{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Amy Taylor North","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Amy Taylor North is the Democratic nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District\u202f74 in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election. The district covers Lewisville, Clemmons, Pfafftown, Tobaccoville, Bethania and part of Winston\u2011Salem. In 2024 she was the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Jeff Zenger, winning 48.2% of the vote and narrowly missing the seat by about 1,900 votes, after capturing 80% of the primary vote.\n\nBorn in Texas, North earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Texas\u202fTech University in 1994\u202f[1]. She later moved to the Lewisville\u2011Clemmons area, where she has lived for more than two decades. Her professional background is in communications; she has worked as a communications specialist, senior managing editor of a national health\u2011care magazine, and most recently as a community host for World Relief Triad\u202f[1][18]. North also served as congressional campaign director in 2018\u202f[12].\n\nNorth\u2019s civic involvement is extensive. She volunteers with Community for Public Schools, the West Forsyth High School PTSA, the Lewisville\u2011Clemmons Chamber of Commerce, Dress for Success, LEAD Girls\u202fNC, REACH Women\u2019s Network, Women of Action, and the Lewisville Historic Society\u202f[12]. She has also been active with the Arts Council of Winston\u2011Salem and the nonprofit World Relief Triad\u202f[1].\n\nIn the 2024 election cycle, North won the Democratic primary with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Mack Wilder\u202f[1]. She then earned 48.2% in the general election, a strong showing in a district that had been held by a Republican for several terms\u202f[1]. Her campaign emphasized public\u2011school funding, small\u2011business support, reproductive\u2011rights protection, clean\u2011energy incentives, and common\u2011sense gun\u2011safety measures\u202f[18]. She also pledged to raise teacher salaries and promote fair tax structures for small businesses\u202f[18].\n\nNorth\u2019s 2026 campaign is being promoted through the \u201cNORTH for NC\u201d website and social channels, where she describes herself as a small\u2011business owner, mother of two, and longtime homeowner in the district\u202f[7][12]. The campaign lists endorsements from a range of community leaders, local elected officials, labor groups, the Sierra Club, NOW\u202fNC, the NC AFL\u2011CIO, and the Carolina Forward slate, which includes her as the House candidate for District\u202f74\u202f[10][11][19].\n\nIf elected, North says she will work to protect local decision\u2011making authority, oppose legislation that would divert public school funds to private schools, and fight what she characterizes as \u201cextremist\u201d policies from the current Republican incumbent\u202f[11][12]. Her platform also calls for expanding access to affordable health care and safeguarding voting rights\u202f[18].\n\nNorth\u2019s campaign contact information is volunteers@NorthforNorthCarolina.com (also info@northfornorthcarolina.com) and the campaign website https://www.northfornc.com/\u202f[7][12].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Amy Taylor North - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Amy_Taylor_North)\n- [7] [NORTH for NC](https://www.northfornc.com/)\n- [9] [Endorsements for Amy Taylor North - North Carolina Democratic Party Candidate](https://bluevoterguide.org/NC/candidate_Amy_Taylor_North/526425)\n- [10] [The 2026 Carolina Forward Slate - Carolina Forward](https://carolinaforward.org/blog/2026-carolina-forward-slate/)\n- [11] [General 4 \u2014 NORTH for NC](https://www.northfornc.com/endorsements)\n- [12] [Media \u2014 NORTH for NC](https://www.northfornc.com/media)\n- [14] [Amy Taylor North for NC (@northfornc)](https://www.facebook.com/northfornc/)\n- [17] [Amy Taylor North for NC](https://www.facebook.com/northfornc/posts/amy-has-a-unique-ability-to-bring-people-together-building-a-campaign-that-has-b/122233015568109320/)\n- [18] [Amy Taylor North platform & website | North Carolina State Representative, District 74, Democratic Primary](https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-nc-primary-election-nc-state-state-representative-nc-state-house-74-d/candidates/amy-taylor-north)\n- [19] [Amy Taylor North - Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee](https://www.dlcc.org/candidates/amy-taylor-north/)","firstname":"Amy","lastname":"Taylor North","middlename":"Renee","suffix":null,"token":"d5e9271791c26cde"},"token":"53y3WMGTx9"},{"candidatename":"Jeff Zenger","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Jeffrey Alan Zenger is the incumbent Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District\u202f74, covering parts of Forsyth County. He is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election, where he will again seek to represent the district in the state legislature that meets in Raleigh [1][2].\n\nBorn and raised in the Baltimore\u2011area, Zenger graduated from Towson High School in 1982 and earned a degree from Towson University, where he studied business\u2011related fields\u202f[5]. He later moved to Lewisville, North Carolina, where he married Julie and raised four children\u202f[11]. Professionally, Zenger is a general contractor and developer. He has owned Lisha Construction since 1995 and serves as president of Solomon Development, LLC, a real\u2011estate development firm\u202f[1][11].\n\nZenger entered public service on the Lewisville Town Council in 2011, a position he continues to hold while serving in the state House\u202f[11]. He was first elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2020 and assumed office on January\u202f1,\u202f2021; he was re\u2011elected in 2022 and 2024, most recently defeating Democrat Amy Taylor\u202fNorth with 51.8% of the vote\u202f[1][4].\n\nDuring his tenure, Rep. Zenger has been assigned to several key committees. In the 2023\u20112024 session he served on the Banking Committee, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, Energy and Public Utilities, House Finance (as Vice Chair), Judiciary\u202fIII, Local Government \u2013 Land Use, Planning and Development, and he chaired the Regulatory Reform Committee\u202f[1]. In earlier sessions he also sat on the State Personnel Committee and the Judiciary\u202fIV Committee\u202f[1][4]. He has been the House Majority Conference Co\u2011Chair for the 2025\u20112026 session\u202f[3].\n\nZenger\u2019s legislative record reflects his construction and business background. He has sponsored bills on a range of issues, including a \u201cStormwater\u201d reform to ease regulatory burdens on older properties, a \u201cSecond Amendment Financial Privacy Act,\u201d and measures to support firefighters, veterans, and small\u2011business owners\u202f[4][18]. He has also introduced legislation to make Election Day a state holiday and to modify homestead tax exclusions\u202f[4].\n\nAs a legislator, Zenger emphasizes limited government regulation, property\u2011rights protection, and fiscal responsibility. He chairs the Regulatory Reform Committee and serves on the Appropriations and Election Law committees, positions that allow him to influence budgetary and regulatory policy\u202f[11]. His campaign fundraising in recent cycles has totaled over $150,000, with major contributions from the North Carolina Republican Party and local business PACs\u202f[16].\n\nZenger resides in Lewisville, NC, and remains active in his community through his construction business and local government service\u202f[11][8].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Jeff Zenger - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jeff_Zenger)\n- [2] [North Carolina House of Representatives District 74 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_District_74)\n- [3] [Representative Jeff Zenger - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/775)\n- [4] [Representative Jeff Zenger's Introduced Bills - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/H/775)\n- [5] [Jeff Zenger - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Zenger)\n- [6] [iVoterGuide - Jeffrey (Jeff) Zenger iVoterGuide Profile](https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/52068/race/8393/election/1206)\n- [7] [Jeffrey (Jeff) Zenger - Candidate Profile](https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/52068/race/8393/election/1206?culture=en-us)\n- [8] [Jeffrey Zenger from Lewisville, North Carolina | VoterDirectory.com](https://voterdirectory.com/nc/jeffrey-zenger/)\n- [10] [NORTH for NC](https://www.northfornc.com/)\n- [11] [Vote Smart | Facts For All](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/189097/jeff-zenger)\n- [13] [Jeff Zenger (@JeffZengerNC)](https://www.facebook.com/JeffZengerNC/)\n- [15] [Jeffrey Zenger Found! - See Phones, Email, Addresses, and More](https://www.instantcheckmate.com/people/jeffrey-zenger/)\n- [16] [Jeff Zenger - North Carolina Candidate - Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/candidate/jeff-zenger)\n- [17] [Jeffrey \"Jeff\" Zenger | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/jeff-zenger)\n- [18] [Rep. Jeff Zenger North Carolina: Shaping Local Construction Laws](https://abccarolinas.org/jeff-zenger-housing-legislation/)\n- [19] [North Carolina State Rep. Jeff Zenger - Biography | LegiStorm](https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/387443/Jeff_Zenger.html)\n- [20] [Jeff Zenger \u2014 State Representative from North Carolina \u2014 89% Lifetime CPAC Rating](https://www.cpac.org/bio/nc-jeff-zenger)","firstname":"Jeffrey","lastname":"Zenger","middlename":"Alan","suffix":null,"token":"c8ebce194ba313b8"},"token":"g2T9KicD4k"}],"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. 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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 074"}