SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT February 24, 2014 Friends, I believe that a career in public service is one of the most rewarding

and humbling experiences a citizen can have in his or her lifetime. I take pride every day that I have been able to serve the citizens of Raleigh and Wake County for the past two decades: the Raleigh Planning Commission (1993- 1996 ), Chairman of the Raleigh Planning Commission (1997-2000), Raleigh City Council, AtLarge (2001-2003), and the North Carolina Senate, District 15 (2004-present) . No words can describe how humbled I have been to serve my constituents in the North Carolina Senate. Writing legislation and making tough decisions that will move the state in the right direction has been a daunting task, but I feel that my Republican colleagues and I have made prudent choices for North Carolina. In my first two terms in the General Assembly, I sat in the back row in the minority as liberals continued to make decisions that put our state further into debt by focusing on more and larger government programs as opposed to expanding business and employment opportunities for our citizens. In 2010, voters across the state sent a referendum to Raleigh demanding that we change direction. When we took the majority, North Carolina had one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, a $2.5 billion budget shortfall, a mismanaged state health and retirement plan, and an array of government projects with huge appetites. Since Republicans took over in 2010, I have served as an Appropriations Committee co-chair. In this role, I helped write two state budgets that curbed state spending, cut taxes, and reduced regulations. Despite the substantial negative media coverage and protests, the reforms that we have made are indeed working.

SENATOR NEAL HUNT

Proudly Representing Wake County in the North Carolina Senate 15 District
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LEGISLATIVE OFFICE 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 309 Raleigh, NC 27603 (919)733-5850 Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net

DISTRICT OFFICE 2600 Fairview Road Raleigh, NC 27608 (919)781-3464

The unemployment rate has dropped faster than any other state in the nation and employers are moving to North Carolina due to our new lower and more competitive tax rates. Plus our state debt to the federal government is disappearing! I know in my heart that I have done my best to serve the people of Raleigh, Wake County, and North Carolina in the past two decades. After careful collaboration with my family and friends, I have decided that my current term in the North Carolina Senate will be my last. I look forward to being a civilian again and spending more time with my wife, Duden, my children, Eleanor and Kemp, and my dog, Bubba. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over the years. Many of you have sent me letters, emails, and phone calls of encouragement. Your friendship has meant a lot to me. Theres still much more to do in my last months in office. I will still be Senate Appropriations Co-Chair in 2014 so I will be busy! The short session begins on May 14th and a laundry list of items still remain that I believe will move our state in a positive direction. I will continue to be the same conservative leader that you expect from me as I finish out this term. The fight is not over! As always, if I can ever be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my office! God Bless,

info@nealhunt.com

STANDING COMMITTEES Appropriations, Co-Chair Commerce Finance Health Care Program Evaluation Redistricting Transportation

INTERIM COMMITTEES Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Commission on Governmental Operations Commission on Jordan Lake Program Evaluation Oversight Transportation Oversight

Neal Hunt

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