Conservative star sets her sights on Lee Co. / Moore Co. seat in NC House

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The name Womack has been at the center of a lot of recent political success on the regional and state levels.  Jim and Sherry Womack have worked together for years to improve the fortunes of the Lee County Republican Party.  They’ve also worked together on campaigns to reform the state Republican Party and bring about improved election security.  Jim Womack serves as chairman of the Lee County Republican Party.  Sherry Womack currently serves as chairman of the Lee County Board of Education.

Today, Sherry Womack took a bold new step by filing as a Republican candidate for NC House district 51 which includes territory in Lee and Moore counties.

The district is currently represented by Republican John Sauls, who has served since 2017. There has been no official word as to whether Sauls will seek reelection. We recently reported that Sauls missed close to 60 percent of all House votes during the recently completed session.

Sherry Womack released a statement Friday about her decision to file for office:

I greatly appreciate the stellar work of Representative John Sauls the past several terms in the NC House.  He has represented Lee, Harnett and Moore Counties admirably over that span and our citizens owe him a great debt of gratitude for his many contributions.  I will endeavor to continue his professionalism and commitment to service.

I am running for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives for three key reasons- Public Education, Military Support, and Election Reform.

First,  I will bring my 10 years of work in public education administration to the next higher level of government.  For far too long, the North Carolina General Assembly has neglected the primary public institutions used to educate 1.5 million school-aged children across the state.  While privately funded school options are rightfully expanding, our traditional public schools are not receiving the funding or the oversight they need to thrive.  As a result, our performance in key measurement areas is diminishing. 

We need a thorough review of the formulae used by the state to allocate funds to our Local Educational Agencies and we need to focus much more attention on achievement and growth metrics across the entire state.  We must empower localized decision-making.  We must improve the quality and skills readiness of students emerging from our public schools, so they are truly career and college ready.  The policies and programs to make that happen must be funded and supported by our state legislature.

I am equally committed to making North Carolina the most military-friendly state in the country.  Our legislature lacks that strategic vision at present.  We are the home of the nation’s chief strike force with the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg.  Yet, we lack the port facilities to facilitate Title 10 (U.S. Code) responsibilities for optimal power projection from the east coast of the USA.  We are not yet attracting defense industry to the state for military equipment production or rehabilitation, even though we are well situated for that purpose.   Additionally, thousands of vets who retire from bases here every year are leaving the state.  We must do more to keep these patriots and strategic thinkers in the workforce here, rather than seeing them relocate to states offering better professional opportunities or improved quality of life.  As a 33-year Army veteran with two tours in combat,  I am committed to making North Carolina the optimal place for veterans to live, work and raise a family, especially following their military service.

Finally, our voter registration and election laws in North Carolina are ranked among the worst in the country.  Our State Auditor and the State Board of Elections are committed to transforming North Carolina’s elections system into the best, most transparent and trustworthy election system in the country, but we need major legislative reforms to make that happen.  I commit myself to sponsoring and promoting those reforms in the NC House.