Two years ago, I made a decision to run for United States Senate because I believed that we, as a country, need to focus less on powerful special interests and more on middle class families and small business owners. While we came up just short in our fight last year,...

You did it! Because of great supporters like you, we were able to launch our first TV ad of the general election this weekend. Rather than hiring paid actors like Senator Burr, I decided to talk directly to voters. Take a look...

It's a simple idea: jumpstart the economy by helping small businesses grow and hire again.

How do we do it? By passing the "Small Business Jobs Relief Act of 2010".

The bill, currently being blocked by Senator Richard Burr and his Republican friends in Washington, provides tax breaks to...

Wall Street is out of control, and it's about time Washington do something about it.

That's why I'm very pleased the new reform bill included the creation of an agency that will protect families and investors from fraud and scams. Elizabeth Warren has a unique perspective and...

Sam Stein's post on the front page of this site calls into question whether or not I'd like to see the President come to North Carolina. The post is well intentioned, I am sure, but my comments are taken a bit of context and blown up to a bigger...

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sounded an important alarm this weekend saying:

"I'm desperately concerned about hundreds of teachers being laid off as we head into the fall."

I'm concerned about this too - and urge Senator Burr to take action today. The Senate will vote Monday on an amendment...

From the New York Times on June 30th:

What's needed, and what's lacking, is leadership, both in Congress and from the White House, to set the terms of the debate -- jobs before deficit reduction -- and to fight for those terms, with failure not an option.

They're right,...

As you know, last night the Senate dropped the ball again on extending unemployment benefits for the millions of people struggling just to get by in this recession. I wrote a few weeks ago, that Washington is showing a "disturbing lack of compassion" for the people they represent. We've...

I wasn't planning on blogging today, but...wow!

In just a month, our campaign has surged +13% according to Rasmussen's monthly tracking poll. Now the race is statistically tied and we are on our way to retiring Richard Burr - one of Wall Street's most reliable United States Senators!

Now is...

Senator Richard Burr is pandering to his right-wing conservative friends in Washington with the promise of repealing health care reform. On the campaign trail, he is pledging to allow health insurance companies to discriminate against those with preexisting conditions, prevent 32 million Americans from getting health care, and cripple your...

Rarely am I caught off guard by the oddball shenanigans of Washington. But I was flabbergasted yesterday when Senate Republicans - lead by my opponent: Senator Richard Burr - tried to shut down the federal government because of "sour grapes" over the passage of health reform.

It got so...

Today has a certain surreal feel. After debating health care reform for a year, through the ups and through the downs, we are mere hours away from passing meaningful -- albeit imperfect -- health care reform.

I had hoped that the Senate and House would include the public...

As Secretary of State in North Carolina, one of my duties is overseeing investment securities in the state. We are responsible for protecting investors by investigating people who offer securities and the securities themselves. Unfortunately, in recent years, we have been busier than I would like to be.

The uptick...