Mike sponsored a bill that would have made North Carolina’s teachers among the highest paid in the southeast.

That bill was rolled into the House’s version of the budget that passed with a large bipartisan majority in May.

Commercial drivers had problems with people immobilizing their trucks with a boot when they would stop to eat.

Mike sponsored a bill to end that practice. It passed with bipartisan majorities and was signed into law in July.

Small businesses get crushed under the weight of regulations—often enacted by unelected bureaucrats.

Mike sponsored a bill that requires the General Assembly to vote on costly regulations. That puts power back in the hands of the voters—where it belongs.

Mike filed a bill that encourages people accused of drunk driving to install interlock ignition devices in their car before trial. These devices save lives by keeping drunk drivers off the road.

This bill passed with a large bipartisan majority and was signed into law in July.

North Carolina’s power needs have grown rapidly over the last four years.

Mike served on the working group that helped refine SB 266, a bill that rolls back costly regulations to build more infrastructure. In short, it keeps the lights on and the costs down.