Clarifying Sex Offender Law

  I recently filed Senate Bill 123, an act to “clarify sex offender law.”  Specifically, the intent of this bill is to clear up pre-existing law regarding the residence of a convicted sex offender in relation to schools or day care centers.  The law states that a sex offender is prohibited from residing within 1,000 [...]

Making Changes

Heading in the wrong direction, North Carolina faced every imaginable problem: rising unemployment, poor public education, high taxes, heavy-handed business regualtions, and a massive $2.5 billion dollar deficit. I ran for the North Carolina Senate because changes were clearly needed. I campaigned on basic, sensible principles: putting money back into the pockets of North Carolinians, [...]

Education Reforms

I continue to push for education reforms that demand results rather than throwing more money at broken system. I will support legislation that ensures students are reading at grade level, that helps parents understand the quality of their child’s school, that gives parents more educational choices and their children more opportunities, and that recognizes and [...]

My Top Three Goals

MY TOP THREE GOALS: 1. Ensure the government is not a hindrance to economic growth and recovery. 2. Improve public education through reforms and policy changes that shift the focus from institutional bureaucracy to student achievement and success. 3. Scale back the size and scope of the government bureaucracy and regulations, to help private business [...]

Wesley Meredith

Chamber PAC Makes Legislative Endorsements

North Carolina Chamber PAC Makes Legislative Endorsements Chamber PAC Announces Bipartisan Support in Upcoming General Election RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Chamber PAC has made its initial endorsements in select North Carolina legislative races for the November general election. The North Carolina Chamber PAC supports state legislative candidates whose professional background and record on [...]

Senator Meredith with Paul Ryan

Education

I believe every child can succeed. I believe every child can have a future. I believe, with an excellent education, the children of North Carolina can rise to the very top of our nation’s State Education Ranking. Currently, we rank #17 with a C+ or 78.3% in our children’s overall grades and test scores (edweek.org). [...]

My Promise

I am a successful small business owner and working class man who decided to be a voice for the people of North Carolina. Tired of dealing with heavy taxes and outdated government regulations, I kept my promises to the people and fought for our working families and small businesses. I have kept education, job creation, [...]

The Tax Burden…

Look at the taxes you pay. Look at how much money is taken out of your pay check. Now look at your bills… YOU work hard for your money, and YOU work hard to provide a good living for yourself and your family. And yet so much of YOUR hard earned money is taken out [...]

Sandhills Funding Secured

“Committal Structure for Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery…” The Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery of Fayetteville, NC has been in dire need of additional structures and most importantly an enclosure. Our veterans and their loved ones deserve the proper infrastructure to conduct an appropriate funeral and burial that they deserve for their esteemed service to this g [...]