Kevin Terrett

Kevin Terrett has lived in North Carolina for 35 years. He has two children.

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Kevin is currently a candidate for North Carolina State Senate, District 26.

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Supports reducing state occupational licensing requirements to open economic opportunities.

Supports removing mandatory business partnerships, like between North Carolina’s craft brewers and distribution middlemen, to foster growth that best serves owners and customers.

Supports reducing costs and regulations for starting new businesses to help entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Supports strengthening property owners' ability to create small dwellings and affordable housing to meet population needs.

Supports the sharing economy and allowing individuals to determine how they use their time and property for economic benefit.

As of January 5, 2026, Kevin Terrett’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports transitioning Medicaid to a state-funded health savings account for greater flexibility in healthcare options.

Supports eliminating "anticompetitive and protectionist" Certificate of Need laws to enhance healthcare growth and affordability, particularly in rural and underserved urban areas.

Supports addressing state licensing roadblocks to allow innovative healthcare delivery options like direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.

Supports repealing laws that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment.

Supports decriminalizing medical cannabis, citing research that it alleviates pain and nausea associated with debilitating conditions.

Supports expanding North Carolina’s state-funded Education Savings Account program to provide better education options for all students, particularly those with special learning needs and families facing financial hardships.

Supports expanding open enrollment policies within and between public-school districts.

Supports expanding and fully funding the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program, which provides private school vouchers for families.

Supports tax dollars following the student to fund the school the student attends.

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Kevin Terrett has lived in North Carolina for 35 years. He works in the transportation industry and has two children.

Kevin previously ran for North Carolina State Senator in 2026 but did not win.

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Said, "Eliminate or reduce state occupational licensing requirements that simply represent financial protection and do not perform a critical role in vital public safety, opening economic doors for millions in North Carolina."

Supports eliminating restrictions that force business relationships between private parties to allow businesses to grow effectively.

Wants to lower costs and regulations for starting new businesses to support entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Supports strengthening the ability of property owners to meet the needs of a growing population through unique residential configurations that promote small dwellings and affordable housing.

Said, "Support the sharing economy and the ability for individuals to define the way they utilize their time and property for their own economic benefit."

Said, "Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances."

Supports eliminating Certificate of Need laws to enhance the growth and affordability of healthcare services, particularly in rural and disadvantaged urban areas.

Supports addressing state licensing roadblocks to enable innovative healthcare delivery options like direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.

Said, "Repeal laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment."

Supports decriminalizing medical cannabis, citing its effectiveness in alleviating pain, nausea, and symptoms associated with debilitating medical conditions.

Said, "Expand North Carolina’s state-funded Education Savings Account program to cover more students, allowing better education options for all students, especially students with special learning needs and families with financial hardships."

Supports expanding open enrollment within and between public-school districts to allow families to choose the best school fit without needing permission from their home district.

Supports expanding and fully funding the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program to increase access for all families, particularly those with financial constraints.

For Candidate Kevin Terrett on Issue education: Supports refocusing education funding by having tax dollars follow the student, opposing the idea that parents should pay taxes for public schools while sending their children to alternative schools.