←All People
Dedreana Irene Freeman
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
DeDreana Irene Freeman ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for North Carolina Senate District 22 (covering portions of Durham County) but lost to Sophia Chitlik, 11,968 votes to 22,739, in the March 3, 2026 primary; Chitlik advances to the November 3, 2026 general election 3. Freeman previously served on the Durham City Council representing Ward 1 from 2017, when she defeated incumbent Cora Cole-McFadden, through a 2021 re-election, before losing her bid for a third term in 2025 2.
Freeman's Senate campaign was organized around a SEE framework — Social, Economic, and Environmental priorities — encompassing housing affordability, living wages, small business support, and environmental justice, per her campaign materials 1.
Background and education
DeDreana Freeman was born on September 30, 1977. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts from North Carolina Central University 2.
Career
Freeman has worked in community finance and economic development, serving as Director of Thread Capital and Director of Partnership Development at CornerSquare Community Capital, part of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center 2. Her campaign materials credit her Durham City Council tenure with helping secure more than $16 million in wage increases for workers and leading advocacy for the HEART (Housing, Economic Development, and Affordability in Real Time) program 1.
Sources
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
North Carolina — campaign finance
- State, county, and municipal candidates — all in one system — NC State Board of Elections — Committee Search. Search by last name “Freeman”.
North Carolina — statement of economic interest
- Required for state-elected and many local officials — NC State Ethics Commission — Statement of Economic Interest Search. Search by last name “Freeman”.