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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_b93e25-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_b93e25-23\"]{margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_b93e25-23 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_b93e25-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_b93e25-23\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_b93e25-23 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_b93e25-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_b93e25-23\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25_b93e25-23 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_b93e25-23\">An educator, community leader, and public servant, I&#8217;ve been a proud lifelong member of North Carolina&#8217;s public school system. After graduating high school, I came to the University of North Carolina at Asheville as an NC Teaching Fellow, and have spent the years since in classrooms teaching Special Education, Civics, and U.S. History.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_9b0885-66\"]{margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_9b0885-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_9b0885-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25_9b0885-66 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_9b0885-66\">After my experience in the classroom drove me to want to learn more about the issues outside of the classroom that I saw affecting my students every day, I went and got my Masters of Public Affairs from Western Carolina University and dove into making my community a better place. In 2022, when I had the chance to step up and serve Buncombe County in the legislature, I worked hard, ran, <strong>and won. <\/strong>Now, when I&#8217;m not biking beneath the slopes of Mt. Pisgah with my husband, Eric, I&#8217;m busy representing District 115 in the legislature, representing the families who live and work in our beautiful mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25_e545a1-fc, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25_e545a1-fc{margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns25_e545a1-fc{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns25_e545a1-fc 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_5ce7d2-92 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_5ce7d2-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_5ce7d2-92\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25_5ce7d2-92 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_5ce7d2-92\">I&#8217;m proud to say I&#8217;m not some wealthy career politician.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32\"]{margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_f9dce7-32\">I&#8217;ve lived paycheck to paycheck, and it&#8217;s critical that we keep working-class voices like mine in the General Assembly. But it isn&#8217;t easy running for office, and it certainly isn&#8217;t cheap. Can I count you in to make a contribution to my campaign so that I can keep fighting to be a voice for our working families?<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id25_f3c741-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25_f3c741-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25_f3c741-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(60% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem ) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(40% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem ) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id25_f3c741-78 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25_f3c741-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25_f3c741-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div 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href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/pratherfornc?refcode=website&#038;amount=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Donate $10<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_bbcc10-46.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_bbcc10-46.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_bbcc10-46.kb-button:focus{background:var(--theme-palette-color-3, #024055);}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn25_bbcc10-46 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-inherit kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/pratherfornc?refcode=website&#038;amount=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Donate $25<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_ce4533-07.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_ce4533-07.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_ce4533-07.kb-button:focus{background:var(--theme-palette-color-3, #024055);}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn25_ce4533-07 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-inherit kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/pratherfornc?refcode=website&#038;amount=50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Donate $50<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_a7c115-f2.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_a7c115-f2.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn25_a7c115-f2.kb-button:focus{background:var(--theme-palette-color-3, #024055);}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn25_a7c115-f2 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-inherit kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/pratherfornc?refcode=website&#038;amount=99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Donate $99<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25_7047d2-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25_7047d2-3c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6\"]{margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_d97fe1-f6\"><em>(Or you can make a check out to Prather For NC and send it to PO Box 1961, Enka, NC 28728.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:36px;padding-bottom:36px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25_967ea8-6b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25_f967c6-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25_f967c6-4a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image25_90b5ad-f8:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;}.kb-image25_90b5ad-f8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-left-radius:6px;}.kb-image25_90b5ad-f8 img.kb-img, .kb-image25_90b5ad-f8 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-left-radius:6px;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image25_90b5ad-f8 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pratherfornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LP_8-14-_-Photos_-69-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pratherfornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LP_8-14-_-Photos_-69-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pratherfornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LP_8-14-_-Photos_-69-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/pratherfornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LP_8-14-_-Photos_-69-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/pratherfornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LP_8-14-_-Photos_-69-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/pratherfornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LP_8-14-_-Photos_-69.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25_7639a2-46{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25_7639a2-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25_7639a2-46\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7\"]{margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25_88f5b2-b7\">I&#8217;m fighting for the issues that matter to working families.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:18px;margin-right:18px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:18px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:18px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:32px;color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #077998);}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:18px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #077998);font-size:32px;font-weight:bold;color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #077998);}.kt-svg-icon-list-items25_8a4f96-fc ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div 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