## Who I Am
I’m a veteran, community organizer, and advocate for fairness and opportunity. After serving my country in the military, I returned home with a commitment to serve my community with the same dedication.

Paul Taylor for North Carolina Senate (Meet Paul Taylor)

Paul Taylor is a veteran and community organizer.

2026 North Carolina General Election

Economic opportunity is a cornerstone of Paul Taylor's campaign because it is vital for the well-being and dignity of working families. Providing economic opportunities ensures that families can thrive, not just survive. This means fighting for fair wages, supporting small businesses, and removing barriers to employment. By promoting economic growth and stability, Paul Taylor aims to make District 21 a place where every family has the opportunity to succeed.

Cumberland County | Cumberland & Moore Counties | Paul Taylor for NC Senate District 21

## Youth Opportunity

  * Job training – A paycheck and a skill. Sometimes that's all a young person needs to find their path and their pride.

## Youth Opportunity

  * Apprenticeships – Learning from somebody who's been there, done that, and is willing to teach — not just reading about it in a book.

#### Affordable, Stable Housing

  * Fair housing protections – No family should be turned away because of their name, their background, or their bank account.

Advocates for fair wages, support for small businesses, and the removal of barriers to employment.

Supports apprenticeships that provide young people hands-on instruction from experienced workers.

Supports fair-housing protections against discrimination based on a family's name, background, or finances.

- Advocates for fair wages, support for small businesses, and the removal of barriers to employment.
- Supports job training for young people.
- Supports apprenticeships that provide young people hands-on instruction from experienced workers.
- Supports fair-housing protections against discrimination based on a family's name, background, or finances.

Economy

  * Community policing – Where officers know your name and you know theirs — not just showing up when something bad happens.

  * First responder support
  *  – They run toward danger when everyone else runs away. We need to have their backs with better pay, better gear, and real respect.

  * Violence prevention – So parents can stop holding their breath every time their teenager walks out the door.

  * Youth mentorship – Every kid is just one caring adult away from a different future. Let's be that adult.

Supports community policing in which officers build relationships with residents.

Calls for better pay and equipment for first responders.

- Supports community policing in which officers build relationships with residents.
- Calls for better pay and equipment for first responders.
- Supports violence-prevention efforts.
- Supports youth mentorship programs.

Public Safety

  * Mental health resources – The bravest thing a soldier can do is ask for help. Paul will make sure help is there when they do.

  * Veteran healthcare access – You waited in line to defend us. You shouldn't have to wait months to see a doctor.

Pledges to ensure mental-health resources are available to soldiers seeking help.

Supports improving veterans' access to health care and reducing waits to see doctors.

- Pledges to ensure mental-health resources are available to soldiers seeking help.
- Supports improving veterans' access to health care and reducing waits to see doctors.

Healthcare

Hope Mills
A family‑centered town that needs strong schools and clean parks.
Saturday mornings at the lake. Friday night lights at the football game. Hope Mills runs on family. Paul will fight for schools that challenge every child and parks where memories are made — not closed for budget cuts.

Town-By-Town | Cumberland & Moore Counties | Paul Taylor for NC Senate District 21

Pledges to support schools that challenge every child and to prevent park closures caused by budget cuts.

- Pledges to support schools that challenge every child and to prevent park closures caused by budget cuts.

Education

Wade
A rural town with deep roots. Paul will champion land preservation.
Some families here go back generations. The fields, the farms, the familiar faces — that's Wade. Paul will champion land preservation so the town you love doesn't get paved over.

Whispering Pines
A peaceful community where Paul will protect natural resources.
The name says it all. Whispering Pines is quiet, wooded, and peaceful. Paul will fight to protect the pines, the ponds, and the natural beauty that gave this place its name.

Pledges to preserve land and protect natural resources, including local forests and ponds.

- Pledges to preserve land and protect natural resources, including local forests and ponds.

Energy & the Environment

## Support for Military Families & Veterans

  * Spouse employment – You pack up and move every few years, put your own career on hold, and hold down the fort. You deserve a job that respects that sacrifice.

  * Transition support – Coming home shouldn't feel like starting over from zero. Paul will fight for a real plan, not just a handshake and a "good luck."

Supports employment opportunities for military spouses.

Calls for a plan to support veterans transitioning home.

- Supports employment opportunities for military spouses.
- Calls for a plan to support veterans transitioning home.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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

Voting & Elections

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Paul previously ran for an at-large seat on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners in 2022 but did not win. He is currently a candidate for North Carolina State Senator, District 21.

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