{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDeDreana 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].\n\nFreeman's Senate campaign was organized around a SEE framework \u2014 Social, Economic, and Environmental priorities \u2014 encompassing housing affordability, living wages, small business support, and environmental justice, per her campaign materials [1].\n\n## Background and education\nDeDreana 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].\n\n## Career\nFreeman 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].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [DeDreana Freeman for NC Senate \u2013 dedreanafreeman.com](https://dedreanafreeman.com)\n- [2] [DeDreana Freeman - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeDreana_Freeman)\n- [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20; NC Senate District 22 (DEM): Sophia Chitlik 22,739, Dedreana Freeman 11,968.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_022","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 22"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dedreana","fullname":"Dedreana Irene Freeman","lastname":"Freeman","middlename":"Irene","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_022","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 22","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_022","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 22","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"b61d7481bfa66c23"}