This card is for voters in High Point and parts of Guilford. Same concern set as the other November cards.
In 20 seconds
A state representative votes on the levy-limit amendment, school-choice dollars, teacher-pay budgets, and whether High Point keeps a local “no” on zoning. The seat does not set the city tax rate by itself.
Amanda Cook (D, inc.), a High Point educator, faces Joseph Perrotta (R), a GTCC graduate, in the district covering High Point and parts of Guilford.
On the published concern set: Cook 2 of 12, Perrotta 12 of 12. A tally is not an endorsement.
Democrat · High Point educator
Republican · GTCC graduate
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- What this office does
- A state representative votes on the levy-limit amendment, ICE language, school-choice dollars, teacher-pay budgets, and whether High Point keeps a local “no” on zoning. The seat does not set the city tax rate by itself.
- What this district covers
- High Point and parts of Guilford. Cook was appointed November 2025 after Cecil Brockman resigned, then won the March Democratic primary. Short incumbent record.
- What this card does — and does not do
- It marks the two names on the November line against a published concern set. It is not an endorsement and it does not score the district’s partisan index.
✓ = matches the published concern set, on the public record we used.
✗ = does not, on that record.
— = no recorded vote and no published plank. We do not invent a mark.
The concern set used here: levy-limit and reappraisal relief, ICE detainers, school choice, energy costs that do not raise the home bill, tighter election rules, and a caucus vote that does not grow Raleigh.
Both may earn ✓ on the same row. Marks are not an endorsement. Full rules: how we score.
Matches the Piedmont concern set
Amanda Cook · 2 of 12
Joseph Perrotta · 12 of 12
Dashes and “no published plank” rows are not scored. Issue-by-issue marks are in the table below.
| Issue | Amanda Cook (Inc.) | Mark | Joseph Perrotta | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property-tax levy limit (HB 1089) | Appointed Democrat. Caucus opposed the levy limit. | ✗ | Would vote with House Republicans for the cap. | ✓ |
| Reappraisal moratorium (SB 889) | Protect local revenue for High Point services. | State relief when values spike. | ||
| School choice vs. public-school money | Rejects opportunity scholarships. Public-school educator. Formula dollars first. | Parents choose. Opportunity Scholarships stay. | ||
| Teacher pay (SB 257 — 8% avg, $48k start) | Filed a pay-raise bill but voted against the budget that included teacher pay raises. | Would have voted yes with the House majority that passed the raise. | ||
| Medicaid | Protect expansion. | Work rules and anti-fraud. | ||
| Crime and ICE detainers | Party line on cooperation (no required local cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement). | Wants county jails to honor federal detainers and notify them of the detention. | ||
| High Point jobs and GTCC | Triad educator. School-to-work inside the public system using expanded state funds. | GTCC alum. Expand workforce through trades, without new mandates. | ||
| Housing and zoning preemption | No published housing plank. Party line: state rules that override a local ban on more units. | Keep High Point in charge of growth. Local ‘no’ stays a no. | ||
| Data centers — jobs vs. the grid and the household bill | No published data-center plank. Same weigh-the-load test; no posted special-use text. | No published ordinance. Weigh the jobs against the load; keep the city veto. | ||
| Election rules | Oppose requiring same ID rules for absentee voters. | ID and citizenship checks. | ||
| How the seat was filled | Party appointment after Brockman’s resignation, then a primary win. | Challenger. No appointment machine. | ||
| Who they caucus with | House Democrats. One vote against a veto-proof majority. | House GOP. One vote toward a veto-proof majority. |
A dash is not a verdict on character. It means we could not mark the row from the record in front of us.
Property-tax levy limit (HB 1089)
Appointed Democrat. Caucus opposed the levy limit.
Would vote with House Republicans for the cap.
Reappraisal moratorium (SB 889)
Protect local revenue for High Point services.
State relief when values spike.
School choice vs. public-school money
Rejects opportunity scholarships. Public-school educator. Formula dollars first.
Parents choose. Opportunity Scholarships stay.
Teacher pay (SB 257 — 8% avg, $48k start)
Filed a pay-raise bill but voted against the budget that included teacher pay raises.
Would have voted yes with the House majority that passed the raise.
Medicaid
Protect expansion.
Work rules and anti-fraud.
Crime and ICE detainers
Party line on cooperation (no required local cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement).
Wants county jails to honor federal detainers and notify them of the detention.
High Point jobs and GTCC
Triad educator. School-to-work inside the public system using expanded state funds.
GTCC alum. Expand workforce through trades, without new mandates.
Housing and zoning preemption
No published housing plank. Party line: state rules that override a local ban on more units.
Keep High Point in charge of growth. Local ‘no’ stays a no.
Data centers — jobs vs. the grid and the household bill
No published data-center plank. Same weigh-the-load test; no posted special-use text.
No published ordinance. Weigh the jobs against the load; keep the city veto.
Election rules
Oppose requiring same ID rules for absentee voters.
ID and citizenship checks.
How the seat was filled
Party appointment after Brockman’s resignation, then a primary win.
Challenger. No appointment machine.
Who they caucus with
House Democrats. One vote against a veto-proof majority.
House GOP. One vote toward a veto-proof majority.
If these are your District 60 priorities
High Point’s House seat is Democratic-leaning on paper. This card does not score the index. It scores the levy limit, detainers, vouchers, and the 51st-style House vote.
Cook’s case is the classroom and the public-school dollar, although she voted against the budget that raised teacher pay. Both candidates pass the data-center load test. On tax cap, ICE, election rules, and caucus — Perrotta is the closer fit to that set.
- Sources (public record)
- Ballotpedia HD-60 · WFMY on Cook appointment (Nov. 2025) · Guilford filing list · Our Piedmont HB 1089 brief
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Our Piedmont Education Foundation · 301 S Elm Street, Suite 605, Greensboro, NC 27401. This page is voter education. It is not an endorsement of, or opposition to, either candidate. Draft for internal review · August 28, 2026.