Stronger together.
Meet Justin Dues
Candidate for US House - NC District 8
A grateful and humble public servant.
Running to REMOVE CORRUPTION
A Father, US Marine, and eternal optimist.
Running to RESTORE the AMERICAN DREAM.
Common Sense + Extreme Transparency
= A system that works for ALL.
*I pledge to the folks that I hope to one day serve, to do everything humanly possible to improve the day-to-day life of the average American that’s had to bail out Wall Street, Corporations, and special interest too many times.
Meet the gerrymandered 8th district of NC. It is your civic duty to understand how each side is rigging the system. Research gerrymandering, Citizens United, partisan primaries, etc.
John F. Kennedy (1962)
“The time to repair the roof is while the sun is shining.”
NUMBER$ don’t lie, although some politicians do.
Global Gini-coefficient, which is a statistical comparison of wealth inequality. *Lower the better.
Russia = 36 | China = 37 | US = 39 | Iran = 40 | Congo = 42
— Wealth Inequality
Hong Kong = 86 | Switz = 84 | UK = 82 | Chile = 82 | Kuwait = 80 | USA = 79 | Cuba = 78 | Iran = 77 | Mexico = 75
*Thanks to corruption that has brought you the only developed nation in the world without universal healthcare. It is immoral to tie healthcare to profits.
— Life Expectancy
1960s - New Car = $2,000 & New Home = $19,000
1990s - New Car = $12,000 & New Home = $150,000
2020s - New Car = $40,000 & New Home = $300,000
— Generational Averages
Why are you running for office?
Similar to why I joined the Marine Corps infantry in 2003 after graduating high school, I feel a call to serve.
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We need term limits, removal of dark money and lobbying from the system, non-partisan primaries or ranked-choice voting options, etc.
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The federal budget rests more on the backs of individual earners than it does on the backs of wealthy corporations - it's due time that changes!
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Universal Healthcare, Education Reform and expansion, Immigration Reform, Data Privacy
Truth to Power