When a candidate chooses to mislead and deceive you rather than tell you the truth to earn your support and your vote, you must question why.
Throughout this campaign, my opponent has repeatedly claimed that I haven’t passed a single piece of legislation or secured a single penny for House District 27.
That’s not true, and people deserve the truth.
In terms of legislation, during the long session, I co-sponsored House Bill 50 “LEO Special Separation Allowance Options.”
This bill, which became law in July 2025, allows certain long-serving law enforcement officers to choose a new retirement allowance option, giving them more flexibility and support when they retire.
This will especially help rural communities like District 27 retain veteran officers longer and make it easier to recruit and keep trained deputies where staffing shortages are often hardest.
And while we remain the ONLY state in the country without a traditional comprehensive budget, due to disagreements between the Republican majorities in the North Carolina House and Senate, the General Assembly did pass two mini-budgets: HB 125 and HB 1012. Those bills provided support for local projects.
HB 125 included a $114,000 lump-sum appropriation to the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the Sunday Opening State Historic Site Pilot Program. That funding will be distributed across 13 sites, including Historic Halifax, allowing them to remain open on Sundays during peak tourism season. That directly benefits Halifax County by boosting tourism and strengthening our local economy.
HB 1012 secured $3 million for Halifax County through the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina Selectsite Readiness Program to prepare a mid-sized industrial site for advanced manufacturing projects. That includes $2.35 million through the Selectsite program and an additional $650,000 in matching funds from the NC Department of Transportation.
That investment will provide a real opportunity for jobs and long-term economic growth.
If voters want to review the documented records of my opponent and I for themselves, I encourage them to visit District27Facts.com
The information is public, verifiable, and grounded in the official legislative record.
So just because I didn’t show up with an oversized ceremonial check or try to take credit for someone else’s hard work like others do, doesn’t mean House District 27 didn’t benefit from the mini-budgets passed last year.
This is one of the reasons why my opponent won’t debate with me and why he hasn’t attended, nor likely will attend, any candidate forums: The facts don’t support his claims. It’s easier to repeat a talking point than to defend it under scrutiny.
It shows a lack of respect for voters when a candidate, especially one who previously lost, chooses not to attend public forums to make their case.
Voters deserve the opportunity to hear directly from candidates, to understand why they believe they’re the better choice, and to ask honest questions about their record.
Avoiding that process insults the intelligence of the very people they claim to want to represent and serve.
Or perhaps the candidate is simply afraid.
But public service demands courage: a willingness to show up, face tough questions, and stand before the people you’re asking to support you, especially when it’s uncomfortable.
House District 27 deserves honesty. It deserves accountability. And it deserves leadership grounded in facts, not campaign-season fiction.
Rodney Pierce
Representative, House District 27