18th State Auditor Jessica Holmes of North Carolina

 

2/02/2024

State Auditor Jessica Holmes

c/o Office of State Auditor

North Carolina Office of the State Auditor

20601 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC  27699

Dear State Auditor Holmes, 

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and ethics reform. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on ethics reform to reduce corruption, and many others. State Auditor Holmes, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd district and as current State Auditor of North Carolina to be very inspiring to me. 

When you served as Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd district from 2014-2020, I truly appreciated on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, working with other members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners to expand on laws to combat against hate crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and heavily express the need for civil rights to be stronger to combat against discrimination. On the economy, I liked on how you supported expansion of jobs training programs to help train youth including workers to develop or improve on job skills to prepare for the work force and  heavily advocate for the need to raise the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers afford to live.  Supporting funds for renewable energy resources to help reduce addiction to oil including gas, encouraging businesses including housing to use energy efficient products to help reduce high energy cost while reduce pollution, and working with members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners to expand on funds to improve city services to help clean parks including water resources to make them safe for people to use is common sense to help protect the environment.  Another thing that I like about your work in the Wake County Board of Commissioners is how you work to expand funds to improve drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse, work with other non-profit organizations to help people who are low income or who are homeless get help or other essential items, heavily advocate for the need for strict laws to hold law enforcement officers that commit police misconduct including police brutality or use racial profiling without probable cause.  In Dec 2023, I was amazed on how you made history on becoming the first African American woman to be appointed as State Auditor of North Carolina. In your current role as State Auditor of North Carolina, I like on how you are a continuous strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights, environmental protection, criminal justice reform, and social justice. Another thing that I like about your current role as State Auditor of North Carolina is how you work to expand on banning gifts to staff members of the State Auditor from lobbying groups, work to expand on audits of government services including budgets to make sure that money isn’t being abused or wasted so money can be used to improve services, and advocate for the need for online public disclosures of campaign finance to let the public know on who is donating to the campaign or which PACs are involved in elections.   

State Auditor Holmes, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advanced subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts in different settings, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as former Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd district and as current State Auditor of North Carolina helps give me motivation to continue to learn history, social justice, and ethics reform. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on ethics reform to reduce corruption, and many others. My  letter is a gift to you for inspiring me and for Black History Month to help recognize African American individuals who work hard to make a great difference for society.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference in public service. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights, protect the environment, expand on ethics reform, and many others. You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn about your work, and continue to learn different subjects. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great impact on society.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick