{"biography":"Raymond Charles \"Ray\" Ubinger is the Libertarian Party nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 30 in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election. He advanced to the ballot after the Libertarian primary was cancelled, joining incumbent Democrat Marcia Morey on the November ballot [1].\n\nUbinger was born on June\u202f18,\u202f1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now resides in Durham, North Carolina. He earned an A.B. in Mathematics from Duke University in 1987 and is listed as single on his voter\u2011registration profile [9].\n\nProfessionally, Ubinger has worked in clinical research data management since 1992, a field that involves overseeing the collection, validation, and analysis of clinical trial data [9]. He also served in the U.S. Army, rising from Second Lieutenant leading a company in the 82nd Signal Battalion (1989\u20111990) to First Lieutenant and Assistant Battalion Operations Officer in the same unit (1990\u20111991) [9].\n\nHis political activity dates back to the mid\u20111990s. He first ran as a Libertarian candidate in 1994 and described himself as a \u201cguerrilla activist\u201d when he challenged Senator Jesse Helms in 1996 [9]. Since then he has repeatedly sought office: State Senate District\u202f20 in 2004, State Senate District\u202f22 in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, and the State House in 2000 and again in 2026. In the 2022 Senate race he received 2\u202f% of the vote (1,543 votes) and in 2024 he increased his share to 14\u202f% (13,674 votes) against Democrat Sophia Chitlik [1].\n\nUbinger\u2019s platform aligns with core Libertarian principles. He advocates for a dramatically smaller government limited to protecting individual rights, the abolition of the IRS and many welfare programs, the repeal of the death penalty, legalization of victimless crimes, and a free\u2011market approach to health care and education. These positions are reflected in his campaign statements and in third\u2011party summaries of Libertarian policy that he endorses [19][20].\n\nThe campaign lists a mailing address of 2604 Englewood Avenue\u202f1, Durham, NC\u202f27705 and directs supporters to the website \"GovernYourself.com,\" which outlines his philosophy of maximal personal liberty and minimal government intervention [8][16].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Ray Ubinger - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Ray_Ubinger)\n- [8] [Vote-USA | Raymond Ubinger | Candidate for State Senator District 22, North Carolina | November 5, 2024 North Carolina General Election](https://vote-usa.org/intro.aspx?state=nc&id=ncubingerray)\n- [9] [Ray Ubinger's Biography](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/41222/ray-ubinger)\n- [13] [Our Campaigns - Candidate - Raymond C. \"Ray\" Ubinger](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=398)\n- [14] [Ray Ubinger - North Carolina Candidate - Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/candidate/ray-ubinger)\n- [16] [GovernYourself.com - Ray Ubinger for NC Senate 20](http://governyourself.com/)\n- [19] [Ray Ubinger | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/nc/north-carolina-north-carolina-state-senate-district-22/ray-ubinger)\n- [20] [Who is Ray Ubinger? - North Carolina State Senate District 22](https://lykelect.com/post/ray-ubinger/00d71d20-e087-435b-b3e4-e6abc142b9ec/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_030","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 030"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Raymond","fullname":"Raymond Charles 'Ray' Ubinger","lastname":"Ubinger","middlename":"Charles 'Ray'","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_030","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 030","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"LIB","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_030","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 030","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"LIB","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"LIB","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Ray Ubinger is the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina House District\u202f30 in 2026, with a background in clinical research, military service, and repeated Libertarian campaigns.","terms":[],"token":"1ece3ef772feb53a"}