{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Steven Feldman","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"LIB","person":{"biography":"Steven Richard \"Steve\" Feldman is the Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina\u2019s 10th Congressional District in the 2026 general election on November 3, 2026. The Constitution requires House members to be at least 25 years old, U.S. citizens for seven years, and residents of the state they represent; Feldman meets these criteria, having lived in North Carolina for more than four decades.\n\nFeldman earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Chicago in 1980, followed by an M.D. and a Ph.D. from Duke University in 1985, according to Ballotpedia\u2019s biography [1]. Additional profiles note that he also completed medical training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is recognized as a leading dermatologist and medical scientist [10][17]. He has worked with insurers, patient advocates, pharmaceutical companies, and fellow physicians to improve health\u2011care delivery, and he has been described as \u201cone of the world\u2019s leading experts in dermatology\u201d [10]. Feldman has been married to his wife Leora for 40 years and they have two adult sons.\n\nProfessionally, Feldman has spent his career in clinical practice and health\u2011policy research, focusing on market\u2011based solutions to reduce health\u2011care costs and improve access. In public statements he has advocated for high\u2011deductible plans, greater patient choice in medication sourcing, and reduced regulatory burdens on health\u2011care providers and Medicaid programs [17]. He also emphasizes fiscal responsibility at the federal level, arguing for debt reduction and limited government intrusion into personal lives, themes that dominate his campaign website \u201cSteve Feldman for Congress\u201d [8].\n\nPolitically, Feldman first appeared on the ballot in 2024 as the Libertarian candidate for the same seat, receiving 2.9% of the vote (11,614 votes) in the general election [1][16]. For the 2026 cycle, the Libertarian primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled, and Feldman advanced automatically to the general election ballot [1]. His campaign filing with the Federal Election Commission lists the committee \u201cFeldman for Congress\u201d with a mailing address in Winston\u2011Salem, NC, and identifies him as the candidate for the House of Representatives, District 10, under the Libertarian Party [5][7]. The FEC filing also provides two campaign email addresses (genushaha@gmail.com; stevefeldman@me.com) and a contact phone number for the campaign treasurer (919\u2011402\u20113489) [5].\n\nFeldman\u2019s platform centers on three pillars: responsibility, friendship, and liberty. He calls for aggressive reduction of the national debt, a foreign policy that avoids violent interventions, and policies that protect individual freedoms while minimizing government regulation of personal choices [8]. He also proposes reforms to Medicare and Medicaid that rely on market competition and state flexibility, and he opposes federal abortion funding while supporting gestational limits based on viability [17].\n\nIn addition to his campaign website, Feldman\u2019s candidacy is documented on Ballotpedia, BallotReady, and the North Carolina Health News profile, which provide photographs and further biographical details. His public presence includes a campaign logo and district map on his website, and a headshot used in various election information sites [1][11][16][10].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Steven Feldman (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Feldman_(North_Carolina))\n- [5] [Form 1 for Feldman for Congress - Federal Election Commission](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00866608/1744699/)\n- [7] [FELDMAN FOR CONGRESS - committee overview - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00866608/?cycle=2026)\n- [8] [Steve Feldman for Congress](https://www.stevefeldmanforcongress.com/)\n- [10] [About Steve \u2014 Steve Feldman for Congress](https://www.stevefeldmanforcongress.com/about-steve)\n- [11] [NC Election | North Carolina Election Information & Resources](https://ncelection.com/nc-10th-congressional-district-candidates/)\n- [16] [Steven Feldman | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/steven-feldman-f8ea12f2-3f1d-4b22-9907-8a48ed2b4dc1)\n- [17] [Steven Feldman - North Carolina Health News](https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/govpack_profiles/steven-feldman/)","firstname":"Steven","lastname":"Feldman","middlename":"Richard","suffix":null,"token":"9208e2c4b91b70ba"},"token":"cGF0GvpoUS"},{"candidatename":"Pat Harrigan","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Pat Harrigan is the incumbent Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina\u2019s 10th Congressional District, having taken office on Jan.\u202f3, 2025 and serving a term that ends Jan.\u202f3, 2027. He is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the Nov.\u202f3, 2026 general election after winning the March\u202f3, 2026 Republican primary with 87.7% of the vote [1][7][16].\n\nBorn June\u202f21, 1987 in San Diego, California, Harrigan graduated from the Francis Parker School and earned a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2009 [7][9].\n\nAfter commissioning, he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, completing Ranger School and deploying to Afghanistan as a platoon leader (2011\u201112). He later volunteered for and completed Special Forces training, becoming a Green Beret and serving a second Afghanistan tour, earning two Bronze Star Medals for valor [7][4][20]. His military service spanned 2009\u20112014 (Ballotpedia) or 2009\u20112016 (iVoterGuide), and he left the Army as a captain [7][9].\n\nFollowing his service, Harrigan entered the private sector, co\u2011founding technology firms ZRODelta, UnBrandedAR, and US\u202fOptics, where he applied his engineering background to commercial ventures [1][9].\n\nHarrigan first sought federal office in 2022, running as the Republican nominee for North Carolina\u2019s 14th District; he was defeated by Democrat Jeff Jackson [7][15]. He announced a second congressional bid in August\u202f2023, switched to the open 10th District after Rep. Patrick McHenry\u2019s retirement, secured the Republican nomination in December\u202f2023, and won the general election in November\u202f2024, being sworn into the 119th Congress on Jan.\u202f3, 2025 [7][1][9][15].\n\nIn the House, he serves on the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, with sub\u2011assignments to Energy, Investigations and Oversight, and related subcommittees [1][16]. His legislative focus includes national security, tax policy, and support for special\u2011operations forces, as reflected in bills such as the Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act and the Taiwan Energy Security and Anti\u2011Embargo Act of 2026 [16].\n\nHarrigan\u2019s campaign finance filings show he raised roughly $974\u202fk and spent about $587\u202fk for the 2026 cycle, with contributions coming from individual donors, political action committees, and his own committee transfers [3]. Endorsements for his 2024\u20112026 races include former President Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association, and several conservative PACs and leaders [1][9].\n\nConstituents can contact his office via the email\u2011submission form on his official website, harrigan.house.gov, though a direct email address or phone number is not publicly listed on the sources reviewed [4][6].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Pat Harrigan - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_Harrigan)\n- [3] [HARRIGAN, PAT - Candidate overview - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NC13243/)\n- [4] [Congressman Pat Harrigan | Representing North Carolina's 10th District](https://harrigan.house.gov/)\n- [6] [Contact | Congressman Pat Harrigan - House.gov](https://harrigan.house.gov/contact)\n- [7] [Pat Harrigan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Harrigan)\n- [8] [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- [9] [iVoterGuide - Pat Harrigan iVoterGuide Profile](https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/65072/race/1742/election/1206)\n- [15] [Pat Harrigan - EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki](https://en.everybodywiki.com/Pat_Harrigan)\n- [16] [Rep. Pat Harrigan [R-NC10, 2025-2026], Representative for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District - GovTrack.us](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/pat_harrigan/457003)\n- [17] [Patrick \"Pat\" Harrigan | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/pat-harrigan)\n- [19] [Rep. Pat Harrigan - R North Carolina, 10th, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm](https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/476979/Patrick_Luke_Harrigan.html)\n- [20] [Pat Harrigan, North Carolina - SOAA](https://soaa.org/team/pat-harrigan/)","firstname":"Patrick","lastname":"Harrigan","middlename":"Luke","suffix":null,"token":"e66d570ce8ab02a9"},"token":"5QBMD2IcCu"},{"candidatename":"Ashley Bell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAshley Thrasher Bell is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 10th Congressional District, having won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 47.3% of the vote [1]. She appears on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot against incumbent Republican Rep. Pat Harrigan [1]. Her principal campaign committee, \"Ashley Bell for Congress,\" reported $84,024.21 in total receipts and $57,805.29 in total disbursements for the 2025\u20132026 cycle as of its filing covering April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with a mailing address in Conover, NC [2][3]. Her campaign platform includes Medicare for All, capping prescription-drug prices, raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour, expanding affordable housing, ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and reducing corporate money in politics [1][5].\n\n## Background and education\nBell was born in Tyler, Texas, and raised in Henderson, Texas, the daughter of small-business owners; her campaign says her grandfather started an HVAC business in 1957 that still operates today [4]. She was the first in her family to attend college, graduating from the University of Houston with the help of a Pell grant and academic and music scholarships [1][4]. She later earned a physician associate credential from the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and a Doctor of Medical Science from the University of Lynchburg [4].\n\n## Career\nBell's career began in Texas public schools as a junior-high and high-school band director [4]. Per her campaign account, she spent 14 years as a physician associate in emergency medicine, primary care, rural clinics and telemedicine across North Carolina and Texas, then taught as a university professor in physician-assistant programs, including evidence-based medicine and research methods at the master's and doctoral levels [1][4]. She says she helped organize an effort with the Wall Street Journal and the U.S. Department of Education that exposed a billion-dollar ed-tech company's practices toward her students [4].\n\nIn 2023, Bell developed a chronic illness. She says her academic employer at the time did not provide the disability accommodations she needed to keep working, and she lost her job, income and health insurance as a result \u2014 an experience she credits with sharpening her focus on disability rights and health-care policy [1][4].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Ashley Bell (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Ashley_Bell_(North_Carolina)) (includes her 2025 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses)\n- [2] [BELL, ASHLEY - Candidate overview - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC10174/)\n- [3] [ASHLEY BELL FOR CONGRESS - committee overview - FEC.gov](https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00901934/)\n- [4] [About \u2014 Ashley Bell for Congress](https://www.ashleybellforcongress.com/about)\n- [5] [Ashley Bell for Congress](https://www.ashleybellforcongress.com/)\n- [6] [Ashley Bell wins Democratic primary for North Carolina's 10th Congressional District - WFMY News 2](https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/politics/elections/ashley-bell-wins-democratic-primary-north-carolinas-10th-congressional-district/83-8173509c-85d4-45fb-bff2-efee01322375)\n","firstname":"Ashley","lastname":"Bell","middlename":"Thrasher","suffix":null,"token":"7781f975d9920d57"},"token":"8NXroa93xR"}],"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. 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