Family Matters

Ruth and Ken are blessed to have four wonderful children. Bobby, David, Joy and Alex. The Samuelsons adopted Joy from Chile as a baby.  Alex came to them through the foster care system when he was 10 years old.  The kids were home schooled, and later attended both public and private schools. Ruth has seen first hand the importance of a strong public school system and the role that alternatives can have in children's education.

Like any parent, Ruth often thinks of her children as she envisions the future. She knows that the education that they receive today will provide them opportunities for tomorrow. Ruth wants North Carolina to be a state where her children will want to raise their own children.

Ruth wants a community where young people can buy their first home and afford to raise a family, not one where homebuyers flee to South Carolina because taxes here are too high. She desires a community that parents choose because quality educational opportunities abound. She envisions a state that families embrace because children can play safely in our neighborhoods and parks while their parents find steady paying jobs nearby.

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