As your State Senator, I am committed to helping the citizens of the 48th District. This website was designed to keep you informed and to help guide you towards help or assistance in many ways. If you’d like to recognize a special achievement, need help with an agency, need a list of resources, or simply would like to meet with me- this site can help us.

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A report from the National Education Association this week showed North Carolina had jumped ahead of 18 states in average teacher pay over the last five years.

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Senator Chuck Edwards filed Senate Bill 535 in April that authorizes the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) to add a new park unit, Pisgah View State Park, to the State Parks System.

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N.C. House and Senate have both passed provisions in their respective budgets for financial relief for Western North Carolina farmers who experienced crop losses in 2018 from severe flooding.

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Over the past few months, a debate has raged as House Bill 370 moves through the legislature that would require North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and honor detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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