With the filing deadline for the 2024 election a few days away, the North Carolina District 62 State House Republican primary is getting crowded.
On Tuesday, Dec. 12, long time High Point City Councilmember Brit Moore announced his candidacy for the District 62 seat.
Moore will join former state Rep. John Blust, Michelle Bardsley and Jaxson Barber in the March 5 Republican primary.
One difference between Moore and his three opponents is that they all have Greensboro addresses while Moore is from High Point. District 62 state Rep. John Faircloth is also from High Point and served on the High Point City Council before being elected to the state legislature. Faircloth has announced he is not running for re-election.
Moore in a press release said, “From Summerfield to Stokesdale and Oak Ridge to High Point and Greensboro, there is so much that makes our community a special place. But with all that we face today – from economic headwinds to challenges in our schools – the desire to serve and make our community a better place has taken a new direction. After much prayer and the support of my family, I’m excited to announce my candidacy to be a voice for the people of North Carolina.”
Moore is a native of High Point and has served as an at-large representative on the High Point City Council for over ten years. According to the press release he “helped lead the charge for the city’s downtown revitalization and catylist project.”
Moore states that he wants to:
“Empower parents, teachers and schools with the funding and support to inspire the next generation of leaders.
“Ensure that North Carolina’s economy supports our families and businesses – keeping taxes low and creating an environment for small businesses to start, grow and thrive; and
“Support and collaborate with first responders and key stakeholders to keep our communities safe and secure.”
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The former Mayor of Oak Ridge, Ann Schneider, has also decided to run for NC House 62. This dreadful woman was such an unmitigated disaster as Mayor that her two acolytes on the Oak Ridge Town Council finished dead last and next to last in last month’s election. She was not up for re-election, but was immediately deposed as Mayor as soon as the new councilmembers – ACTUAL conservatives – were sworn in.
She has no business pretending to be a Republican. She pushed for, and got, a budget that increased our property tax in Oak Ridge BY 20 PER CENT in one year, and promoted an insane scheme to spend nearly a million tax dollars on a run down old shack that Guilford County valued at $116,000 (really).
This and her arrogant conceited personality has led her to be known locally as “Queen Ann”.
She is the epitome of a tax & spend liberal, with an authoritarian streak that matches her narcissism.
Please do NOT support this awful woman.
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PS
John Blust is great. I’d happily support him.
Get a LIFE!!!!!!
This comment is shows an embarrassing lack of knowledge, it’s a completely unwarranted personal attack, and it’s wholly untrue. Ann’s voting record and her actual beliefs (unlike what this guy says here) show that she’s a true conservative who believes in small government. Unlike Austin, I won’t send any personal attacks on the internet. However, I will say that his comment about taxes is wrong; Oak Ridge did NOT increase property taxes. Guilford County did a reappraisal of property values that resulted in a 20% increase in everyone’s property value. The Oak Ridge town council did NOT increase the tax rate, they simply left it the same so that the town could continue to provide the wonderful services they were already providing. The people of Oak Ridge will soon find that the new town council is obstructive, dishonest, and shameless.
To end on a positive note, Ann is everything North Carolina and District 62 need to move in the right direction. She’s an honest woman who has a deep passion for this state and this area. Vote for Ann and don’t pay attention to baseless attacks on the internet!
Oak Ridge did increase property taxes, but it did not raise the tax rate. The state requires municipalities and counties to publish the revenue neutral tax rate after a revaluation so that the taxpayers know how much their taxes have been increased, if the rate is not lowered to that revenue neutral rate. To not increase taxes Oak Ridge would have had to lower the tax rate to the revenue neutral rate.
Would that make sense during a period of intense inflation when the county raised property valuations? Would Oak Ridge be able to afford the things that make it one of the best places to live in the state (and certainly in Guilford County) if they lowered to that revenue neutral rate? The answer is no. The Oak Ridge town council decided to keep the tax rate the same to make sure they could continue to provide services that make the town great while also ensuring a safety net for future expenses, both expected and unexpected.
To accuse Ann of maliciously pushing for a tax increase is both untrue and a shameless attempt to mislead people (to be clear I’m only saying that Austin Morris did this, not you John). I’m here to set that record straight and nothing more.