{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"David Rouzer","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"David Cheston Rouzer is the incumbent Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina\u2019s 7th Congressional District and is seeking re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election [1][17].  To serve in the House, a candidate must be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and be an inhabitant of the state they represent at the time of election\u202f\u2014\u202frequirements Rouzer satisfies, having been born in 1972 and serving continuously since 2015 [1][11].\n\nRouzer was born on February\u202f16,\u202f1972, at the U.S. Army\u2019s Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany and raised in Durham, North Carolina, where he attended Northern High School [11].  He earned a Bachelor of Arts in agricultural business management, agricultural economics, and chemistry from North Carolina State University in 1994, and later completed programs with the Fund for American Studies [11][1].  After college he worked as a legislative aide and senior policy adviser to U.S. Senators Jesse\u202fHelms and Elizabeth\u202fDole from 1996 to 2001, and served as an assistant to the dean of NC\u202fState\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2001\u20112002) and as an associate\u2011rural administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (2005\u20112006) [11].  He also owned The Rouzer Company and Warehouse Distribution, giving him experience as a small\u2011business entrepreneur.\n\nRouzer entered elected office in 2009, winning a seat in the North Carolina Senate representing the 12th district and serving until 2013 [1][11][18].  In 2014 he ran for the U.S. House and was first sworn in on January\u202f3,\u202f2015; he has been re\u2011elected every two years, most recently for a term ending January\u202f3,\u202f2027 [1][17][18].  During his congressional tenure he has served on the Agriculture Committee (including as Vice Chair of the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development Subcommittee) and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (Chair of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee), as well as the Science, Space, and Technology Committee [1].  He has also chaired the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and held ranking positions on several agriculture subcommittees.\n\nIn the House, Rouzer has sponsored legislation that became law, including 17 bills as of 2022, and has taken positions on key issues such as repealing the Affordable Care Act, requiring English proficiency for citizenship, and supporting pro\u2011life policies [11][13].  He voted to object to the counting of electoral votes from several states after the 2020 presidential election, aligning with other Republicans contesting the results [17].  His recent voting record shows consistent support for Republican\u2011led measures, with numerous bills passing the House in 2026 bearing his affirmative votes [13].\n\nRouzer\u2019s campaign finances for the 2026 cycle show total receipts of about $1.54\u202fmillion and expenditures of $968,000, with the principal campaign committee listed as \u201cDAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS\u201d [10].  He maintains a district office in Wilmington, NC, and a Washington, D.C., office in the Rayburn House Office Building, reachable at (202)\u202f225\u20112731 [9][18].  His official congressional website is rouzer.house.gov, while his campaign site is davidrouzer.com [7][20].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [David Rouzer - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Rouzer)\n- [7] [U.S. Representative David Rouzer](https://rouzer.house.gov/)\n- [9] [David Rouzer (North Carolina (NC)), 119th Congress Profile](https://clerk.house.gov/members/R000603)\n- [10] [ROUZER, DAVID - Candidate overview - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NC07096/)\n- [11] [David Rouzer - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rouzer)\n- [12] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina)\n- [13] [See David Rouzer's Key Votes](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/102964/david-rouzer)\n- [14] [Rep. David Rouzer (@RepRouzer)](https://www.facebook.com/RepRouzer/)\n- [15] [David Rouzer (@electdavidrouzer)](https://www.facebook.com/electdavidrouzer/)\n- [16] [Rep. David Rouzer (@RepDavidRouzer) \u00b7 X](https://twitter.com/RepDavidRouzer)\n- [17] [Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC7, 2015-2026], Representative for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District - GovTrack.us](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/david_rouzer/412641)\n- [18] [US Representative David Rouzer | BillTrack50](https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/52)\n- [19] [David Rouzer - Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5239255)\n- [20] [David Rouzer U.S. Congress](https://davidrouzer.com/)","firstname":"David","lastname":"Rouzer","middlename":"Cheston","suffix":null,"token":"9ef6a77b92b3a03f"},"token":"VkiA5STSP5B18Ngo"},{"candidatename":"David Buzzard","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDavid Bari Buzzard ran as a Republican in the 2026 primary for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District, challenging incumbent David Rouzer. He lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary to Rouzer.\n\n## Background and education\n\nBuzzard is from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a U.S. Army veteran. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.\n\n## Career\n\nBuzzard has worked as a veterans advocate and has been affiliated with HBOT4Heroes, an organization focused on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [David Buzzard \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Buzzard_(North_Carolina))","firstname":"David","lastname":"Buzzard","middlename":"Bari","suffix":null,"token":"a3a33f798728a4d1"},"token":"YKsvVq4EfpX8z_pO"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"us_representative","o.office":"us_house","office":"us_house","officedescription":"A United States Representative represents a single congressional district in the lower chamber of Congress, serving a two-year term. Representatives write and pass federal law, originate revenue bills, fund and oversee the executive branch, and serve constituents in dealings with federal agencies.","officequalities":"- Legislative craft at the federal level: reading, drafting, and amending federal statute, and knowing the law being changed.\n- Understanding of the district's economic and everyday concerns, and constituent-service capacity for casework with federal agencies.\n- Persuasion and coalition-building across party and factional lines to form working majorities.\n- Integrity: acting for constituents and the public good rather than personal gain, independent of undue influence.\n- Oversight judgment: the House funds and oversees the executive branch and the military.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"U.S. Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Us House Of Representatives District 07"}