North Carolina - our great state - means everything to me. I was born, raised, and educated here. I started and raised my own family here. And as Governor, I want to build a state where all North Carolinians are afforded the opportunities I've had.
North Carolinians have shown we know how to lift one another up.
My first responsibility as governor is to protect North Carolinians and keep them safe.
North Carolinians are hard-working common-sense, decent and stubbornly independent people.
There's a word like overprotective to describe some parents, but no word that means the opposite. What word do you use to describe parents who don't protect enough? Underprotective? Neglectful? Self-involved? Lame? All of the above.
When our country has faced challenges before, we've seen North Carolinians rally around each other.
North Carolinians know what a fair trial looks like. It includes witnesses. It includes documents.
Don't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth.
Disasters affect every state, and North Carolinians have given our own tax dollars to help neighbors and those in other states in times of crisis.
We must keep our eye on the ball to monitor our waterways and ensure that all North Carolinians can have full confidence in the water they drink.
My goals as governor are to help all North Carolinians be better educated, healthier and have more money in their pockets so that they can live more abundant, purposeful lives.
Since I became a senator in 2015, my office has been inundated by countless letters, emails, and calls from North Carolinians telling us how Obamacare has been a nightmare for them and their families.
North Carolinians work hard and don't ask for much. They don't care if something is a Democratic idea or a Republican idea. They just want an opportunity for a good job in a place they are proud to call home.
Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written by Southerners.
In hard times, North Carolinians have shown that we bounce back. But that's not by chance. It's because we are determined. Determined to tough it out. To help each other, and leave no one behind. Determined to turn our obstacles into opportunities.