Senator John Snow returned home to Murphy after working on a variety of issues that will improve the lives of citizens throughout the 50th Senate District.

As part of Senator Snow’s commitment to raise teacher salaries to the national average he voted to raise teacher salaries to the national average and ensure every dollar of lottery proceeds is spent on education so that our children can have the best education and teachers possible.

In order to promote growth and help small business, the largest employer in North Carolina, Senator Snow voted to cut the state sales tax and taxes on almost 30,000 small businesses. Senator Snow also voted to provide a tax credit to help small businesses afford to provide better health insurance for their employees.
Senator Snow also voted to strengthen North Carolina’s key job creation initiatives and provide additional funding to help new business locate and current business expand in North Carolina.

Senator Snow helped develop the program that will track sex offender with a Global Position System (GPS) bracelet so they can be tracked twenty four hours a day.

Senator Snow voted to curb illegal immigration by tightening proof of identify requirements for driver’s licenses and giving state and local police the power to enforce immigration laws. Additionally, because of Senator Snow’s vote illegal immigrants will no longer have the ability to hold a job in state government.

Consumers were given a break by Senator Snow when he voted to cap the gas tax, offer tax credits for alternative energy products, and toughening price-gouging laws to protect consumers against unfair gasoline price increases.

When first entering the NC Senate, Senator Snow decided to tackle the issue of Meth use and production in North Carolina. It was reported this session that Meth production decreased 69% in North Carolina since his work on the Meth Production Elimination Bill.