House Republican Leader Representative Paul Stam

BIOGRAPHY OF PAUL STAM

WAKE COUNTY NEWSFor 33 years I have lived and worked in Apex, helping thousands of families negotiate the paperwork in order to purchase or refinance a home (about 4,000 closings), plan and settle estates and solve problems, while representing my neighbors in the legislature, the courts and at city hall.

I am married to Dottie Mills Stam, Music Director of Apex Baptist. We have two children, Nathan and Jana. Nathan is a graduate of NC State and Southeastern Seminary and is Minister of Children at Apex Baptist. He and wife Kristi have two sons, Aidan and Gavin. Jana is a graduate of UNC-CH. She and her husband Jimmy Estes live in Apex with their two sons, William and Daniel.

Other highlights:

• House Republican Leader 2007-present, member 1989-1990, 2003-present
• Chair, Juvenile Law Study Commission 1989-1992
• Co-Chair, Criminal Law Subcom. of House Com. on Domestic Violence 2003-2004
• Co-Chair, Committee on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform 2003-2004
• Vice Chair, Select Committee to Investigate Rep. Thomas Wright, 2007-2008
• Member, Apex, Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina Chambers of Commerce

PLATFORM

I will support: clean water through regional cooperation; more freedom, less government; empower parents to ensure quality schooling for their children; prolife protection for mothers and children; access to affordable quality health care; fairness to state employees; traffic solutions; protection from condemnation and annexation abuse; stop illegal immigration; allow deep ocean drilling for natural gas and oil 40 miles at sea which will bring prices down and jobs to North Carolina.

I fought the wasteful spending of this session's General Assembly, including hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to out-of-state corporations. A 13% increase in spending last session for 2007-2009, following years of similar increases, is not sustainable. Non-voted debt incurred this year of almost $1 billion was irresponsible.

The Assembly failed to address the State Marriage Amendment for the last 4 years, although supported by a majority of House and Senate members. In 2009 we must decide whether North Carolina will allow polygamy and same-sex marriage? The issue will inevitably come to our courts because of decisions in Massachusetts and California.

The Assembly has not completed action on protection of property from condemnation or annexation abuse. 104 members voted for my constitutional amendment to establish condemnation protection. But the Senate failed to even consider it.

The Assembly continues to reduce overall spending on transportation while seriously shortchanging the Triangle. We get back 60 cents on the dollar. This must stop!

Paul Stam
Republican Leader North Carolina House of Representatives
613 Legislative Office Building,
Raleigh, NC 27803-5925
(919) 733-2962

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