Source:  KINSTON FREE PRESS, 4/10/19

Editor’s note: Candidates for the 3rd Congressional District seat include 17 Republicans, six Democrats, two Libertarians and one with the Constitution Party. Primary elections will be held on April 30. The questionnaires are printed in the candidate’s words as submitted, edited only for length. One of several questions answered has been printed here, and candidates were given a 150 word limit. Republican candidates Graham Boyd, Chimer Davis and Donald Cox and Democratic candidate Gregory Humphrey did not respond with answers to the questions. Constitution Party candidate Greg Holt does not have a primary, and his questionnaire can be found online. To read the full, unedited questionnaire filled out by candidates visit JDNews.com, NewBernSJ.com or Kinston.com.

Question: How would you help address budget constraints on Eastern North Carolina counties following the devastation of Hurricane Florence?
Republicans
Kevin Baiko: “Freedom comes with risks. Inviting the federal government to minimize risk is inviting it to undermine our property rights and liberties. Taxpayers should not subsidize the inevitable losses arising from federal flood insurance and disaster relief. We can and will take care of our own.”
Paul Beaumont: “I would work to ensure all affected regions in our District and state receive the appropriate level of funding on the Federal level.”

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