Stacie Mcginn

Stacie McGinn is the Republican nominee for the North Carolina State Senate, District 42, on the November 3, 2026 general‑election ballot. The Republican primary for the seat was cancelled, allowing her to advance automatically to the November contest against incumbent Democrat Woodson Bradley, who also advanced without a primary ¹². McGinn previously ran for the same seat in 2024, winning a narrow Republican primary over Jaime Daniell (51.7% to 48.3%) and losing the general election to Bradley by just 200 votes (49.9% to 50.1%) ¹².

McGinn grew up in a military family; her father was a West Point‑trained Air Force pilot and her mother one of the first women to graduate in architecture from Rice University. She attended public schools in New Mexico, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with distinction in Economics and Finance from Baylor University in 1981, and graduated cum laude with a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1990 ⁵⁶.

Her professional career blends high‑level corporate law and executive management. After law school she co‑founded a Consumer Protection Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement group at a prominent law firm and co‑authored a book on consumer‑protection law. She later served as a partner specializing in mergers and acquisitions, and was recruited by Bank of America to become Deputy General Counsel of its international consumer‑group, overseeing more than 100 attorneys and a budget comparable to the entire North Carolina state budget (about $30 billion). She was recognized among the bank’s top‑100 executives and also served on President Ronald Reagan’s task force in Washington, D.C., bringing private‑sector practices to the federal government ⁵.

McGinn’s platform emphasizes three pillars: education, public safety, and economic opportunity. She advocates for parental involvement and choice in schools, higher academic standards, expanded technical‑training and apprenticeship programs, and stronger school‑safety measures ³⁵. On crime, she calls for robust, effective law‑enforcement resources to keep Mecklenburg County neighborhoods safe ³. Economically, she promotes legislation that attracts businesses, creates jobs, and addresses growth‑related challenges such as rising housing costs, labor shortages, and infrastructure needs ³⁵. Her publicly stated positions also include a pro‑life stance, supporting limited elective abortion access with specific gestational limits and exceptions, and opposing taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood ⁶.

McGinn has garnered endorsements from several high‑profile figures, including former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker, former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Charlotte City Councilman Tariq Bokhari, and congressional candidate Addul Ali. Local Republican organizations list her as General Counsel for the Mecklenburg County GOP and a liaison to the Board of Elections, as well as a board member of the Charlotte Symphony and a finance chair for Republican women’s groups ⁴⁶.

If elected, McGinn would bring her blend of legal expertise, corporate leadership, and public‑service experience to the Senate, aiming to translate her “common‑sense” solutions into state legislation that supports families, strengthens public safety, and fuels economic growth in District 42 and across North Carolina.

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