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Ashley Bell

DEMOCRAT

Ashley Bell is running for North Carolina U.S. Representative, District 10, Democratic Primary.

Personal background

Ashley Bell is from Tyler, Texas. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Houston, a master's degree in physician assistant studies from Wake Forest University, and a doctorate in physician assistant education from the University of Lynchburg. She lives in Winston-Salem.

Professional background

Ashley currently works as a physician associate and a real estate broker at Wayfinder Homes. She previously worked as a professor at Southern Illinois University, Rocky Mountain College, and Texas Tech University, and as a junior high and high school band director.

Political background

Ashley's campaign for U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th District is her first run for public office.

Economy

Supports creating affordable housing by incentivizing construction, increasing federal assistance, and prohibiting investment companies buying homes.

Supports enforcement of anti-monopoly laws.

Plans to prohibit "hidden fees in banking, travel, telecom, and utilities."

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Public Safety

Supports gun control.

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Healthcare

Supports capping prescription drug prices, out-of-pocket costs, and insulin, inhaler, and EpiPen costs.

Supports increasing Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Supports prohibiting prior authorization for medical procedures.

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Education

Supports loan relief for public service and healthcare workers, student loan repayment caps, and universal free school meals.

Supports increasing public school funding and teacher pay.

Opposes programs that allow qualifying families to use public money for alternative schooling options, including private schools.

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Energy & the Environment

Supports increasing rebates for solar energy and efficiency.

Supports increasing the use of clean, renewable energy.

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Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports abolishing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Supports recognition of Palestine as a nation.

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Voting & Elections

Supports reducing the influence of money in candidates by capping political donations, banning political action committees (PACs), and creating public financing of elections.

Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.

Supports statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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