North Carolina
Retired
Governmental
Employees’
Association
NCRGEA 2020 Candidate Forum
Message from the Executive Director
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For many of us, the decisions we make on November
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natural, and cultural disasters and chaos, we’re now
arriving at the pinnacle of this unsettling era: the 2020
General Election.
Wanting to contribute to the greater narrative and
remove ourselves from the vitriol, your association is
offering two opportunities for you to get to know can-
and state treasurer. We chose these races because of how
state and for nearly six months, the governor has
been on the front lines in the battle against COVID 19
through these uncertain times, bringing to the forefront
meet our critical needs. The lieutenant governor presides
over the state senate. While this role may appear
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nor’s mansion in 2024. Also, if the lieutenant governor
and senate are of differing political parties, there could
be parliamentary political theater to come.
But perhaps the most important elected position
for our association is that of state treasurer. As you
know, he oversees both North Carolina Retirement Systems’
and also the State Health Plan.
Incumbent Dale Folwell has weathered the nasty
storm of 2020. Pension values remain solvent, and he
has been highly vigilant of the potential consequences
on the pension systems because of the pandemic, civic
unrest and market volatility. He has saved the state
more than $320,000,000 in brokerage fees and has
closed many gaps where fraud and other nefarious acts
public accountant who served four
terms in the North Carolina House
of Representatives prior to becoming
treasurer.
Challenger Ronnie Chatterji
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surer through a different lens, one
embracing socially responsible investment strategies.
environment and increasing equity among North Carolinians.
Chatterji is a professor of business and public
policy at Duke University and a former senior advisor
to President Barack Obama.
the dialogue with these candidates to be helpful in you
deciding your vote. We have also included some guidelines
on voting in 2020.
We are excited to share the next opportunity to
two weeks of October, we are having webinar/teleconference
candidate forums with each candidate. These
forums are to provide candidates the opportunity to
introduce themselves and discuss their platform and
achievements, through a slate of questions that you, the
members, submit.
At press time, forum dates were set but not con-
to sign up and jot the dates on your calendars.
We wish you a great start to fall, safety and health
as we hopefully begin to rebuild all our lives and all that
was lost during the year.
2020 Election Update!
In October, NCRGEA will host a series of online candidate forums for you to “meet” candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor and state treasurer. Visit https://www.ncrgea.com for dates and how to sign up.
While at the website, please sign up to receive email updates and other important information.
Not able to reach the website? Call us at (800) 356-1190 or (919) 834-4652.
/www.ncrgea.com