{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Dave Craven","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"David Wayne Craven\u202fJr., commonly known as Dave\u202fCraven, is the incumbent Republican State Senator for North Carolina\u2019s 29th Senate District, which includes Anson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond and Union counties. He is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election for the same seat\u202f[1][12].\n\nCraven was born around 1990 in Randolph County, North Carolina, and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he served as student\u2011body president and later on the university\u2019s Board of Trustees\u202f[10][14]. After college he entered the banking sector, rising to senior vice president of business development at Fidelity Bank (formerly The Fidelity Bank) and later becoming a commercial relationship manager for the Bank of North Carolina\u202f[12][14]. He has also held leadership roles in local economic development, serving on the board of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina since 2016 and as treasurer, vice\u2011chair and chairman of the Randolph County Economic Development Corporation\u202f[12][14]. Community involvement includes presidencies of the Asheboro Rotary Club and board memberships with Habitat for Humanity of Randolph County, Communities in Schools, and the Randolph County United Way\u202f[12][14].\n\nCraven entered the state legislature in July\u202f2020 when Governor Roy Cooper appointed him to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Senator Jerry\u202fW.\u202fTillman. He also became the Republican nominee for the 26th Senate District in the 2020 general election\u202f[1][10]. He won that election and subsequently represented the 26th District until redistricting placed him in the 29th District beginning with the 2022 cycle\u202f[1][12]. He was re\u2011elected in 2022 and again in 2024, defeating Democratic challenger Kevin\u202fClark with 68.6\u202f% of the vote\u202f[1].\n\nAs a legislator, Craven participates in the core duties of a North Carolina senator: sponsoring and voting on bills, shaping the state budget, and providing oversight through committee work. He has served on a range of committees, most recently as Co\u2011Chair of the Senate Finance Committee and a member of the Agriculture, Energy, and Environment; Commerce and Insurance; Judiciary; Pensions and Retirement and Aging; Regulatory Reform; and Appropriations on Education/Higher Education committees\u202f[12][14]. His committee leadership positions, particularly on finance and commerce, reflect his background in banking and economic development.\n\nCraven\u2019s legislative record includes sponsoring bills on topics such as Medicaid funding, education financing, and public safety, and he has voted on high\u2011profile measures including permit\u2011less concealed carry and state\u2011level education reforms\u202f[19]. He has also been active in securing state funding for local projects, such as the North Carolina SelectSites Readiness Program and infrastructure upgrades for the Charlotte\u2011Monroe Executive Airport, which were highlighted during a 2024 visit to Monroe\u202f[16].\n\nCraven\u2019s campaign platform emphasizes limited government, personal responsibility, and individual liberty, consistent with his self\u2011description as a \u201cnew voice\u201d for North Carolina\u202f[13][20]. He continues to promote economic development initiatives, support higher education, and advocate for fiscal responsibility in the General Assembly.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Dave Craven - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Craven)\n- [5] [Senator David W. Craven, Jr. - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/423)\n- [10] [Dave Craven - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Craven)\n- [12] [David Craven, Jr.'s Biography](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/57723/david-craven-jr)\n- [13] [Dave Craven - North Carolina State Senate (NC-29)](https://cravenfornc.com/)\n- [14] [Meet Dave - Dave Craven - North Carolina State Senate](https://cravenfornc.com/meet-dave/)\n- [15] [Dave Craven - North Carolina Candidate - Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/candidate/dave-craven)\n- [16] [City of Monroe Hosts State Senator David Craven for Strategic Discussion \u2022 Monroe, NC](https://www.monroenc.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/585)\n- [17] [Ep: 44: Sen. David Craven weighs in on NC Innovation](https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2026/01/05/nc-public-university-research-in-action)\n- [19] [David Craven - North Carolina Legislative Scorecard](https://thefreedomindex.org/nc/legislator/21663/)\n- [20] [Dave Craven - North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus](https://ncstatesenate.com/members/dave-craven/)","firstname":"David","lastname":"Craven","middlename":"Wayne","suffix":"JR","token":"67a8eb7807d4b80d"},"token":"OxJFPyHqGF"},{"candidatename":"Bob Morrison - WITHDRAWN","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Withdrew from the NC Senate District 29 race.** The North Carolina State Board of Elections\u2019 2026 candidate filing list shows his ballot entry as \"Bob Morrison - WITHDRAWN\" [3].\n\n> **Status update.** Robert Eugene \"Bob\" Morrison withdrew his Democratic candidacy for NC Senate District 29; North Carolina's official 2026 candidate filing list shows his ballot entry as \"Bob Morrison - WITHDRAWN\" [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Robert Eugene Morrison is a registered voter in Randolph County, North Carolina, registered since 1993 (33 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Robert Eugene Morrison's year of birth as 1947; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 16 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv, dl.ncsbe.gov) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20; lists \"Bob Morrison - WITHDRAWN\" for NC Senate District 29 across Anson, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, and Union counties.","firstname":"Robert","lastname":"Morrison","middlename":"Eugene","suffix":null,"token":"f4caba4b039ba9e4"},"token":"Q4MrzDPStG"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_senator","o.office":"state_senate","office":"state_senate","officedescription":"The Tennessee Senate is the upper chamber of the state legislature, with 33 members elected from single-member districts to four-year terms. Senators pass state laws, approve the state budget, confirm certain gubernatorial appointments, and \u2014 with the House \u2014 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 Senator","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc State Senate District 29"}