Meet the Candidates
We helped elect 11 new and competitive candidates in 2024, along with 22 of our Guardian incumbents. Meet them below!
Woodson Bradley
Woodson will represent Senate District 42 in Mecklenburg County.
Rep. Laura Budd
Laura represents House District 103 in Mecklenburg County.
Sen. Lisa Grafstein
Lisa represents Senate District 13 in Wake County.

Beth Helfrich
Beth will represent House District 98 in Mecklenburg County.
Rep. Lindsey Prather
Lindsey represents House District 115 in Buncombe County.

Sen. Rachel Hunt
Rachel will be North Carolina’s next Lieutenant Governor.

Sec. Elaine Marshall
Elaine will continue to serve as NC Secretary of State.
These champions of reproductive freedom ran in solidly progressive districts. We know they will be a great addition to the NCGA!
Sophia Chitlik
Sophia will represent Senate District 22 in Durham County.
Aisha Dew
Aisha will represent House District 107 in Mecklenburg County.
Julia Greenfield
Julia will represent House District 100 in Mecklenburg County.
Monika Johnson-Hostler
Monika will represent House District 33 in Wake County.

Sen. Gale Adcock

Rep. Vernetta Alston

Rep. Amber Baker

Rep. Cynthia Ball

Sen. Sydney Batch

Rep. Mary Belk

Rep. Kanika Brown

Rep. Deb Butler

Rep. Sarah Crawford

Rep. Allison Dahle

Rep. Pricey Harrison

Rep. Frances Jackson

Rep. Ya Liu

Rep. Carolyn Logan

Sen. Julie Mayfield

Rep. Marcia Morey

Sen. Natalie Murdock

Rep. Renee Price

Sen. Gladys Robinson

Sen. Kandie Smith

Rep. Julie von Haefen

Sen. Joyce Waddell
Former Featured Candidates
Federal Officials
U.S. Congresswoman Alma Adams
U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
U.S. Congresswoman Deb Ross
Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan
North Carolina Council of State
Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. June Atkinson
Former State Treasurer Janet Cowell
Former State Auditor Jessica Holmes
North Carolina Senate
Former Sen. Julia Boseman (Wilmington)
Former Sen. Angela Bryant (Rocky Mount)
Former Sen. Margaret Dickson (Fayetteville)
Former Sen. Katie Dorsett (Greensboro)
Former Sen. Terry Van Duyn (Asheville)
Former Sen. Linda Garrou (Winston-Salem)
Former Sen. Ellie Kinnaird (Chapel Hill)
Former Sen. Natasha Marcus (Davidson)
Former Sen. Earline Parmon (Winston-Salem)
Former Sen. Jane Smith (Lumberton)
Former Sen. Erica Smith (Gaston)
Former Sen. Mary Wills Bode (Oxford)
North Carolina House
Former Rep. Martha Alexander (Charlotte)
Former Rep. Lucy Allen (Louisburg)
Former Rep. Alice Bordsen (Mebane)
Former Rep. MaryAnn Black (Durham)
Former Rep. Christy Clark (Charlotte)
Former Rep. Ashton Clemmons (Greensboro)
Former Rep. Lorene Coats (Salisbury)
Former Rep. Linda Coleman (Knightdale)
Former Rep. Linda Cooper-Suggs (Wilson)
Former Rep. Beverly Earle (Charlotte)
Former Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield (Wilson)
Former Rep. Susan Fisher (Asheville)
Former Rep. Rosa Gill (Raleigh)
Former Rep. Melanie Wade Goodwin (Rockingham)
Former Rep. Susi Hamilton (Wilmington)
Former Rep. Yvonne Holley (Raleigh)
Former Rep. Verla Insko (Chapel Hill)
Former Rep. Maggie Jeffus (Greensboro)
Former Rep. Patsy Keever (Asheville)
Former Rep. Marian McLawhorn (Grifton)
Former Rep. Deb McManus (Siler City)
Former Rep. Annie Mobley (Ahoskie)
Former Rep. Diane Parfitt (Fayetteville)
Former Rep. Bobbie Richardson (Louisburg)
Former Rep. Deborah Ross (Raleigh)
Former Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams (Harrisburg)
Former Rep. Evelyn Terry (Winston Salem)
Former Rep. Alice Underhill (New Bern)
Former Rep. Jennifer Weiss (Cary)
Former Rep. Jane Whilden (Asheville)