Vote in the Republican Primary on May 17th 2022
Vote in the Republican Primary on May 17th 2022
Who is Catherine Whiteford?
My name is Catherine Whiteford, and I was elected as Chairwoman of the North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans (NCFYR) in 2019. I was one of the youngest state chairs in the nation at that time and have since been re-elected to a second term. The organization is dedicated to recruiting, training, and electing the next generation of Republicans between 18-40.
Since becoming involved in politics it has been my number one priority to make sure that Conservatives continue to get elected up and down the ballot, ensuring we keep the rights we hold dear from those who would take away our American dream.
I am running to be your next State Representative in the North Carolina House for the 73rd district.
My Family Fled Communist China…
My grandparents taught me the value of a hard work ethic and instilled in me a fierce love of liberty.
My grandparents and mother came from communist China, where they were directly affected by a large ineffective central government; learning from their experiences I am keenly aware of the potential detriment brought on by socialist ideology. My grandfather was forced into an internment camp; Once free, food rationing meant he would have to make one handful of meat last an entire month - every month - for a family of four. My grandparents, making sure my aunt and my mother would have enough to eat, survived on rice alone.
There are many people in my generation who push Socialism, not from a bad place, but from some romanticized idea of what that means. My grandparents found a way to immigrate to the United States legally in the 1980’s and went from working minimum wage at McDonalds to middle class American citizens. My grandparents saw America as the land of opportunity, the opportunity to have a better life if you worked hard, not to have equality of outcomes.
They are the definition of what America stands for and I am proud to come from people who gave up everything they knew for the hope of what could be….Freedom.
My family (from left to right: Brother in-law - Chris, Sister - Elizabeth, Niece - Euphemia, Mother - Patricia, Father - John, Myself, Fiance - Ben).
