| Full Name: | Anthony 'Tony' Emanuel Foriest |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Clara; 2 Children: Bryant, Pamela |
| Birth Place: | Graham, NC |
| Home City: | Graham, NC |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Summary
Anthony 'Tony' Emanuel Foriest
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 943 - Expanding Production Company Tax Credit
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Aug. 7, 2009 - -Grants a tax credit equal to 25% of qualifying expenses minus adjustments to film production companies with budgets of at least $250,000 for one production ...
SB 943 - Expanding Production Company Tax Credit
Legislation (Yea)
June 24, 2009 - -States that a production company with qualifying expenses of at least $250,000 for one production is allowed an income tax equal to 25% of the ...
HB 2690 - Durham County Meals Tax
More Key Votes
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
July 17, 2008 - -Exempts certain food sales, such as prepared food and drink served to residents in boardinghouses, food sold by means of vending machines, and food sold ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Education
Senator Foriest is deeply involved in the quest to better education achievement, but particularly in Alamance and Caswell counties. Currently, 57.2% of the state's operating ...
Issue Position: Healthcare
Senator Foriest is aware that healthcare is, for some families and seniors, the biggest issue they are facing today. Since entering the Senate, Senator Foriest ...
Issue Position: Economy
More Public Statements
As part of the Commerce Committee and as Vice-Chair of the Economic Development Incentives Committee, Senator Foriest is deeply involved with strengthening the economy of ...
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
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| Total Income | $46,218.78 |
| Total Spent | $36,340.27 |
| Cash On Hand | $9,778.88 |
| Debt | $15,000.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Tony Foriest refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart
