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Amanda Cook has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Gardner Webb University.

Amanda is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 60. She previously worked as a public school dance teacher for Guilford County Schools and served as an at-large councilmember for the City of High Point.

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Amanda is the founder of Teacher's Edge, a nonprofit which aims to promote the teaching profession. She previously worked as a public school dance teacher.

Amanda is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 60. She was appointed in 2025. Amanda previously served as a city councilor in the city of High Point. In 2022 she ran for Guilford County school board, District 2, but did not win

Supports addressing wage disparities between men and women.

Supports implementing policies to eliminate systemic barriers in education, healthcare, and employment for communities of color.

Supports implementing policies to eliminate "systemic barriers" in education, healthcare, and employment for communities of color.

Opposes any legislation that "would disproportionately disenfranchise any group of voters."

- Supports addressing wage disparities between men and women.
- Supports implementing policies to eliminate "systemic barriers" in education, healthcare, and employment for communities of color.
- Opposes any legislation that "would disproportionately disenfranchise any group of voters."

Economy

As of January 2, 2026, Amanda Cook’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports access to abortion and contraception.

Supports reducing prescription drug prices.

Supports increasing investments in telehealth services and mobile health clinics to improve rural healthcare access.

Supports enhancing mental health services by expanding programs for mental health and substance abuse.

Supports "enhancing mental health services" by expanding programs for mental health and substance abuse.

- Supports access to abortion and contraception.
- Supports reducing prescription drug prices.
- Supports increasing investments in telehealth services and mobile health clinics to improve rural healthcare access.
- Supports "enhancing mental health services" by expanding programs for mental health and substance abuse.

Healthcare

Supports protecting and expanding voter access through laws that ensure voting is accessible to all, including automatic voter registration, extended early voting, and no-excuse absentee voting.

Supports protecting and expanding voter access through laws that ensure voting is accessible to all, including automatic voter registration and extended early voting.

- Supports protecting and expanding voter access through laws that ensure voting is accessible to all, including automatic voter registration and extended early voting.

Voting & Elections

Supports comprehensive police reform measures that include better training, accountability, and community oversight to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Supports policies that protect seniors from abuse and exploitation, and supports initiatives that provide better healthcare and living conditions for seniors.

- Supports comprehensive police reform measures that include better training, accountability, and community oversight to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
- Supports policies that protect seniors from abuse and exploitation, and supports initiatives that provide better healthcare and living conditions for seniors.

Public Safety

Supports addressing the de-professionalization of teachers and the overwhelming workload on classified employees.

Supports addressing the "de-professionalization of teachers" and the "overwhelming workload" on classified employees.

Supports providing funding for affordable quality childcare.

Supports providing funding for "affordable quality childcare."

Supports providing free meals to all public school students.

Supports prioritizing funding for proven programs in North Carolina public schools to improve educational outcomes and ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

Supports prioritizing funding for "proven programs" in North Carolina public schools to improve educational outcomes and ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

Supports raising public school teacher salaries to levels comparable with other professionals to acknowledge their vital role and to attract and retain the best educators.

Supports raising public school teacher salaries to levels comparable with other professionals to acknowledge their "vital role" and to attract and retain the best educators.

Supports ending subsidies for private schooling and redirecting those funds to public schools.

Supports expanding resources and funding for special education programs.

Supports expanding career and technical education to provide students with practical skills and pathways to high-demand jobs.

Supports providing access to counselors and mental health professionals to support students' emotional and psychological well-being.

- Supports addressing the "de-professionalization of teachers" and the "overwhelming workload" on classified employees.
- Supports providing funding for "affordable quality childcare."
- Supports providing free meals to all public school students.
- Supports prioritizing funding for "proven programs" in North Carolina public schools to improve educational outcomes and ensure equitable opportunities for all students.
- Supports raising public school teacher salaries to levels comparable with other professionals to acknowledge their "vital role" and to attract and retain the best educators.
- Supports ending subsidies for private schooling and redirecting those funds to public schools.
- Supports expanding resources and funding for special education programs.
- Supports expanding career and technical education to provide students with practical skills and pathways to high-demand jobs.
- Supports providing access to counselors and mental health professionals to support students' emotional and psychological well-being.

Education

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Amanda Cook

Amanda Cook graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Amanda worked as a public school dance teacher. She retired in 2021 to start a nonprofit called Teacher's Edge, which aims to promote the teaching profession.

Amanda is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 60. 

- Supports addressing the "de-professionalization of teachers" and the "overwhelming workload" on classified employees.
- Supports providing funding for "affordable quality childcare."
- Supports providing free meals to all public school students.
- Supports prioritizing funding for "proven programs" in North Carolina public schools to improve educational outcomes and ensure equitable opportunities for all students.
- Supports raising public school teacher salaries to levels comparable with other professionals to acknowledge their "vital role" and to attract and retain the best educators.

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