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House candidate against gerrymandering, for Medicaid expansion

By Lightning Reports, Published: February 27, 2018

Gayle Kemp, a retired attorney and law enforcement instructor from Fletcher, announced her candidacy for the District 117 state House seat on Tuesday.

Kemp vowed to bring her 30 years of legal experience and her deep concern for fairness and equality to the job of representing District 117, which covers the northern two-thirds of Henderson County.
“Local communities know what is best when it comes to issues like water and sewer and local voting districts,” she said.

“Democracy is preserved when each person’s vote is counted," she added. "Democracy is preserved when voting districts are fairly drawn to allow the voters to choose their representatives rather than the other way around. Extreme gerrymandering must stop.”

“Democracy is preserved when all citizens are guaranteed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These Democratic standards and values are best served when everyone, rural or urban, white, black, Hispanic or Native American, rich, middle class or poor, can expect a living wage for working forty hours a week.”

She believes that Western North Carolina has been left behind when it comes to economic growth. “We have talented folks here. They need to be valued and paid for their labor.”
“Rejection of Medicaid expansion makes no common sense when our tax dollars are sent to Washington DC but could be used here for people who need healthcare and to increase good-paying healthcare jobs," she said.

A mother of three and grandmother of three grandsons, she is active in her community and works toward goals like community libraries to teaching children to sew at 4H clubs.

Kemp plans to file for election at the Henderson County Board of Elections on Wednesday at 9:30 am.
For more information on Gayle’s campaign, please contact her 828-551-6169 or by email at gaylekemp@gmail.com. The address for Gayle Kemp for State House is P.O Box 126, Hendersonville, NC 28793. Gayle’s Facebook page and website are under development.