RoyJCarter's blog

I am not a career politician and am new to the debate scene. I am a career educator with a passion for serving the people of our district who have been betrayed by Virginia Foxx and her callous voting record in Congress. I want people to come away from these debates knowing that I am the candidate who will best represent their values, understand the needs of their communities, and always place their best interests above political gain.

November 14, 2007, 2nd Lieutenant Peter H. Burks, Specialist Derek R. Bunks and Sergeant Kenneth R. Booker were all killed in Iraq under hostile fire. August, September and October had seen 189 U.S. fatalities in Iraq and the U.S. Armed Services death toll had escalated to 3,830 by November 14th.

That same day House Resolution 4156 landed on the floor of the House of Representatives.