Durham County

Right after taking office he stopped honoring ICE detainer requests that come without a judicial warrant. His office was sued in 2024 by Emancipate NC, and pressed by the ACLU of North Carolina in 2025, for heavily redacting records on jail restraint chairs and solitary confinement.

Sources: Ballotpedia, Barry Yeoman, INDY Week, ACLU of NC

Has worked to cut the use of cash bail and, with the courts, forgave about $2.7 million in unpaid court debt so people could get suspended driver's licenses back. Ran for attorney general in 2024 and lost the Democratic primary to Jeff Jackson.

Sources: INDY Week, Princeton, Wikipedia

Ran the county's switch to the state's eCourts system and appointed Durham's first new public administrator and public guardian in over 40 years. Says she wants to prevent heirs' property land loss and offer more bilingual, plain-language court papers.

Sources: Campaign site, Campaign site, INDY Week

Named 2023 Supervisor of the Year by the state association of soil and water districts. Focuses on water quality, farmland preservation, stormwater and stream restoration.

Sources: Durham County, BranchVote, Sierra Club NC

Represents the Durham County Farm Bureau as vice chair of the county's Farmland Protection Advisory Board and sits on the city-county Environmental Affairs Board.

Sources: Durham County, Sierra Club NC

Voted to put the housing and transportation bonds on this ballot. Endorsed by the NC AFL-CIO and the Sierra Club, and also by the Raleigh Realtors and the Triangle Apartment Association PAC.

Sources: PlayPOTUS, NC AFL-CIO, Campaign Facebook

Wants a more affordable Raleigh, more community say in city decisions and better pay for first responders and city staff. Endorsed by The News & Observer, the Raleigh firefighters' union, the Progressive Democrats of Wake County and Livable Raleigh.

Sources: INDY Week, Enlace Latino NC, Livable Raleigh, Campaign site

Co-chairs a local of the Socialist Party USA and wants a community-led public safety model in place of the police department and city-built social housing. Endorsed by the NC AFL-CIO, the Triangle Labor Council and Livable Raleigh.

Sources: Green Party US, INDY Week, Livable Raleigh, NC AFL-CIO

In 2024 she won a vote to restore the city's Citizen Advisory Councils. Endorsed by the Wake County Democratic Party, the NC AFL-CIO, the Raleigh firefighters and Livable Raleigh.

Sources: Enlace Latino NC, Livable Raleigh, NC AFL-CIO

As governor he signed the bipartisan bill that expanded Medicaid and vetoed the 12-week abortion ban. Endorsed by the largest federal employees' union, the Sierra Club and the veterans' group Common Defense.

Sources: Ballotpedia, AFGE, Common Defense

Wrote the 2022 opinion striking down the voter ID law as racially discriminatory, then dissented when the new majority reversed it in 2023. A state ethics inquiry over her comments on bias in the courts was dismissed in 2024.

Sources: Bolts, Carolina Public Press, Ballotpedia

Has written more than 650 opinions, including a September 2026 dissent against letting the state auditor appoint local election board members. Endorsed by the state AFL-CIO and Equality NC.

Sources: Victory Fund, News From the States, WFAE

In the fight over the 2024 Supreme Court election he dissented against throwing out challenged ballots. Endorsed by the state AFL-CIO and the Sierra Club.

Sources: INDY Week, NC AFL-CIO, Ballotpedia

Says she is running because she is "increasingly concerned about the public's loss of confidence in the court system." Endorsed by the teachers' association and former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley.

Sources: Campaign site, NCAE

Endorsed by Gov. Josh Stein, Roy Cooper, AFGE and the NC AFL-CIO. Took heat from progressive challengers over past AIPAC money and said in 2025 she would stop accepting it.

Sources: Durham VOICE, INDY Week, Campaign site

Has sponsored bills to fund community birth centers, protect IVF and expand access to contraception. Endorsed by the NC AFL-CIO, the People's Alliance PAC, the Sierra Club and Planned Parenthood.

Sources: INDY Week, Wikipedia, NC AFL-CIO, People's Alliance PAC

Voted against the 12-week abortion limit (Senate Bill 20) in 2023. Has been endorsed by the Sierra Club, Lillian's List, Equality NC and the NC AFL-CIO.

Sources: Ballotpedia, NC Senate, NC Voices, Campaign site

Co-sponsored the 2017 bill raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction from 16 to 18 and has repeatedly filed "red flag" gun-removal bills. Endorsed by the Sierra Club, NC League of Conservation Voters, Equality NC and the People's Alliance PAC.

Sources: NC House Democrats, Ballotpedia, Campaign site, Wikipedia

Helped win the 2014 exoneration of Henry McCollum. Lists full school funding under the Leandro ruling, housing costs and paid family leave as priorities.

Sources: Wikipedia, INDY Week, People's Alliance PAC

Co-sponsored a bipartisan 2019 fix letting college student IDs count under the voter ID law. Endorsed by the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People and the NC League of Conservation Voters.

Sources: Carolina Public Press, Wikipedia, NCLCV

Voted for Medicaid expansion in 2023 and to sustain Gov. Cooper's veto of the 12-week abortion limit. Says urban and rural North Carolinians have to work together.

Sources: NC House Democrats, NC General Assembly, Carolina Journal, INDY Week