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Mary Patterson is originally from North Carolina. She earned a bachelor of science in business and human health sciences from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Science in computer science from North Carolina Central University, and completed a certificate in accounting and finance from Durham Technical Community College. Patterson volunteers with the Special Olympics and lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Mary currently works as a substitute teacher for Durham Public Schools. She previously worked as a human resources manager, a financial analyst, and a data analyst. She has also worked in human resources consulting and talent acquisition roles for several staffing and technology companies, and earlier in her career worked as a financial account claims specialist for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Mary Patterson's campaign for the U.S. House representing North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is her first entry into politics.

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Mary's campaign for the U.S. House representing North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is her first time running for office. 

Advocates for ending North Carolina’s “at-will” employment law and increasing compensation for workers, particularly educators and contract employees.

Supports redirecting government funds toward social programs.

- Advocates for ending North Carolina’s “at-will” employment law and increasing compensation for workers, particularly educators and contract employees.
- Supports redirecting government funds toward social programs.

Economy

Supports reforms to criminal justice and law enforcement accountability.

Supports housing safety standards as a public safety issue.

- Supports reforms to criminal justice and law enforcement accountability.
- Supports housing safety standards as a public safety issue.

Public Safety

Supports maintaining Medicaid funding through budget restructuring.

Supports affordable and accessible healthcare.

- Supports maintaining Medicaid funding through budget restructuring.
- Supports affordable and accessible healthcare.

Healthcare

Supports increased funding and better pay for educators.

Supports student loan relief for educators and stable federal education funding.

- Supports increased funding and better pay for educators.
- Supports student loan relief for educators and stable federal education funding.

Education

Supports stronger disaster relief funding and climate resilience.

Advocates for clean and safe living conditions.

- Supports stronger disaster relief funding and climate resilience.
- Advocates for clean and safe living conditions.

Energy & the Environment

Supports legal immigration with restrictions on public benefits.

- Supports legal immigration with restrictions on public benefits.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports congressional checks on executive power.

- Supports congressional checks on executive power.

Voting & Elections

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Mary currently works as a substitute teacher for Durham Public Schools. She previously worked as a senior human resources manager and business analyst, a human resources coordinator, a financial analyst, and a data analyst. She has also worked in human resources consulting and talent acquisition roles for several staffing and technology companies, and earlier in her career worked as a financial account claims specialist for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Mary's campaign for the U.S. House representing North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is her first entry into politics.

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- Your U.S. representative represents the interests of your district in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. North Carolina currently has 14 U.S. representatives.
- U.S. representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become federal law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain areas of policy, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the speaker of the house or majority/minority leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits. U.S. representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
-  Representatives must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected. 