Ted Budd in State of North Carolina secondary Archives
On Civil Rights:
Defend marriage and protect religious freedom
I will evaluate each vote by its effect on families. I am 100% pro-life and pro-family. I will fight for the right to life of the unborn and defend marriage as an institution of one man and one woman.
I also will protect religious freedom for individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and churches, because our country is as strong as our families and faiths are strong.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Principles & Values:
Running to stop US from becoming woke, socialist wasteland
A video announcing his campaign features a monster truck referred to as the "liberal agenda crusher," and Budd jokingly saying he doesn't need the monster truck, a marching band or a dog in sunglasses to amplify his campaign
announcement. "We all know
Source: Politico.com on 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Apr 28, 2021
On Abortion:
Obey God rather than man: I am 100% pro-life
My faith compels me to serve others, to love as Christ loved us, and to obey God rather than man. Politics doesn't have to be nasty and cruel. We should treat each other with respect, kindness, and love. But our faith doesn't ignore the crumbling walls
around us. Our faith asks us to step forward and advocate for policies that help families to thrive.I will evaluate each vote by its effect on families. I am 100% pro-life and pro-family. I will fight for the right to life of the unborn.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Budget & Economy:
Fiscal responsibility needed for U.S. to lead the world
We deserve better from our federal government. With an alarming debt and broken entitlement programs, we cannot keep kicking the can down the road. We must embrace policies which reduce the spirit of entitlement while rewarding hard work.
Taxes are too high and costs are rising, because politicians won't make the tough decisions to root out corruption and waste from government. I am outraged by the many families suffering because of bureaucratic incompetence in the VA.
Many of my team members at ProShots are veterans, so I will not tolerate excuses or look the other way when it affects those who have dedicated their lives to protecting our homeland.
Fiscal responsibility is not just a good idea for Washington DC.
For our country to lead the world, we must encourage personal and household financial responsibility and embrace policies that lead to superior long-term global competitiveness. The economy, and every American consumer, benefits when we do.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Civil Rights:
Racist policies due to Democrats; GOP brings people together
[Campaign announcement]: "It's all about election integrity to us, but for them, they're about fracturing and deceiving people and that's all this racism is about. If you look at the policies that are actually racist, including Jim Crow, including
slavery, that all goes back to the Democrat Party. When you look at what Republicans did, it's about bringing people together."FactCheck by PublicSeminar.org (7/9/20): All things did indeed reverse more than half a century ago.
The Democratic Party's ruling coalition, which had prevailed since the 1930s, shattered under the weight of the backlash against the Vietnam War and the passing of the Civil and Voting Rights Acts.
At the same time, the Republican Party, seeing a power vacuum, traded white liberal conservatives (which was the majority of New England) and Black Republicans for southern segregationists.
Source: FactCheck on Fox News Radio: 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Apr 28, 2021
On Crime:
That whole defund the police thing is crazy
[Campaign announcement]: "I believe in freedom, capitalism and putting America first. And that whole defund the police thing is crazy," the three-term congressman says in a campaign launch video that was shared first with Fox News.
Budd emphasized that "I'm 100% pro-life and I even think that elections should be fair and secure. I'm a political outsider who can't be bought by the swamp, and I don't give a rip about their Washington games."
Source: Fox News on 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Apr 28, 2021
On Education:
Parents choose what's best: public, private, or homeschool
Every child deserves an education that makes the most of their God-given talent. Parents should have an opportunity to educate their child in the best public, private, or homeschool environment that they choose.
Programs like Common Core illustrate the absurdity of putting Washington DC bureaucrats in charge of classrooms, instead of parents, teachers, and principals.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Education:
Member of the Home School Legal Defense Association
He is committed to strengthening the family and recognizes the cultural battle we face to protect it. He is a member of the Home School Legal Defense Association and has served as a board member of
North Carolinians for Home Education. He met his wife Amy Kate in the former Soviet Union on a mission trip in 1991, the week before the collapse of communism. They still enjoy mission trips and serve in their church.
Source: 2022 North Carolina Senate campaign website TedBudd.com
Apr 28, 2021
On Energy & Oil:
Infrastructure bill is Trojan horse for Green New Deal
Budd appeared on Newsmax and had this to say about Biden's proposed bill which includes Green New Deal infrastructure expenditures, "I mean it is a Trojan horse for the Green New Deal." Budd added, "Well, we see the same pattern of calling it one thing,
but yet it being quite another. I mean, this is $2.3 trillion of so-called infrastructure. But this is not your father's Oldsmobile. This is not infrastructure like we know it. I think 6% of this plan actually deals with bridges and roads."
Source: KMJ NOW News Radio on 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Apr 28, 2021
On Foreign Policy:
When America is strong, the world is safer
America is the "shining city on a hill" because of its freedom, yet today liberals are waging an unrelenting assault on freedom. I will stand up to their assault and protect our constitutional freedoms.
We deserve freedom from oppression, both foreign and domestic. Unlike President Obama, I am willing to call Islamic terrorism our enemy and I will fight it from getting a foothold around the world. When America is strong, the world is safer.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Government Reform:
It's time to take on the Establishment
Having never run for office before, I did not jump at the opportunity to run for Congress this year. I prayerfully weighed the decision with my wife & family, and I sought advice from friends and colleagues. I filed for Congress on the last day, because
I don't believe we can expect anything to change as long as we keep sending people with political resumes to solve our problems.It's time to take on the Establishment. We cannot send another politician to Washington with so much riding on this
election. We need men and women in Congress who are willing to make the tough decisions it will take to solve problems--no matter how the liberal media and the politically correct Establishment react. Now is the time to take a stand and get things done.
I am running for Congress to serve my community and defend our conservative values. Freedom, the family, and fiscal responsibility are under attack like never before. Taking a stand will make a difference.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Government Reform:
Deregulate small businesses strangled by big government
Ted's record is clear: he is dedicated to fighting for North Carolina families.
That's why Ted voted to cut middle-class taxes and why he votes to deregulate small businesses who are strangled by big government.
Source: 2022 North Carolina Senate campaign website TedBudd.com
Apr 28, 2021
On Government Reform:
Falsely claimed bill would allow minors to vote
Budd recently tweeted he's opposed to a federal voting rights bill because he said it "allows minors to vote." His office said he was referencing a provision that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. And that's the key word there:
preregister. That does not mean they could vote early. It means that those kids could fill out paperwork and get everything in order so that when the day comes, when they do turn 18 and the election does come around, everything is ready to go.
Source: WFAE 90.7 NPR Fact Check on 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Mar 17, 2021
On Gun Control:
Eliminating our gun rights is a wrongheaded idea
President Obama has made it his mission to eliminate our gun rights, and as the owner of a gun store and range, I know how wrongheaded his ideas are.
Law-abiding citizens are not the problem, and I will stand strong for the rights guaranteed to each of us by the 2nd Amendment.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Gun Control:
Lifetime NRA member; owns gun range and store
Currently, he is the owner of ProShots. When Ted Budd bought the business, ProShots was struggling, but it is now a thriving shooting-sports retail store, training center, and indoor range.
As a lifetime NRA and Grassroots NC member and the owner of a gun range and store, Ted will not waver in defense of the freedoms protected by the 2nd Amendment.
Source: 2022 North Carolina Senate campaign website TedBudd.com
Apr 28, 2021
On Health Care:
ObamaCare is wreaking havoc on our economy
Our federal government is too big, plain and simple. Excessive debt, red tape, and taxes stifle job growth. Look no further than ObamaCare for a stifling, big-government program that is wreaking havoc on our economy and health care.
I will do everything I can to repeal every word of ObamaCare and replace it with patient-centered reforms.
Source: 2016 North Carolina House campaign website TedBudd.com
Nov 8, 2016
On Tax Reform:
Endorsed by Club for Growth; against tax increases
Budd has a major ally upon entering the race: The conservative Club for Growth endorsed his candidacy shortly after he launched. The group's president, David McIntosh, previously told
POLITICO they would likely spend seven figures to back him. "Rep. Budd has already proven that he is a conservative champion in the House fighting against reinstating earmarks, bloated budgets, and tax increases," McIntosh said.
Source: Politico.com on 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Apr 28, 2021
On Technology:
Co-sponsored bill to make websites and apps ADA compliant
In a press release announcing the legislation, Rep. Budd said: "Every year, thousands of website accessibility lawsuits are filed by plaintiffs alleging that certain websites were not ADA compliant. Our bill solves that problem by providing guidance to
businesses on how to bring their websites into compliance. If our bill is passed, job-creators will be able to avoid costly lawsuits and be given a roadmap for how to help their disabled customers access online content."
Source: JD Supra Law News on 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Apr 1, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Biden is president, but "constitutional concerns" about 2020
On January 6, 2021, Budd voted to object to the congressional certification of Biden's victories in Pennsylvania & Arizona. Budd also expressed support in December 2020 for the Texas-led lawsuit that sought to overturn Biden's win. And three days after
the election in November 2020, Budd joined some of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the US attorney general demanding action in relation to "widespread reports of irregularities, particularly in the vote counting process."
When asked later in 2021 if Biden won the election fair and square, Budd responded, "He did. He's the legitimate president." But after the clip of Budd's comments was circulated in early 2022 by backers of one of his opponents in the
Republican Senate primary, Budd claimed he had been taken out of context. In April 2022 [Budd said] that Biden "is the president, but I have tremendous constitutional concerns about how the election of 2020 happened."
Source: CNN on 2020 Election Denial: 2022 North Carolina Senate race
Sep 15, 2022
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