“I want to set the record straight and make sure the people of this community know enough of the facts about their candidates in order to make a quality decision. That is the purpose of a campaign, to inform the voters. I had some very harsh words said about me and my radio ads last week and I want to set the record straight with the factual data behind these issues. (HB stands for House Bill). One of the confusing things about Raleigh is that much is intentionally obscured from the public view. This is done by naming bills in a way that doesn’t actually describe the actions of the bill, adding things to the huge appropriation bills in order to hide them and using positive sounding bill names for devious purposes.” -Dan Soucek

N1. Cullie Tarleton sponsored a bill to put a multi-million dollar tax on health insurance for teachers and state employees. (2007-H265)

N2. Cullie Tarleton sponsored a bill to increase sales tax rates for school construction without voter approval.(2007-H455)

N3. Cullie Tarleton voted to increase the state’s debt by over a billion dollars without voter approval. (2008-HB 2436)

N4. Cullie Tarleton opposes allowing the people to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. (5/22/07-Democratic Underground, 2007-HB493)

N5. Cullie Tarleton supported legislation that gave 60 million dollars in state funding to two large corporations in Fayetteville and Wilson. (2007-HB 4)

N6. As a TV executive, Cullie Tarleton decided to run the controversial show Temptation Island, even though other television stations had refused to run it because of its offensive nature. Because it encourages married couples to cheat on each other - including those with children - Christian groups protested the show, saying that it was using sleaze for profit. (1/22/07-Daily Variety)

N7. Cullie Tarleton sponsored legislation that would create a series of new environmental regulations that would increase the price of a new car by thousands of dollars. (2007-HB 1179)

N8. Cullie Tarleton voted to cut bonuses for teachers who were expecting them as a reward for their school’s good performance. (2008-HB 2436)

N9. Cullie Tarleton voted to create a real estate transfer tax – which is tax you would have to pay every time you sold your home, farm or any piece of real estate you might own or inherit. (2007-H1473)

N10. Cullie Tarleton voted to suspend the death penalty for those convicted of first degree murder. (2007-HB 818)

N11. Cullie Tarleton opposed legislation to make it harder for illegal immigrants and terrorists to get driver’s licenses in North Carolina – even though the NINE ELEVEN Commission said this would make the country safer. (2008-HB 2136)