Author Archives: Devon Roberts

• June 22, 2020
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Newly appointed Senator Natalie Murdock is the first Black woman under forty to serve in the North Carolina Senate. We’re absolutely certain she will be breaking other records as her career in politics grows. She is one of our many 2020 Featured Candida...

• June 9, 2020
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Right before this interview started Dr. Kimberly Hardy rescued two dogs that had wandered into her neighborhood. By the end of the interview she had connected with their owner and they were on their way home! Kim approaches everything she does with enthus...

• June 8, 2020
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Frances Jackson has a background in city planning, teaching, and as a magistrate.  She’s now a candidate for HD 45, running to flip a newly redrawn district in Cumberland County.  Frances is running to improve access to healthcare, ensure that her com...

• June 4, 2020
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Today, like so many of you, we are grieving the violent, needless end of another Black life.  Too many have died and too many families have been traumatized because of racism.  We are grieving that so little progress is being made in our state and natio...

• May 28, 2020
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This is definitely not Jenna Wadsworth’s first campaign. She was first elected to public office at age 21 to the Wake County Soil and Water Board of Supervisors. She was the youngest woman ever elected to public office in North Carolina. Jenna is now ru...

• May 26, 2020
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There are some parts of Emily Bunch Nicholson’s district that you have to take a boat to get to. She is running to represent House District 1 which covers Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington counties. It’s no small feat, but Emi...

• May 14, 2020
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Jen Mangrum is running for statewide office as the NC State Superintendent of Public Instruction.  As a veteran educator who now teaches teachers, she is deeply committed to North Carolina’s public education system.  In running for this office, Jen in...

• May 13, 2020
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Asheville City Councilwoman Julie Mayfield is ready to move forward. She handily won her primary and is now the Democratic nominee for Senate District 49. This district is considered safe so we have every reason to expect Julie will be elected come Novemb...

• May 12, 2020
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Representative Rachel Hunt has deep ties to the Lillian’s List Sisterhood, she used to be our Board Chair. We’re so proud to see her serving in the NCGA working hard to make North Carolina a better place to be a woman. Along with her colleagues she ha...

• May 6, 2020
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Vernetta Alston is a new House Representative serving District 29 in Durham, having been appointed just last month.  She was, until that time, serving her first term as a Durham City Council member.  As a Council member, Vernetta focused on a number of ...