Standing Up for What's Right

Much of being an effective leader is being able to work with other decision makers in an effort to achieve a result that is best for everyone involved. When all sides agree to come to the table, check partisanship at the door, and work on solutions with the greater good in mind, then North Carolina is better for it. However, there are certain issues on which there is no compromise – issues of morality.

When it comes to issues of morality it is a leader’s job to stand up for what is right. That doesn’t mean becoming a combative ideologue. It means simply refusing to back down or compromise one’s principles for political convenience. There are those out there that would distort Walter’s record and some have even tried. However, Walter Dalton did not come to be the effective leader he is today without staying true to his principles and his core beliefs. In short, you can count on Walter Dalton to stand up for what is right.

• Voted for the Death Penalty Moratorium.
• Pro-Choice with the belief that abortion should be “safe, legal & rare.”
• Voted to ban execution of mentally retarded (SB 173, July 24, 2001).
• Primary sponsor of a law to enhance and improve efforts to recruit and select minority businesses to participate in public construction contracts.
• Fought for working families by voting for a $1.00 increase in the minimum wage and the creation of an Earned Income Tax Credit.