Brad Overcash
Party:
Republican
Incumbent:
Yes
Age:
Approximately 45
Previous experience in elected office:
N.C. Senate District 43 (2023-present)
Occupation:
N.C. Senator; attorney, Parker Poe
Description:
Overcash is seeking a third term. In the N.C. Senate, he is chair of the Appropriations for Education/Higher Education and the Elections committees. He has been involved with the N.C. Republican Party for years, as treasurer of the N.C. GOP and chair of the 10th District for the GOP. He says he is pro-life and pro-Second Amendment. He is also in favor of cutting taxes, funding public education and stopping inflation. He was the first primary sponsor of five bills during the most recent legislative session.
Other personal:
Overcash is from Belmont, where he and his family live. He is married and has two children. He describes himself as a strong Christian conservative. He received a bachelor's in political science from UNC Chapel Hill and a JD from University of Mississippi School of Law.
Questionnaire from The Gaston Business Association
What will be your priority issues in the upcoming session and how do you propose to address them?
I will continue to be a champion for Gaston County in Raleigh. I have cut taxes and regulations, stood up for traditional family values, and led the charge for the largest teacher pay raises in a generation. In addition, I have secured unprecedented support for our citizens, including for the Textile Technology Center at Gaston College.
Voters will see three amendments on the ballot this November: 1) photo ID for all voting methods, 2) an income tax cap, and 3) a directive to limit property tax levy increases. What are your stances on each, and why?
I voted to place all three on the ballot. People should have to show a valid photo ID when voting. As to tax amendments, I want the people to keep more of their hard earned money. These amendments place our hardworking citizens over government bureaucrats.
If the income tax cap amendment passes, how would you ensure future revenue shortfalls are mitigated?
Republicans have taken our State from a nearly 8% personal income tax rate (the most burdensome in the South), down to 3.49%. In those same years, the State’s revenue has increased exponentially. Our State is proof that the people drive the economy, and not government.
Critics say putting tax policy into the constitution removes flexibility from future legislators and local governments. What is your response to that opinion?
Yes. It allows the people of North Carolina to block future legislators from drastically raising their taxes. I am confident the people will overwhelmingly support this limitation on government.