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Joe Alston earned his bachelor's degrees in business administration and recreation from Greensboro College, and his master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from Winston-Salem State University. He lives with his wife, Vicki, in High Point.

Joe currently works as the community services block grant program manager with the Welfare Reform Liaison Project, which offers training and services to low-income individuals. He previously worked as an operations manager with ResCare, Incorporated, a career developer with the Guilford County Workforce Development Board, executive director of the North Wilkesboro Department of Housing and Community Development, and resident services director with the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem.

Joseph (Joe) Alston's campaign for North Carolina State Representative, District 60, Democratic Primary is his first entry into politics.

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Joe's campaign for North Carolina State Representative, District 60 is his first entry into politics.

Plans to increase funding for affordable housing and down payment aid for homebuyers.

Favors fostering workforce development through increasing apprenticeship and community college programs, and transportation access.

- Plans to increase funding for affordable housing and down payment aid for homebuyers.
- Favors fostering workforce development through increasing apprenticeship and community college programs, and transportation access.

Economy

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Energy & the Environment

Supports expanded access to behavioral health providers.

- Plans to protect Medicaid expansion.
- Supports expanded access to behavioral health providers.

Healthcare

Supports automatic voter registration and expanded access to neighborhood polling locations.

- Supports automatic voter registration and expanded access to neighborhood polling locations.

Voting & Elections

Supports providing youth opportunities through youth centers, violence interruption, and community partnerships.

- Supports providing youth opportunities through youth centers, violence interruption, and community partnerships.

Public Safety

Supports increasing teacher salaries and bonuses, expanding access to career and technical programs, and growing mentorship initiatives.

- Supports increasing teacher salaries and bonuses, expanding access to career and technical programs, and growing mentorship initiatives.

Education

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Joe currently works as the community services block grant program manager with the Welfare Reform Liaison Project, which offers training and services to low-income individuals. He previously worked as an operations manager with ResCare, Incorporated, a career developer with the Greensboro/High Point/Guilford County Workforce Development Board, executive director of the North Wilkesboro Department of Housing and Community Development, and resident initiatves/services director with the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem.

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- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is no term limit.

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