This card is for voters in West Forsyth — Lewisville, Clemmons, Pfafftown, Tobaccoville, Bethania, and part of Winston-Salem. Same concern set as the other November cards.
In 20 seconds
A state representative votes on the levy-limit amendment, teacher-pay budgets, school-choice dollars, and whether a town’s “no” on zoning still stands. The seat does not set Forsyth’s tax rate by itself.
Jeff Zenger (R, inc.), retired real-estate developer, and Amy Taylor North (D), small-business owner, are in a rematch of 2024, which Zenger won 51.8% to 48.2%.
On the published concern set: Zenger 10 of 10, North 3 of 10. A tally is not an endorsement, and the 2024 margin does not decide the marks.
Republican · Retired real-estate developer
Democrat · small-business owner
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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 a town “no” on zoning still stands. The seat does not set Forsyth’s tax rate by itself.
- What this district covers
- West Forsyth — Lewisville, Clemmons, Pfafftown, Tobaccoville, Bethania, part of Winston-Salem. 2024 rematch (Zenger 51.8% – North 48.2%).
- 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. The 2024 margin does not decide the marks.
✓ = 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: cost of living, crime, jobs, educational opportunities, and free and fair elections.
Both may earn ✓ on the same row. Marks are not an endorsement. Full rules: how we score.
Matches the Piedmont concern set
Jeff Zenger · 10 of 10
Amy Taylor North · 3 of 10
Dashes and “no published plank” rows are not scored. Issue-by-issue marks are in the table below.
| Issue | Jeff Zenger (Inc.) | Mark | Amy Taylor North | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property-tax levy limit (HB 1089) | Cosponsored and voted Yes. | ✓ | Would have voted no, along party lines. | ✗ |
| Reappraisal moratorium (SB 889) | Provide state relief when values spike. | Protect revenues. | ||
| Parental School choice vs. Forsyth–Winston schools | Supports parental school choice. | Rejects parental school choice. | ||
| Teacher pay (SB 257 — 8% avg, $48k start) | Voted for the budget that enacted the raise. | Supports the enacted raise. Wants more inside the public system. | ||
| Medicaid | Protect via work rules and solvency. | Push expansion and public reproductive-health access. | ||
| Crime and ICE detainers | Local public-safety vote. Require cooperation and honor detainers. | Party line on cooperation. Do not honor federal detainers. | ||
| Housing growth and local zoning | Reduce roadblocks and delays to increase supply and lower housing costs. | Runs on local control against big-developer votes. | ||
| Data centers — jobs vs. the grid and the household bill | NC families shouldn't have to foot the bill for the rapid expansion of big data centers (SB 730). | Also aligns with the Ratepayer Protection Act (SB 730). | ||
| Election rules | Require same photo ID and citizenship checks for mail-in and in-person voting. | Oppose requiring same photo ID rules and citizenship checks for mail-in and in-person voting. | ||
| Small business | Incumbent pro-economic vote. | Owns a small business in the district. | ||
| Rematch math | Held a 2-point seat in 2024. | — | Came within 2 points. National target money follows her. | — |
| Who they caucus with | House GOP. One vote toward a veto-proof majority. | — | House Democrats. One vote against it. | — |
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)
Voted yes.
Would have voted no, along party lines.
Reappraisal moratorium (SB 889)
Provide state relief when values spike.
Protect revenues.
School choice vs. Forsyth–Winston schools
Opportunity Scholarships stay.
Rejects opportunity scholarships. Public schools first. Accuses Zenger of defunding them.
Teacher pay (SB 257 — 8% avg, $48k start)
House GOP. Voted the budget that enacted the raise.
Supports the enacted raise. Wants more inside the public system.
Medicaid
Protect via work rules and solvency.
Push expansion and public reproductive-health access.
Crime and ICE detainers
Local public-safety vote. Require cooperation and honor detainers.
Party line on cooperation. Do not honor federal detainers.
Housing growth and local zoning
Reduce roadblocks and delays to increase supply and lower housing costs.
Runs on local control against big-developer votes.
Data centers — jobs vs. the grid and the household bill
No published ordinance. Weigh the jobs against the load; keep the town veto.
No published data-center plank. Same weigh-the-load test; no posted special-use text.
Election rules
Require same photo ID and citizenship checks for mail-in and in-person voting.
Oppose requiring same photo ID rules and citizenship checks for mail-in and in-person voting.
Small business
Incumbent economic vote.
Owns a small business in the district.
Rematch math
Held a 2-point seat in 2024.
Came within 2 points. National target money follows her.
Who they caucus with
House GOP. One vote toward a veto-proof majority.
House Democrats. One vote against it.
If these are your District 74 priorities
This is the closest House rematch in the Triad. 2024 was 51.8–48.2. The concern set, not the margin, still decides our mark.
Zenger’s strengths are the HB 1089 yes, detainers, and election rules. North’s strengths are supporting the teacher-pay raise and SB 730. On the tax-cap / ICE / voucher set, Zenger is the closer fit.
- Sources (public record)
- NCGA / billsponsor.com on Zenger (HB 1089 yes) · 2024 HD-74 results · northfornc.com · Ballotpedia HD-74 · Our Piedmont brief · Zenger session scorecard
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