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The Coach Barnes Platform:

Lower Bills

Better Pay

Strong Public Schools

“We have more in common than what divides us, and it’s time our leaders remembered that.”


— Coach LeVon Barnes

Making Alamance County Livable Again.

You don't need a Coach to tell you what everyone is already feeling: everything is too damn expensive, from groceries to gas. Families shouldn’t have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table while corporations rake in record profits.

My opponent thinks that you deserve $7.25 an hour. It's time to elect someone who believes in dignified pay for dignified work.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Cap runaway utility rate hikes and hold Duke Energy accountable.

Expand state food support during federal shutdowns and emergencies.

Create a Carolina Family Affordability Credit for working families.

Invest in small-business growth and raise the minimum wage!

Protect our Small Farms and Businesses

Right now, small farms and businesses have a raw deal in Alamance. They're having to fight against billionaire tech companies and major developers over resources that they rely on to maintain their livelihoods.


Alamance deserves leadership that believes you and your business are more valuable to our community than a data center.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Work with local officials to implement common-sense zoning policies.

Prevent rampant development that drains groundwater and vital resources by implementing state audits of development proposals.

Tax and regulate data centers to ensure communities receive the benefits without the adverse health and quality-of-life effects.

Making Raleigh Work for Us.

Raleigh politicians such as my opponent have shut the public out by closing inboxes, gerrymandering maps, and hiding votes.

Alamance County doesn’t need politicians who ‘follow leadership.’ We need leaders who follow you, the voter.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Keep an always-open email inbox for every constituent.

End gerrymandering through an independent redistricting commission.

Require online posting of committee votes within 24 hours.

Protect whistleblowers who expose corruption.

Investing in Public Schools.

Raleigh’s cuts to public schools are hurting Alamance County classrooms. Teachers are overworked, and kids are being left behind.

Parents want great public schools right down the street, not private vouchers that bleed our public dollars dry.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Fully fund public schools and raise teacher pay.

Stop voucher schemes that drain public dollars from local schools.

Expand career and technical education options.

Fund after-school and nutrition programs for every child.

Invest in Climate and Disaster Resilience.

From flooding in the Haw River to storm damage across Alamance, our infrastructure is aging while storms are getting worse.

Every year we delay fixing our roads and repairing our communities, families pay the price. Let’s rebuild smarter and stronger.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Secure disaster-recovery funds to rebuild roads and homes.

Modernize stormwater systems to prevent flooding.

Invest in clean-energy and green jobs here at home.

Expand rural broadband access across Alamance County.

Increased Community and Police Cooperation

As a public school teacher of 24 years, I have worked closely with law enforcement to ensure the safety of my students and our school faculty. When local authorities are in close collaboration with our communities, you see the benefits of mutual trust and increased safety for all who call our district home.


I have a proud track record of supporting results-oriented measures such as de-escalation training as well as funding mental health programs for both officers and the community at-large.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Oppose the constitutional amendments that would hamper the ability to fund law enforcement.

Support de-escalation tactics that save lives.

Invest in mental health and PTSD recovery programs for police officers.

Advocate for Citizens' Advisory Committees to improve communication and accountability.

Protect Reproductive Freedom and Access to Care.

It's no coincidence that states with restrictions or outright bans on reproductive care have higher maternal death rates. That is not acceptable to me.

As a proud husband and girl dad, I believe that government has no place in the doctor’s office when it comes to personal choices. Those decisions belong to our loved ones and their medical professional, end of story.

Coach Barnes's Plan:

Protect abortion access and reproductive healthcare in state law.

Safeguard IVF and maternal care from political interference.

Expand family-planning and maternal-health services

How Coach Barnes Will Deliver Over Current Leadership:

  • Introduce affordability, education, and accountability bills within 90 days of taking office.
  • Hold quarterly “Community Accountability Forums” in Alamance County.
  • Build bipartisan relationships to get real results for local families.
  • Keep listening, learning, and leading — the same way he’s always done as a coach and teacher.

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Coach LeVon Barnes is fighting to make Alamance County affordable and accountable to the people, because our families deserve a working-class champion in Raleigh.

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