Amy Renee Taylor North

Amy Taylor North is the Democratic nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 74 in the November 3, 2026 general election. The district covers Lewisville, Clemmons, Pfafftown, Tobaccoville, Bethania and part of Winston‑Salem. In 2024 she was the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Jeff Zenger, winning 48.2% of the vote and narrowly missing the seat by about 1,900 votes, after capturing 80% of the primary vote.

Born in Texas, North earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in 1994 ¹. She later moved to the Lewisville‑Clemmons area, where she has lived for more than two decades. Her professional background is in communications; she has worked as a communications specialist, senior managing editor of a national health‑care magazine, and most recently as a community host for World Relief Triad ¹¹⁸. North also served as congressional campaign director in 2018 ¹².

North’s civic involvement is extensive. She volunteers with Community for Public Schools, the West Forsyth High School PTSA, the Lewisville‑Clemmons Chamber of Commerce, Dress for Success, LEAD Girls NC, REACH Women’s Network, Women of Action, and the Lewisville Historic Society ¹². She has also been active with the Arts Council of Winston‑Salem and the nonprofit World Relief Triad ¹.

In the 2024 election cycle, North won the Democratic primary with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Mack Wilder ¹. She then earned 48.2% in the general election, a strong showing in a district that had been held by a Republican for several terms ¹. Her campaign emphasized public‑school funding, small‑business support, reproductive‑rights protection, clean‑energy incentives, and common‑sense gun‑safety measures ¹⁸. She also pledged to raise teacher salaries and promote fair tax structures for small businesses ¹⁸.

North’s 2026 campaign is being promoted through the “NORTH for NC” website and social channels, where she describes herself as a small‑business owner, mother of two, and longtime homeowner in the district ⁷¹². The campaign lists endorsements from a range of community leaders, local elected officials, labor groups, the Sierra Club, NOW NC, the NC AFL‑CIO, and the Carolina Forward slate, which includes her as the House candidate for District 74 ¹⁰¹¹¹⁹.

If elected, North says she will work to protect local decision‑making authority, oppose legislation that would divert public school funds to private schools, and fight what she characterizes as “extremist” policies from the current Republican incumbent ¹¹¹². Her platform also calls for expanding access to affordable health care and safeguarding voting rights ¹⁸.

North’s campaign contact information is [email protected] (also [email protected]) and the campaign website https://www.northfornc.com/ ⁷¹².

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