NORTH CAROLINA
     Nov. 3, 2020 U.S. Senate






Brochure - opens to 18" x 4". 

NORTH CAROLINA FIRST

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EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
Cal will fight for a more equitable economy and living wage in every community by standing with workers to support efforts to promote good-paying, full-time jobs with benefits, rein in the cost of higher education and health care, defend workplace protections, and finally raise the minimum wage. And at a time when women in North Carolina and across the country still don't earn equal pay for equal work, Cal will support efforts to close the wage gap and ensure paycheck fairness for all women.

PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE
As an Army veteran, Cal understands the responsibility that comes with carrying a weapon. He also knows, as the father of two, the fear that parents experience when they drop their kids off at school and wonder if they will come home safe. Cal will work to expand background checks, ban the sale of high-capacity magazines, pass red flag laws, and fund gun violence research on an issue that has become a public health crisis.

LOWER COST, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE
North Carolinians struggle with the rising cost of premiums, co-pays and prescription drugs, every day and there are still more than 1 million people in our state without any coverage at all. Cal believes we must expand Medicaid in North Carolina. He will oppose any effort to cut Medicare and he will stand up against the politicians and special interests that want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, gut protections for people who have a pre-existing medical condition, and allow big insurance companies to impose what the AARP calls an "age tax" on older North Carolinians.

PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE
Cal supports efforts to expand access to voting and prevent voter suppression, like restoring the Voting Rights Act, extending early voting, and making it easier to register to vote by enacting reforms like automatic voter registration and making Election Day a federal holiday. He will also oppose efforts that restrict the right to vote, like unnecessarily purging voters from the rolls.

Endorsed by: The late Senator Kay Hagan • League of Conservation Voters
• VoteVets  •  End Citizens United

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MEET CAL CUNNINGHAM

Cal Cunningham is an Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, business leader, and former legislator who served as Vice Chairman of the Governor's Crime Commission.

Raised in Lexington, Cal was elected one of the state's youngest State Senators, representing Davidson, Rowan, and Iredell Counties, fighting for smaller class sizes, higher teacher pay, and investments in early childhood education as well as our university and community college system.

After the attacks on September 11, 2001, Cal volunteered to join the U.S. Army Reserve and has since served three active duty tours, including overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the prestigious General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award, in part for groundbreaking work prosecuting contractors for criminal misconduct. For the last three years, Cal has trained special forces at Fort Bragg.

Cal helps lead a nationally-recognized environmental services and waste reduction company based in Raleigh.

Cal and Elizabeth now live in Raleigh with their two high school-aged kids, Caroline and Will.

CAL CUNNINGHAM IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY RESERVE AND IS A VETERAN OF OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. USE OF HIS MILITARY RANK, JOB TITLES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN UNIFORM DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.