Past Endorsements

2023

  • Jess Anderson, Chapel Hill Mayor
  • Barbara Foushee, Chapel Hill Mayor
  • Matt Hughes, Hillsborough Town Commissioner
  • Ben McDonald, Knightdale Town Council
  • Kris Rixon, Wendell Town Council
  • Anne Robotti, Morrisville Town Council
  • Anthony Sutton, Waynesville Town Council
  • Terry Mahaffey, Apex Town Council
  • Arno Zegerman, Apex Town Council
  • Todd Dulaney, Asheboro City School Board
  • Beth Kennett, Burlington Mayor
  • Lori Bush, Cary Town Council (at-large)
  • Michelle Craig, Cary Town Council (District B)
  • Rachel Jordan, Cary Town Council (District D)
  • Amy Ryan, Chapel Hill Town Council
  • Erik Valera, Chapel Hill Town Council
  • Melissa McCullough, Chapel Hill Town Council
  • Theodore Nollert, Chapel Hill Town Council
  • Barbara Fedders, Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board
  • Rani Dasi, Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board
  • Meredith Ballew, Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board
  • Dimple Ajmera, Charlotte City Council
  • LaWana Slack-Mayfield, Charlotte City Council
  • Malcolm Graham, Charlotte City Council
  • Stephanie Hand, Charlotte City Council
  • Monty Witherspoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board
  • Javiera Caballero, Durham City Council
  • Sherri Zann Rosenthal, Durham City Council
  • Khalilah Karim, Durham City Council
  • Leonardo Williams, Durham Mayor
  • Jack Turnwald, Holly Springs Town Council
  • Annie Drees, Holly Springs Town Council
  • Alisia Bergsman, Huntersville Board of Commissioners
  • Amanda Dumas, Huntersville Board of Commissioners
  • Christy Clark, Huntersville Mayor
  • Elizabeth Monterrey, CMS School Board

2022

NC House

  • Ray Jeffers (2)
  • Brian Farkas (9)
  • Allison Dahle (11)
  • Eric Terashima (17)
  • Deb Butler (18)
  • Amy Block DeLoach (20)
  • Linda Cooper-Suggs (24)
  • Wendy Ella May (28)
  • Vernetta Alston (29)
  • Marcia Morey (30)
  • Rosa Gill (33)
  • Julie von Haefen (36)
  • Christine Kelly (37)
  • Joe John (40)
  • Maria Cervania (41)
  • Charles Smith (44)
  • Cynthia Ball (49)
  • Renée Price (50)
  • Robert T. Reives II (54)
  • Allen Buansi (56)
  • Ashton Clemmons (57)
  • Pricey Harrison (61)
  • Brandon Gray (62)
  • Ricky Hurtado (63)
  • Sarah Crawford (66)
  • Amber Baker (72)
  • Diamond Staton-Williams (73)
  • Carla Catalán Day (74)
  • Dennis Miller (80)
  • Mary Belk (88)
  • Terry Brown (92)
  • Christy Clark (98)
  • Nasif Majeed (99)
  • John Autry (100)
  • Carolyn Logan (101)
  • Becky Carney (102)
  • Brandon Lofton (104)
  • Wesley Harris (105)
  • Eric Ager (114)
  • Lindsey Prather (115)
  • Caleb Rudow (116)
  • Joshua Remillard (118)

NC Senate

  • Kandie Smith (5)
  • Lisa Grafstein (13)
  • Dan Blue (14)
  • Jay Chaudhuri (15)
  • Gale Adcock (16)
  • Sydney Batch (17)
  • Mary Wills Bode (18)
  • Natalie Murdock (20)
  • Graig Meyer (23)
  • Sean Ewing (25)
  • Mujtaba Mohammed (38)
  • DeAndrea Salvador (39)
  • Natasha Marcus (41)
  • Rachel Hunt (42)
  • Julie Mayfield (49)

Judicial Races

  • Lucy Inman (3)
  • Samuel Ervin IV (5)
  • Satana Deberry (Durham DA)
  • Dave Hall (Durham District Court)
  • Kevin Jones (Durham District Court)
  • Amanda Maris (Durham District Court)
  • Kimberly Best (Mecklenburg Superior Court)
  • Jennifer Fleet (Mecklenburg District Court)
  • Matt Newton (Mecklenburg District Court)

U.S. Congress

  • Deborah Ross (2)
  • Valerie Foushee (4)
  • Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (11)
  • Alma Adams (12)
  • Wiley Nickel (13)
  • Jeff Jackson (14)
  • Cheri Beasley (U.S. Senate)

County Commission

  • Anthony Pierce (Alamance County Commission)
  • Martin Moore (Buncombe County Commission, District 2)
  • Amanda Edwards (Buncombe County Commission, District 3)
  • Tonya McDaniel (Forsyth County Commissioner)
  • Pat Cotham (Mecklenburg County Commission, At-large)
  • Arthur Griffin (Mecklenburg County Commission, At-large)
  • Leigh Altman (Mecklenburg County Commission, At-large)
  • Mark Jerrell (Mecklenburg County Commission, District 4)
  • Laura Meier (Mecklenburg County Commission, District 5)
  • Susan Rodriguez-McDowell (Mecklenburg County Commission, District 6)
  • Donald Mial (Wake County Commission, District 1)
  • Matt Calabria (Wake County Commission, District 2)
  • Cheryl F. Stallings (Wake County Commission, District 3)
  • Vickie Adamson (Wake County Commission, District 7)
  • Kevin Daniels (Union County Commission)

Municipal Elections

  • Kim Roney (Asheville Mayor)
  • Allison Scott (Asheville City Council)
  • Antanette Mosley (Asheville City Council)
  • Nina Tovish (Asheville City Council)
  • Carissa Kohn-Johnson (Cary Town Council, At-large) Won in July Elections
  • Braxton Winston (Charlotte City Council, At-large) Won in July Elections
  • Dimple Ajmera (Charlotte City Council, At-large) Won in July Elections
  • LaWana Mayfield (Charlotte City Council, At-large) Won in July Elections
  • Danté Anderson (Charlotte City Council, District 1) Won in July Elections
  • Malcolm Graham (Charlotte City Council, District 2) Won in July Elections
  • Victoria Watlington (Charlotte City Council, District 3) Won in July Elections
  • Renee' Johnson (Charlotte City Council, District 4) Won in July Elections
  • Tammi Thurm (Greensboro City Council, District 5) Won in July Elections
  • Stormie Forte (Raleigh City Council, at-large)
  • Jonathan Melton (Raleigh City Council, at-large)
  • Corey Branch (Raleigh City Council, District C)
  • Todd Kennedy (Raleigh City Council, District D)

School Board

  • Melissa Easley (Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, D1)
  • Carol Sawyer (Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, D4)
  • Stephanie Sneed (Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, D4)
  • Trent Merchant (Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, D5)
  • Summer Nunn (Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, D6)
  • Millicent Rogers (Durham County School Board) Won in May Elections
  • Natalie Beyer (Durham County School Board) Won in May Elections
  • Amanda Cook (Guilford County School Board, District 2)
  • Dorian Cromartie (New Hanover School Board)
  • Judy Justice (New Hanover County School Board)
  • Sarah Smylie (Orange County School Board) Won in May Elections
  • Monika Johnson-Hostler (Wake Board of Education District 2)
  • Lynn Edmonds (Wake County Board of Education District 5)
  • Chris Heagarty (Wake Board of Education District 7)
  • Lindsay Mahaffey (Wake County Board of Education District 8)
  • Tyler Swanson (Wake Board of Education District 9)

2021

Apex

  • Ed Gray, Apex Town Council
  • Audra Killingsworth, Apex Town Council

Asheboro

  • Todd Dulaney, Asheboro City School Board
  • Kathryn Thill, Asheboro City School Board

Burlington

  • Ian Baltutis, Burlington Mayor
  • Bob Byrd, Burlington City Council

Carrboro

  • Damon Seils, Carrboro Mayor
  • Barbara Foushee, Carrboro Town Council
  • Jacquelyn Gist, Carrboro Town Council
  • Randee Haven-O'Donnell, Carrboro Town Council
  • George Griffin, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board

Chapel Hill

  • Karen Stegman, Chapel Hill Town Council
  • Pam Hemminger, Chapel Hill Mayor
  • Paris Miller-Foushee, Chapel Hill Town Council
  • George Griffin, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board

Davidson

  • Ryan Fay, Davidson Town Council

Durham

  • Elaine O'Neal, Durham Mayor
  • Marion T Johnson, Durham City Council
  • AJ Williams, Durham City Council

Fuquay-Varina

  • Bryan Haynes, Fuquay-Varina Town Council

Harrisburg

  • Diamond Staton-Williams, Harrisburg Town Council

Hillsborough

  • Jenn Weaver, Hillsborough Mayor

Holly Springs

  • Christine Kelly, Holly Springs Mayor
  • Carrie Randa, Holly Springs Town Council

Huntersville

  • Lance Munger, Huntersville Town Council

Reidsville

  • Dylan Moore, Reidsville City Council

Wendell

  • Deans Eatman, Wendell Town Council

Wilmington

  • Harper Peterson, Wilmington Mayor
  • Philip White, Wilmington City Council

2020

NC House

  • Emily Nicholson (1)
  • Christopher Schulte (4)
  • Brian Farkas (9)
  • Allison Dahle (11)
  • Marcy Wofford (14)
  • Debbi Fintak (16)
  • Deb Butler (18)
  • Marcia Morgan (19)
  • Linda Cooper Suggs (24)
  • Vernetta Alston (29)
  • Marcia Morey (30)
  • Rosa Gill (33)
  • Grier Martin (34)
  • Julie von Haefen (36)
  • Sydney Batch (37)
  • Abe Jones (38)
  • Joe John (40)
  • Gale Adcock (41)
  • Kimberly Hardy (43)
  • Frances Jackson (45)
  • Cynthia Ball (49)
  • Graig Meyer (50)
  • Lowell Simon (52)
  • Sally Benson (53)
  • Robert T. Reives, II (54)
  • Verla Insko (56)
  • Ashton Clemmons (57)
  • Nicole Quick (59)
  • Cecil Brockman (60)
  • Pricey Harrison (61)
  • Brandon Gray (62)
  • Ricky Hurtado (63)
  • Eric Henry (64)
  • Pamela DeMaria (69)
  • Dan Besse (74)
  • Al Heggins (76)
  • Aimy Steele (82)
  • Gail Young (83)
  • Mary G. Belk (88)
  • Greg Cranford (89)
  • Terry Brown (92)
  • Ray Russell (93)
  • Christy Clark (98)
  • Nasif Majeed (99)
  • John Autry (100)
  • Carolyn Logan (101)
  • Becky Carney (102)
  • Rachel Hunt (103)
  • Brandon Lofton (104)
  • Wesley Harris (105)
  • Kelly Alexander (107)
  • Susan Fisher (114)
  • Brian Turner (116)
  • Joshua Remillard (117)

NC Senate

  • Donna Lake (7)
  • Harper Peterson (9)
  • Allen Wellons (11)
  • John Kirkman (12)
  • Jay Chaudhuri (15)
  • Wiley Nickel (16)
  • Sam Searcy (17)
  • Sarah Crawford (18)
  • Kirk deViere (19)
  • Natalie S. Murdock (20)
  • Mike Woodard (22)
  • Valerie Foushee (23)
  • JD Wooten (24)
  • Helen Probst Mills (25)
  • Michael Garrett (27)
  • Wally White (30)
  • Terri LeGrand (31)
  • Jose Santiago (35)
  • Jeff Jackson (37)
  • Mujtaba Mohammed (38)
  • DeAndrea Salvador (39)
  • Natasha Marcus (41)
  • William Young (43)
  • Jeanne Supin (45)
  • David Brian Wheeler (47)
  • Brian Caskey (48)
  • Julie Mayfield (49)

US Senate

  • Cal Cunningham

US House

  • Deborah K. Ross (2)
  • David Price (4)
  • David Wilson Brown (5)
  • Kathy Manning (6)
  • Pat Timmons-Goodson (8)
  • Cynthia Wallace (9)
  • Moe Davis (11)
  • Alma Adams (12)
  • Scott Huffman (13)

Council of State

  • Governor: Roy Cooper
  • Lt Gov: Yvonne Holley
  • Attorney General: Josh Stein
  • Treasurer: Ronnie Chatterji
  • Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
  • Schools Superintendent: Jen Mangrum
  • Commissioner of Agriculture: Jenna Wadsworth
  • Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
  • Commissioner of Labor: Jessica Holmes

Judicial Races

  • Cheri Beasley - Chief Justice, NC Supreme Court
  • Lucy Inman - Justice, NC Supreme Court Seat 2
  • Mark Davis - Justice, NC Supreme Court Seat 4
  • Tricia Shields - Court of Appeals Seat 4
  • Lora Cubbage - Court of Appeals Seat 5
  • Gray Styers - Court of Appeals Seat 6
  • Reuben Young - Court of Appeals, Seat 7
  • Chris Brook - Court of Appeals Seat 13
  • Jim Black (Wake County)
  • Hathaway Pendergrass (Orange & Chatham Counties)
  • Caroline Pemberton (Guilford County)
  • Marcus Shields (Guilford County)
  • Bill Davis (Guilford County)
  • Aretha Blake (Mecklenburg County)
  • Rex Marvel (Mecklenburg County)
  • Whit Davis (Forsyth County)

Asheville City Council

  • Kim Roney

Alamance County

  • Dreama Caldwell (County Commissioner)
  • Kristen Powers (County Commissioner)
  • John Coleman (School Board)

Buncombe County

  • Jasmine Beach-Ferrarra (County Commissioner)
  • Brownie Newman (County Commissioner)
  • Parker Sloan (County Commissioner)
  • Terri Wells (County Commissioner)

Chatham County

  • Melissa Hlavac (School Board)

Durham

  • Nida Allam (County Commissioner)
  • Heidi Carter (County Commissioner)
  • Brenda Howerton (County Commissioner)
  • Wendy Jacobs (County Commissioner)

Guilford County

  • Mary Beth Murphy (County Commissioner, District 4)
  • James Upchurch (County Commissioner, District 6)
  • Carly Cooke (County Comm, District 5)
  • Deborah Napper (Board of Education, District 5)
  • Blake Odum (Board of Education, District 3)
  • Bettye Jenkins (Board of Education, District 7)

Johnston County

  • Wendy Ella May (County Commissioner)

Mecklenburg County

  • Leigh Altman (Commissioner At-Large)
  • Pat Cotham (Commissioner At-Large)
  • Laura Meier (Commissioner District 5)
  • Susan Rodriguez-McDowell (Commissioner District 6)

New Hanover County

  • Leslie Cohen (County Commissioner)

Orange County

  • Carrie Doyle (School Board)
  • Mark Dorosin (County Commissioner)
  • Renee A. Price (County Commissioner)

Wake County

  • Matt Calabria (County Commissioner)
  • Sig Hutchinson (County Commissioner)
  • Tammy Brunner (Register of Deeds)

Wilkes County

  • D Jerome Watkins (County Commissioner)
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