{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Scott Huffman","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Scott Huffman is the Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 76, in the November 3, 2026 general election.  Members of the North Carolina House serve two\u2011year terms and must be at least 21 years old and residents of the district they seek to represent\u30109\u3011.  Huffman advanced to the general ballot after the Democratic primary was canceled\u30103\u3011.\n\nBorn in Salisbury, North Carolina, Huffman graduated from North Rowan High School in 1980\u30103\u3011.  He served more than seven years in the U.S. Navy (1981\u20111988), attaining the rank of Petty Officer Second Class and earning the Navy Achievement Award, Navy Expeditionary Award, Good Conduct Medal, and three Sea Service Deployment Ribbons\u30103\u3011\u301012\u3011.  After military service he built a career in information technology and cybersecurity, founding Charlotte Internet LLC in 1995 and joining the Federation of Internet Solution Providers of the Americas in 1999\u301012\u3011.\n\nHuffman has been active in community and party organizations.  He served on the board of directors for the Elizabeth Hanford Dole Chapter of the American Red Cross (2003\u20112005) and founded the local Indivisible Charlotte chapter.  He is a member of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Board of Directors\u30103\u3011\u301012\u3011.\n\nPolitically, Huffman has run for federal office three times.  He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. House District 8 in 2018, again in 2022 (losing to incumbent Rep. Dan Bishop)\u30103\u3011, and for U.S. House District 13 in 2020 (losing to Rep. Ted Budd)\u30103\u3011.  In 2026 he is seeking a state legislative seat, emphasizing working\u2011family wages, affordable health care, strong public schools, voting\u2011rights protection, veterans\u2019 issues, and climate action on his campaign website\u301019\u3011.\n\nHis campaign finance committee, HUFFMAN FOR NC, lists a mailing address at 4311 School House Commons, Harrisburg, NC 28075, with Huffman himself as treasurer\u30104\u3011.  The committee reported total receipts of $97,677 and total disbursements of $101,456 for the 2022 cycle\u30104\u3011.  Voters can contact the campaign at (980)\u202f500\u20111100, as provided by Vote\u2011USA\u301011\u3011, and learn more at www.scotthuffman.com\u301011\u3011\u301019\u3011.\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Scott Huffman - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Huffman)\n- [4] [HUFFMAN FOR NC - committee overview - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00696492/?cycle=2022)\n- [9] [2026 North Carolina elections - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_North_Carolina_elections)\n- [11] [Vote-USA | Jeffrey Scott Huffman | Previous Candidate for US Congress District 8, North Carolina](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=nchuffmanjeffreyscott)\n- [12] [Vote Smart | Facts For All](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/178285/scott-huffman)\n- [13] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n- [19] [Scott Huffman for NC - Home](https://www.scotthuffman.com/)\n- [20] [North Carolina 2026 Elections: Candidates for Governor, Senate & House | Politics1](https://politics1.com/nc.htm)","firstname":"Jeffrey","lastname":"Huffman","middlename":"Scott","suffix":null,"token":"cd38370c3e0578fe"},"token":"hASV4GF5VbAL91i-"},{"candidatename":"Greg Edds","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGregory Curtis Edds -- known as Greg Edds -- is the Republican nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 76, covering Rowan County, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, facing Democrat Scott Huffman for this open seat, which has no incumbent [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nEdds holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and industry designations including Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) [3].\n\n## Career\nEdds is a State Farm insurance agent based in Salisbury, NC, operating as Gregory C. Edds Ins Agcy Inc. [4]. He has been recognized within the insurance industry as a President's Club Member, Chairman's Circle Qualifier, and member of the Million Dollar Round Table [3].\n\n## Office history\nEdds won election to the Rowan County Board of Commissioners in the November 8, 2022 general election, finishing first among five candidates for three at-large seats with 32,984 votes, according to official North Carolina State Board of Elections results [5]. He advanced to that race from the May 17, 2022 Republican primary [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [North Carolina House of Representatives District 76 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_District_76) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [2] [2026 Candidate Filing -- NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [3] [Greg Edds (Rowan County Board of Commissioners, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Edds_(Rowan_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022)) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [4] [Greg Edds - State Farm Insurance Agent](https://www.gregedds.com/) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [5] [2022 Official Election Results, Precinct-Level -- NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2022_11_08/results_pct_20221108.zip) -- accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Gregory","lastname":"Edds","middlename":"Curtis","suffix":null,"token":"27b1eb54ab29f101"},"token":"chVfkMvZeuLAFld0"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_representative","o.office":"state_house","office":"state_house","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 076"}