Charles Jeter
Score: 66
Republican
Voted for Freedom
Because the General Assembly chose to include different policies in the 2015 budget bill, Civitas Action did not grade the budget bill as a whole. We have chosen several important policies to grade separately, Education Opportunity Scholarships is one of those policies.
Provides $6.8 million in additional funds for Opportunity Scholarship Program in 2015-16 and $14 million in 2016-17. Investing in the expansion of school choice options for North Carolina families is considered conservative.