{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Angela B. McCarty","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Angela McCarty is the Republican candidate for the North Carolina State Senate, District 14, on the November 3, 2026 general\u2011election ballot. The State Senate seat represents a portion of the Raleigh\u2011Durham area and carries a four\u2011year term, with duties that include drafting state legislation, confirming gubernatorial appointments, and serving on Senate committees.  \n\nMcCarty was born in Danville, Virginia, and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Averett University in 1987.  She has worked as an educator, though specific teaching positions are not detailed in the available sources.  \n\nHer political experience includes a prior run for the same Senate seat in 2024, where she received 23.6% of the vote (23,978 votes) against incumbent Democrat Dan\u202fBlue, who won with 73.5% [1]. The Republican primary for that race was canceled, allowing her to advance automatically to the general election.  \n\nIn the 2026 cycle, the Republican primary was also canceled, and McCarty again advanced unopposed to the general election, where she will face Blue once more [1].  No campaign finance totals, endorsements, or policy platform details are listed on the Ballotpedia page at this time.  \n\nMcCarty\u2019s background as an educator and her repeated candidacy suggest a focus on education and community issues, though specific legislative priorities have not been publicly documented in the sources provided.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Angela McCarty - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Angela_McCarty)\n- [6] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)\n- [12] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n- [14] [Results from 2026 Candidate Filing - Carolina Forward](https://carolinaforward.org/blog/results-from-2026-candidate-filing/)\n- [19] [See the full list of candidates running in North Carolina's ...](https://www.facebook.com/thecharlotteobserver/posts/see-the-full-list-of-candidates-running-in-north-carolinas-2026-electionsread-mo/1306299098202723/)\n- [20] [Angela McCarty | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/angela-mccarty)","firstname":"Angela","lastname":"Mccarty","middlename":"Brown","suffix":null,"token":"2600f1d724104551"},"token":"ZkCvbgY1af"},{"candidatename":"Dan Blue","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Dan\u202fT.\u202fBlue\u202fJr. is the incumbent Democratic State Senator for North Carolina\u2019s 14th Senate district and the Senate\u2019s minority leader. He is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election, with the Democratic primary having been cancelled for this cycle [4][9].\n\nThe North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the state legislature. Senators draft, debate, and vote on state laws, approve the state budget, and provide oversight of state agencies. As minority leader, Blue coordinates the Democratic caucus, negotiates with the majority party, and shapes the party\u2019s legislative agenda.\n\nBlue was born on April\u202f18,\u202f1949, in Lumberton, North\u202fCarolina, and grew up on a farm in Robeson County. He graduated as valedictorian of his high school class and earned a B.S. in mathematics from North\u202fCarolina Central University in 1970. He then attended Duke University School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 1973, and later earned an M.B.A. from Duke\u2019s Fuqua School of Business [4][20].\n\nBlue began his public\u2011service career in the early 1970s, working for the Law Offices of Terry Sanford before joining the firm Thigpen,\u202fBlue,\u202fStephens\u202f&\u202fFellers (now Blue\u202fLLP) as a partner in 1976. He entered elected office in 1980, winning a seat in the North\u202fCarolina House of Representatives. He served multiple terms there, including as Speaker of the House from 1991 to 1994, becoming the first African\u2011American to hold that position in the state [15][20]. After an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 2002, he returned to the state legislature, winning a special election to the Senate in 2009 following the death of Senator Vernon\u202fMalone [4][15].\n\nDuring his Senate tenure, Blue has served on key committees such as Appropriations (Health and Human Services), Finance, Judiciary, and Rules and Operations. He has been a leading voice on Medicaid expansion, clean\u2011energy policy, and education funding, and he helped pass bipartisan legislation to safely reopen schools after the COVID\u201119 pandemic [16][4]. As minority leader since 2014, he has been recognized as one of the General Assembly\u2019s most effective members.\n\nIn the 2026 race, Blue\u2019s campaign emphasizes continued investment in public education, job creation, public safety, and protecting democratic institutions. His campaign website outlines these priorities and highlights past achievements such as the 2023 Medicaid expansion that extended coverage to over 500,000 North\u202fCarolina residents and the state\u2019s ambitious clean\u2011energy plan targeting a 70\u202f% emissions reduction by 2030 [16].\n\nBlue\u2019s family includes his wife, Edna, and their children. He remains active in community service and serves as chair of the Duke University Board of Trustees, reflecting his long\u2011standing ties to higher education in the state [20].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Dan Blue III - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Blue_III)\n- [4] [Dan Blue Jr. - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Blue_Jr.)\n- [9] [Senator Dan Blue - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/268)\n- [12] [Daniel Blue - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Blue)\n- [15] [Dan Blue - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Blue)\n- [16] [Home \u2013 Dan Blue for Senate](https://danblueforsenate.org/)\n- [20] [About Dan Blue \u2013 Senator Daniel Blue - Sites@Duke Express](https://sites.duke.edu/pjms364s_01_s2016_senatordanblue/about-dan-blue/)","firstname":"Daniel","lastname":"Blue","middlename":null,"suffix":"JR","token":"2a3d054e085450e6"},"token":"OPl71GxQWU"}],"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 14"}