“The only endorsements I need are the endorsements of the folks I want to serve.”
In North Carolina’s sole competitive U.S. congressional race, there is a wide open primary with seven Republican candidates. Five of those candidates gathered on Saturday, March 19, for a forum moderated by Carolina Journal’s Dallas Woodhouse and hosted at the Harnett County GOP’s annual convention. A sixth, Bo Hines, the 26-year-old Trump-endorsed candidate, also showed...
When Congressman Madison Cawthorn confirmed through a video that he would change congressional districts, he began by telling Republican voters in the 13th Congressional District that they could not make a wise selection for Congress without him. “I have every confidence in the world that regardless of where I run, the 14th Congressional District will...
Just one day after Congressman Ted Budd announced he would in fact run for the U.S. Senate, the soon-to-be-open 13th Congressional District already has Republican candidates eyeing the GOP-leaning seat. Former Davidson County Commissioner Zak Crotts tells Carolina Journal he is exploring a possible run for Congress in the district. “It is something that I am...
N.C. 13th U.S. Congressional District (Southwestern half of Guilford County, and parts of Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Rowan, and Iredell counties.) • Ted Budd, Republican (first-term incumbent). Education: Appalachian State University, bachelor’s degree in business management. Wake Forest University, MBA. Dallas Theological Seminary, master’s in educational leadership. Career highlights: The Budd Group, family-owned facility services business....
One of the more intriguing North Carolina congressional races is for the open seat in the 13th Congressional District between Democrat Bruce Davis and Republican Ted Budd. The district underwent a radical geographic shift earlier this year as the result of redistricting mandated by a federal court. That prompted incumbent Republican George Holding to run...
Anticipated low voter turnout, new geographic boundaries, 23 candidates, and a court-induced, drastically compressed campaign schedule present a fascinating political script, making it impossible to handicap the June 7 Republican primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, political science academics say. There are 17 Republicans vying for the seat. Five Democrats are seeking their party’s...
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