NC House candidate: Raised in Cumberland County, I am a teacher, not a career politician
When people ask me why I am running for the N.C. House of Representatives, I tell them it is for the children.
As a public school teacher endorsed by the North Carolina Association of Educators, I can attest to the urgent need for our state to put the needs of our children first. North Carolina can do this by fully funding our schools and removing divisive politics from the classroom.
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This election is an opportunity for Fayetteville, Hope Mills and southwestern Cumberland County to send an educator to Raleigh who will do what is right for our children.
Too many politicians have disregarded the needs of our children in favor of the needs of corporations and special interest groups.
I am a teacher, not a career politician.
Public service is in my DNA. I was raised in Cumberland County and have lived in Hope Mills for 28 years. As a graduate of E.E. Smith High School, N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University, and Fayetteville State University, I learned from my parents that education and service to others is our responsibility.
I have served in local and state government as a community planner, thoroughfare planner (Outer Loop, I-295), transit planner (transit multi-modal facility) and as a magistrate.
At Kingdom Impact Global Ministries, I am blessed to serve my community as a minister.
In the N.C. House, I will be a leader on the issues that impact our children: fully-funding public education, expanding healthcare access, expanding economic opportunities and protecting our environment.
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I hope you will join me in our historic effort to send a public school teacher to the North Carolina House. President John F. Kennedy said, “A child miseducated is a child lost”.
Dr. Frances Vinell Jackson is an educator and community leader. She was the Democratic nominee for House District 45 in 2020. You can read more about her at her website: electFrancesJackson.com
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: NC House candidate: Raised in Cumberland County, I am a teacher, not a career politician
