 25% of the nation's primary care physicians offer "concierge" medicine options where they will cover a menu of outpatient expenses (e.g. visits, shots, lab, prescriptions) for a flat fee, usually $75/month. Combined with an affordable major medical/hospitalization plan, a combined monthly premium could cost 75% less than today's over-inflated policies. Employers have the opportunity to adopt self- and "stop-gap" insurance to reduce cost to employees as well. Once in Congress, I will work with the policy committee to replace the ACA with more logical and affordable options!Cite error: Invalid |
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Roger Allison answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Patrick Henry is my 9th Uncle so I have liberty in my DNA. Common to his legacy, I too am a reluctant revolutionary. He believed in traditionalism - those values that don't change with the wind - and so do I. As a man of God, he was called a "trumpet" for freedom. My favorite Bible verse is James 1:25 that states, "Those that abide by the perfect law, the law of liberty, will be blessed in all they do." Without liberty, there can be no equality, so I have been called to ensure and fight for the Constitution and God-given rights of all citizens - not just those that fit my own religious, racial, gender or political beliefs. I align most with Patrick Henry because of his statement, "The political and ideological encroachments against ALL of society can no longer be ignored." This rings loudly today because I too believe that the secular and leftist liberal intolerance (e.g., religious freedoms, freedom of speech, 2A, guilty until proven innocent) has reached a point in our society that can no longer be ignored. Division has stemmed from anarchy where rights are being redefined or parsed by religion, race and sex when our Constitution provides the SAME rights to all CITIZENS. So, I am standing up for our fundamental rights to preserve our nation and running for Congress to make a difference in our society![3] | ” |
| “ | I politically align with a Newt Gingrich 8-course video class titled, "Defending America" that historically contrasts and compares ideological encroachments.[3] | ” |
| “ | Integrity, the ability to see the truth and the ability to enable dialogue to ensure that opinions are not their own, but those of the people that they represent![3] | ” |
| “ | I am a Christian, an American and a businessman in that order. The Bible provides the truth and I consult it frequently. I am a Constitutional Originalist and believe that the founding father's were genius in the construct of a nation built upon a word - liberty. Therefore, the amendments are timeless in their simple protections of free speech, free religion, and against large government as well as to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As a businessman, I have started 8 healthcare and technology initiatives (sold 3, 1 IPO, left last with a $42M valuation) so know how to build communities, one business at a time. There is no guarantee of "happiness" in its pursuit, but the secret to "happiness" is earned success. Given opportunity, a person can afford better schools for their children, a better home and a better car. Any able-bodied person on welfare can be freed by its constraints by making 2-3 times more than welfare pays. Plus, new companies, retraining and entrepreneurial assistance will keep people in their communities![3] | ” |
| “ | Give a VOICE to all people in their district without political persuasion![3] | ” |
| “ | Improved HOPE for our children because they are 100% of our future. No doubt, a safer world, better healthcare and better education are paramount. However, I fear that they no longer have a moral barometer or an understanding of the privilege it is to be an American![3] | ” |
| “ | I remember the death of JFK and I still have the newspaper from that day. I was visiting a friend's home (Merlin Presley) on my return from elementary school (2nd grade). There was a black and white TV on and my friend's parents were crying. It was an end of an innocent era. JFK could have done much good foundationally for our nation because he had Republican values but a Democratic grace for those requiring assistance. I have always embraced his quote, "Our rights are not give by the generosity of state, but are given by the hand of God."[3] | ” |
| “ | I worked at Baskin-Robbins as a shift leader. I learned about margin and profit-making so well that I asked the owner to allow me to buy 5 gallon tubs of ice cream, at cost, and to sell ice cream cones during high school lunch to raise money for the Senior prom (Juniors sponsored the Senior prom). We had a top-flight band and money to spare for an over-the-top event![3] | ” |
| “ | I had metal braces and caught my date's (Patty Wells) lip in high school when trying to give her a kiss. The bleeding stopped eventually.[3] | ” |
| “ | a Steel Drum of which I have learned to play. It provides such a happy tone and reminds me of the times I get to sail in the islands.[3] | ” |
| “ | Jimmy Buffet's "One Particular Harbor."[3] | ” |
| “ | Experience is helpful in lowering the learning curve for new representatives. For example, parliamentary procedure is learned when serving in local government; however, someone not involved in politics would have to learn this formality prior to being an effective legislator. I will make a point that 50% of those signing our Declaration of Independence were attorneys; HOWEVER, at that time all attorneys had to first earn a divinity degree from a seminary because they would be legislating the Bible and the Constitution was built upon the Bible (see 1690 John Locke book titled, "Two Treatises of a Civic Government" of which the Constitution was written). It sure would re-introduce the truth (and morality) in our legislative branch if the requirement of all lawyers was to first have a divinity degree![3] | ” |
| “ | To bridge the ideological and political divide to agree on a centralized definition of what it means to be an American - Out of Many, One - and to act like it![3] | ” |
| “ | Healthcare Reform, Educational Reform, Immigration Reform[3] | ” |
| “ | NA[3] | ” |
| “ | Even though I believe in term limits, 2 years for a house member dilutes their focus away from the people's work and, instead, on the people's vote every 12 months. I believe that terms should be for 4 years to give a representative some traction to make an impact before worrying about raising money.[3] | ” |
| “ | Our founding fathers did not design our US House representation to be by career and elite attorneys who are out-of-touch with the people they are supposed to represent. Instead, they wanted representation by farmers, clergy, bankers and all walks of life to keep our nation's priorities straight. 12 years is enough for both house and senate members![3] | ” |
| “ | Wow. Redistricting is a can of worms. 10 of the 13 NC districts are Republican represented, but I am in the NC "minority majority" district with 51% black citizens, of which, historically vote Democrat. Therefore, issues are more slanted towards issues from the majority represented rather than all of those represented in our state. I am a ProLife candidate and have been endorsed by the NRL. However, my opponent is black and has a 100% Planned Parenthood rating - more inline with the needs of high poverty (1 out of 2), unemployment (38.6%) and healthcare (federally funded rural health clinics) within the majority. History has shown that county boundaries make for unfair representation, so to make redistricting fair, they should be equally parsed by tax base (poor vs working) and NEEDS of the aging (elderly needs), veterans, and yes, race. Political designation should have nothing to do with it.[3] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Roger Allison's responses," October 1, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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