| Full Name: | William 'Bill' R. Purcell |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Home City: | Laurinburg, NC |
Summary
William 'Bill' R. Purcell
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 416 - Death Penalty Discrimination
Legislation (Nay)
July 2, 2012 - Specifies that the use of statistical evidence alone is insufficient to establish that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death ...
SB 820 - Authorizes Hydraulic Fracturing
Legislation (Nay)
July 2, 2012 - Authorizes horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, effective August 1, 2012 (Sec. 3). Defines hydraulic fracturing treatment as any stage of the treatment ...
HB 950 - 2012-2013 Budget Amendments
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
July 2, 2012 - Requires salaries, in effect before June 30, 2012, to be increased by 1.2 percent for the 2012-2013 fiscal year for certain employees including, but ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Lifetime Score | 81% |
| 2011 | North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Positions | 67% |
| 2011 | American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Positions | 33% |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
William Purcell refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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