Addison McDowell

We must secure the Southern Border and stop the flow of illegal drugs from flooding into our country. This isn’t just a talking point for me, it’s personal. My younger brother died of a fentanyl overdose, and I am committed to turn that loss into a solution so that no family ever has to experience the pain that my family did.

North Carolinians have all seen how a community can be decimated by the free-trade agenda pushed by previous Presidents, Democrat and Republican alike. That’s why I support President Trump’s America First Agenda that protects and promotes American jobs.

I believe that the right to self-defense is a God-given, constitutional right of every law-abiding American. As an avid hunter and gun enthusiast, I will fight government overreach that aims to disrupt North Carolinians’ 2nd Amendment rights.

Every life, born or unborn, is a precious gift from God. I will vote 100% pro-life and will champion pro-life causes and legislation in Congress. The Democrats try every chance they get to use taxpayer resources to pay for and promote abortion. They want no limits on abortion, even up to the 9th month. I will protect life and also champion pro-family policies that will ease the burden of child-bearing for women and families.

Free, fair, and secure elections are essential to a functioning country. I will oppose all attempts to federalize elections. Not only is that unconstitutional, but politicians in DC have already screwed up enough. I don’t trust them to cut spending and secure the border, let alone administer our elections fairly. The vast majority of Americans believe you should show an ID to vote. States should only get federal grants if they require a voter ID to vote. We should also tighten restrictions on absentee voting, so that all votes are received by election day & signature verification is used to ensure voter fraud doesn’t occur.

We must encourage innovation here in the United States. Unfortunately, the lack of regulatory clarity when it comes to digital assets risks forcing this new and promising technology overseas. I believe the United States should be a leader in creating a forward-looking, pro-innovation crypto policy. This means avoiding burdensome government regulation and opposing efforts to create central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Secure the southern border.

• Preserve the outcome-level border commitment.

Stop illegal drugs, including fentanyl, from entering the United States.

• Preserve the drug-interdiction objective without treating personal biography as policy evidence.

Use an America First trade and economic agenda to protect and promote jobs in the United States.

• Preserve the jobs objective and stated economic framework.

Oppose government restrictions that interfere with law-abiding North Carolinians' Second-Amendment rights.

• Preserve the candidate's stated constitutional-rights position.

Vote for legislation restricting abortion and supporting the candidate's pro-life position.

• Preserve the voting commitment in neutral terms.

Advance pro-family policies intended to reduce the burdens of bearing and raising children.

• Preserve the outcome-level family-policy commitment without inventing benefits.

Oppose federal control of election administration.

• Preserve the federalism commitment.

Limit federal election grants to states that require voters to present identification.

• Preserve the grant condition and voter-identification mechanism.

Require absentee ballots to be received by Election Day.

• Preserve the explicit receipt deadline.

Require signature verification for absentee ballots.

• Preserve the named verification mechanism.

Create a forward-looking federal digital-asset policy intended to encourage innovation in the United States.

• Preserve the policy direction without inventing regulatory text.

Avoid digital-asset regulations the candidate considers burdensome.

• Attribute the burden judgment to the candidate and preserve the deregulatory direction.

Oppose creation of a United States central-bank digital currency.

• Preserve the explicit technology-specific commitment.