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Video: Sam Page beat NC’s most powerful Republican. He says a budget has to be passed immediately


Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page was out in Raleigh at the North Carolina teachers march on May Day, where he said state lawmakers need to pass a budget. Page said the lack of a budget is hurting teachers, schools, and state employees.

Page, a Republican, pulled off a stunning upset of longtime North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger in the March primary.

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