Mary Insprucker

Mary Insprucker is the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 36 in the November 3, 2026 general election. Her campaign website is maryforcarolina.com and she lists a PO Box in Cary, NC as her mailing address ¹⁰.

A longtime Cary resident, Insprucker is widely known locally as “Mary for Cary.” She describes herself as a neighbor, volunteer, and community leader who has spent decades serving in classrooms and national nonprofit organizations ¹⁴. She is a professional communicator who has worked as a journalist and writer, interviewing figures such as Colin Powell and Maya Angelou, producing the local news outlet Triangle 411, and contributing to UNC‑archived anthologies ¹⁴. Her work earned her the Chamber of Commerce Community Enhancement Award and the Habitat for Humanity Media Relations Award ¹⁴.

Insprucker’s career includes serving as director of one of the largest nonprofits in the Midwest, consulting for the town of Cary, and sitting on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross. She has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Make‑A‑Wish, and Special Olympics, and has taught as a religious instructor and substitute teacher in Wake County public schools ¹⁴.

Although she does not consider herself a career politician, Insprucker has pursued elected office before. In 2022 she ran as a nonpartisan candidate for Cary Town Council Ward C, appearing on the May 17, 2022 general‑election ballot ¹.

Her 2026 campaign emphasizes “reviving the American Dream,” restoring affordable living, and fostering direct dialogue between lawmakers and citizens at the kitchen‑table level ¹³¹⁴. The platform reflects her long‑standing belief that community thrives when neighbors help one another.

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