Davis has repeatedly supported increased border security, which he emphasizes is one element of comprehensive immigration reform. He issued public statements after the ICE shootings of civilians in Minnesota, first advocating for a “thorough and independent investigation” and then calling for the resignation of former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

In Congress, Davis has crossed party lines to support several Republican immigration initiatives, including the Laken Riley Act, a resolution criticizing the Biden administration's handling of the southern border, and another restricting certain federal aid to sanctuary cities. Most recently, she voted against the sweeping Republican border security and immigration enforcement package, which allocated nearly $70 billion to fund ICE, the Border Patrol, and other immigration enforcement activities.

Davis has consistently advocated for Medicaid expansion, dedicating her first floor address to the issue in 2023 and relaunching a legislative group urging states to expand the program. Rural health care has been central to many of her efforts, and Davis has emphasized Medicaid's role in supporting rural hospitals.

Last year, Davis voted against the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which introduced changes that experts predicted would substantially reduce Medicaid enrollment. He also strongly opposed the expiration of tax credits that helped many people pay for insurance on the federal marketplace.

Davis's campaign presents the economy from the perspective of rising gasoline, food, and healthcare costs. She has said she believes tariffs can be helpful in some cases, but that President Trump's approach has gone too far and that tariff policy should be overseen by Congress. She voted for the 2024 bipartisan bill to expand the Child Tax Credit and increase funding for affordable housing, but against the "One Big Beautiful Bill," which cut taxes for some of the wealthiest Americans.

Davis is a strong supporter of the federal government's role in public schools, particularly through Title I funding for schools serving low-income students. He has advocated for HBCUs and rural schools, but his position on school vouchers is unclear. In 2023, he voted against the Republican-sponsored Parents Bill of Rights, which would have imposed additional requirements on the information schools share with parents, including curriculum and bathroom designations. The Senate never considered it.

In Congress, Davis has supported federal measures to improve farm safety and recommended a heat protection standard for agricultural workers. He voted against the Secure the Border Act of 2023, arguing that mandating E-Verify would destabilize agriculture unless the H-2A visa system was reformed first, but later backed another version of the bill without the E-Verify provision.

In June, Davis co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that expands the H-2A visa program for agricultural workers to other year-round industries, such as dairy and aquaculture, modifies the wage structure, and strengthens worker protections. He has also previously sponsored legislation to make it easier for workers, including construction workers, to organize and bargain collectively. But he broke with the majority of Democrats in January 2024 by opposing a National Labor Relations Board rule that would have increased a company's responsibility for the working conditions of contractors and subcontractors.

Davis has described AI as one of the “opportunities that will define our era.” In that regard, he supports expanding the use of AI, particularly in agriculture and the military. He supported the federal Take It Down Act, which requires platforms to remove non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes created with AI. Davis has rejected a blanket moratorium on data centers but has emphasized that communities should be involved in decision-making.

Davis has supported expanding access to affordable housing by building more homes, allocating federal funds to low-income communities, and taking steps to make it easier for people to become homeowners. He voted for the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, highlighted grants for North Carolina's public housing authorities, and supported tax legislation that would have increased funding for affordable rental housing.

Buckhout includes border security as a key issue in his campaign, calling for increased border enforcement to prevent drugs from entering the country. In previous interviews, he has repeatedly characterized immigration as an “invasion” and expressed support for the Trump administration’s efforts to complete the wall on the southern border and implement the “Remain in Mexico” policy. While Buckhout has indicated support for federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, he has not commented publicly on the ICE shootings of civilians.

Buckhout's campaign mentions his focus on reducing healthcare costs but offers no further details. He has said in interviews that he believes the system needs “competition, transparency, and choice, not more federal spending.” Along those lines, he wants states to be able to administer Medicaid themselves with work requirements and opposes extending subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. He has criticized Davis's vote against the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” pointing to a small provision in the legislation that established a rural health fund.

Buckhout's campaign promises economic relief through "lower costs, better jobs, and a stronger economy," and she says she will fight to cut taxes. In an interview, she said the rising cost of living was one of the biggest problems facing North Carolinians and that, while she supports President Trump's economic policies, more needs to be done. She opposes increased federal spending and has said she believes tariffs are a temporary measure to "level the playing field" and that, over time, President Trump's approach will achieve that goal.

Buckhout is skeptical of the federal government's role in public education. “When it comes to telling parents how to educate their children, I think that's a bit problematic,” she said in July during a forum in New Bern. In a recent poll, she said she strongly supports school choice “for the poor and middle class,” so they have the same options already available to wealthy people, and that she would support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education.

Buckhout's campaign includes protecting farmers and fishermen from unnecessary regulations, but makes no mention of worker protections. She has generally supported President Donald Trump's agenda and that of the national Republican Party, both of which are more focused on supporting industry than the workforce by cutting costs and eliminating red tape.

Buckhout's campaign frames AI as a national security issue and a competition with China—one that can be won by drastically reducing regulations and increasing energy production to supply the tech sector. In the Republican primaries, Buckhout's campaign received the endorsement of a pro-AI super PAC; at the time, she rejected accusations that she would be beholden to industry interests. Her campaign did not respond to a request from Spectrum 1 News to say whether she would support a federal moratorium on data centers.

Buckhout's campaign has acknowledged that North Carolina families face a high cost of living, but has not identified any housing-related measures as a specific policy priority.

In a 2018 poll, Bailey indicated that he disagreed with building a wall on the southern border and supported sanctuary cities. On social media, he has criticized ICE operations and a proposed immigrant detention center in Greensboro, which he called a “concentration camp.”

In a 2018 candidate questionnaire, Bailey indicated that he did not believe it was the federal government's responsibility to provide health insurance for everyone. “If they want to provide health care, build hospitals and hire doctors,” he said. “If they want to enrich their corporate backers, make everyone buy their own health insurance. I believe the less government bureaucracy involved in health care, the cheaper it becomes.”

In a 2018 questionnaire, Bailey indicated that the federal government's primary role in boosting the economy was "prosecuting fraud and other criminal practices." He said he believed the best way to reduce unemployment was to cut regulations and restore the free market.

Bailey has made limited statements about public education. In a 2018 candidate questionnaireHe indicated that he did not agree that free public education should be guaranteed up to university.

Bailey has been identified in some profiles as a roofing contractor, so he has direct experience in construction. He has not made public statements regarding worker protections or unions, but his party has generally defended employees' freedom to decide whether or not to join a union.

Bailey made statements in 2018 in favor of reducing regulations and restoring the free market, but he has recently said nothing linking those principles to the current debate on AI use and data center regulation. His party platform advocates for personal privacy and limiting the sharing of sensitive information, as well as condemning warrantless surveillance.

Bailey has not presented a specific housing agenda, but his party platform has generally opposed zoning regulations and supported a supply-side approach that protects private property and relies on private markets and charity rather than federal housing programs.

Ross is campaigning on an immigration platform that proposes strengthening border security, along with pathways to citizenship, protections for Dreamers, and ways for farmworkers to obtain legal status. He has said that federal immigration authorities should focus their resources on real threats to public safety and has criticized ICE agents and their use of lethal force, but he has stopped short of calling for the abolition of ICE.

Ross cited immigration agents' tactics as one of the reasons he voted against a Senate measure that allocated approximately $70 billion in additional funding to ICE and the Border Patrol. He also voted against the Laken Riley Act, which expanded mandatory immigration detention for some non-citizens accused of certain crimes.

Ross has long supported Medicaid expansion and called North Carolina’s decision to expand the program in 2023 “long overdue.” In Congress, he voted against measures such as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which he said would jeopardize Medicaid coverage. In late 2025, as the expanded subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were nearing their end, he warned that 888,000 North Carolinians relied on them and that their premiums would rise if lawmakers allowed the credits to expire. He voted against a subsequent government funding measure because it did not include those credits and has campaigned to reinstate them.

Ross views inflation primarily as a problem related to the cost of living for households. While during the Biden administration he blamed Russia's war in Ukraine for rising prices, more recently he has pointed to President Donald Trump's tariffs and tax policies, warning that they would "raise costs, worsen inflation," and that consumers would bear the brunt of the higher costs. He voted in favor of pandemic stimulus funds and has also supported bills to cap prescription drug costs and reduce the price of imported goods.

Ross is campaigning for more federal funding for K-12 public schools, in addition to funding free preschool. He has warned against eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and has criticized North Carolina lawmakers for expanding the state's school voucher program to higher-income families.

Ross is campaigning by highlighting his pro-worker and pro-union record, emphasizing his past support for collective bargaining rights, raising the minimum wage, and sponsoring bills requiring paid sick leave. In 2021, he supported legislation to overhaul the existing H-2A agricultural visa system while simultaneously creating a process for eligible farmworkers to obtain legal status. In 2025, he co-sponsored legislation to establish a comprehensive standard for protecting workers from heat; he also joined a measure directing the Secretary of Labor to issue a mandatory safety standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.

As a member of both the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on artificial intelligence and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Ross has taken a pro-technology approach while also advocating for adequate safeguards. In 2024, he introduced legislation aimed at creating better systems for identifying AI-related security problems and has opposed the Trump administration's efforts to prevent states from adopting their own AI regulations. Regarding data centers, Ross has acknowledged the scale of the problem and publicly expressed concern about their enormous energy demands. However, he has not called for a moratorium on these projects.

Affordable housing is a central issue in Ross's campaign, and she has supported both increasing the supply through construction and providing direct assistance to low-income renters and homebuyers. Ross has supported expanding the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, but she has also called on the government to ensure it is used properly: In 2024, citing soaring home prices in her district, Ross and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee sent a letter to two federal agencies asking them to examine whether the LIHTC and similar programs disproportionately benefited institutional investors. She supported the 2026 bipartisan housing bill and has highlighted the millions of dollars she has sent back to her district to build more affordable housing.

Douglass says he believes the United States should do more to secure its southern border and limit immigration to those who follow the legal process. In a blog post announcing his entry into the race, he said he opposes illegal immigration, which facilitates crime and displaces Americans seeking entry-level jobs. He supports the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.

Douglass has supported maintaining Medicare and Medicaid, but does not consider any other government-funded health care programs necessary. Although not a legislator at the time, he praised Republican efforts to impose new eligibility requirements on Medicaid recipients in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and supported letting the expanded subsidies of the Affordable Care Act expire. Instead, he has said that Republican efforts to expand access to Health Savings Accounts and telehealth will help reduce health care costs.

Douglass wants less government intervention, fewer regulations, and lower taxes as a way to reduce prices and boost economic growth. In a recent interview, he said the country should cut spending to address the national debt and that the best way to do that is to reduce the size of the federal government.

Douglass believes the federal government should not interfere in local education and supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. In a questionnaire for candidates, he stated his strong support for school choice, including vouchers, tax credits, charter schools, and homeschooling.

Douglass has not published a detailed worker protection policy, but its overall platform emphasizes less government regulation. It has not taken a direct stance on H-2A agricultural visas, heat protection standards, or collective bargaining.

Douglass generally advocates for less government regulation, but he hasn't taken a public stance on AI regulation or data centers. On his Substack, he has shared articles written by others who oppose state-by-state AI restrictions and data center moratoriums, but he hasn't shared his own views on these issues.

Douglass has not specifically addressed affordable housing in interviews or writings, and because she has never held elected office, she has a limited record on the issue. However, she has repeatedly called for less government intervention and lower federal spending, and has urged Congress to address fraud in government-funded programs.

Laszacs says the United States needs immigrants. He supports allowing more immigrants to enter the country legally and offering them legal pathways to citizenship, but says border security should be an immediate priority. While he hasn't explicitly linked the concept to federal immigration control, during his 2022 Senate campaign, Laszacs advocated for ending qualified immunity for law enforcement officers, saying he wanted a “society free from the fear of government harassment.”

Laszacs believes Medicaid should be reorganized around consumer choice and competition, and that the American healthcare system is distorted because patients generally do not control the money spent on their behalf. His ultimate solution is to eliminate the federal tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance and establish individual tax exemptions instead. He has also previously advocated for repealing North Carolina's certificate-of-need laws as a way to reduce healthcare costs.

Laszacs says tackling inflation is one of his top three policy priorities, asserting that rising costs are “eating away at savings while working families struggle to afford everyday items.” His solution is to cut government spending, establish a realistic budget, and stick to it. He supports forcing Congress to make tough spending decisions rather than simply printing more money and advocates for a Swiss-style system of governance, where budgets are balanced over time.

Laszacs believes that funding for public schools should follow students. He wants the federal government to continue funding local schools, but through unconditional block grants that allow school administrators to decide how best to spend the money. He supports vouchers, which he calls a good first step, but wants North Carolina to go further by expanding its Education Savings Account program.

Laszacs believes workers should be able to choose their jobs, businesses should face few regulatory hurdles, and the government should intervene as little as possible. In a 2024 candidate survey, he indicated he believed there were better ways to address poverty than raising the minimum wage. He has also spoken about the country's need for workers such as farmworkers and dishwashers, though he has spoken less about how to protect them and has not made direct statements on heat-related standards or H-2A agricultural visas.

Lasazacs has advocated for allowing technological solutions to emerge through markets rather than government intervention and has denounced excessive regulations that slow the economy. However, he does not have a developed platform focused on artificial intelligence or data centers and has not publicly taken a specific stance on these issues.

Laszacs argues that housing becomes more affordable when the government steps back and allows more construction. His housing policy advocates for fewer zoning and land-use restrictions and more small, unconventional housing solutions. But ultimately, he considers housing a state and local issue and not one that should be managed by lawmakers in Washington, D.C. What federal lawmakers can do, he says, is enact responsible fiscal policies that reduce inflation.

Murphy is campaigning on a platform that includes support for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts and emphasizes preserving housing, benefits, and jobs for Americans and legal immigrants. As a congressman, Murphy supported the Laken Riley Act, which expanded mandatory immigration detention for some non-citizens accused of certain crimes, as well as another bill that increased criminal penalties related to illegal entry into the country. Murphy did not publicly comment on the deaths of civilians at the hands of ICE in Minneapolis in January 2026, but after that incident, he voted to send more funding to ICE, the Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Murphy, a urologist, is campaigning on a platform of making health care affordable, arguing that the system is broken and that patients and doctors should reclaim power from insurance companies. In both the North Carolina General Assembly and Congress, he has consistently supported Medicaid expansion while advocating for stricter work requirements and eligibility criteria to prevent taxpayers from funding coverage for able-bodied individuals who choose not to work. Late last year, he also warned of the consequences of letting the expanded premium credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expire and urged the passage of a short-term extension while Congress addressed the underlying crisis of health care affordability.

In Congress, Murphy's legislative agenda has focused on competition and insurance reform as ways to keep costs down. He has introduced or sponsored bills to change Medicare reimbursements to doctors, allow some prescription drug purchases to count toward insurance deductibles, and strengthen enforcement of the No Surprises Act.

Murphy’s message for several years has been that excessive government spending, taxes, and regulations have fueled inflation, making it harder for families to afford food, housing, and healthcare. During the Biden administration, Murphy criticized Democrats for considering more taxes and spending amid high inflation and opposed the American Rescue Plan for contributing to the problem. He has supported proposals to expand energy production and reduce regulations as a way to lower energy costs, and he has also backed supply-side intervention in housing by supporting recent bipartisan legislation. Murphy has also strongly supported President Donald Trump’s tariffs, though he has acknowledged that Americans will sometimes end up paying for them.

Although he hasn't called for the complete abolition of the Department of Education, Murphy believes the agency has become too large and inefficient. His official House webpage states that he supports federal funding for special programs, but that states should play a larger role in improving student outcomes. He supports public schools, as well as school choice, including allowing parents and students to decide whether public, private, charter, or homeschooling is the best option. In 2025, he co-sponsored legislation creating a federal tax credit for donations designated for private school scholarships. While in the General Assembly, Murphy voted for budgets that increased teacher salaries and K-12 education spending while simultaneously cutting taxes.

Murphy has praised farms as vital to the economy of eastern North Carolina, but that stance has frequently focused on protecting farm owners rather than farmworkers. In 2025, he joined a bipartisan letter calling for a wage freeze for H-2A visa workers, arguing that the government-set rate was too high and increasing operating costs for family farms nationwide. He has not taken a position on an OSHA proposal to establish a federal heat protection standard for outdoor farm and construction workers, and he opposed a 2021 bill that would have made it easier to join unions and strengthened collective bargaining.

Murphy favors regulating artificial intelligence with “ethical safeguards,” especially when the technology is used in medicine and healthcare, but says this regulation should largely fall to states and professional groups, rather than the federal government. Murphy recently co-sponsored a bill requiring physician review when Medicare Advantage insurers deny prior authorizations with AI assistance, as well as other legislation requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent evaluation of AI systems used in its healthcare. He has supported data centers as a necessary way for the United States to compete with China and has dismissed concerns about their excessive water or energy use.

Murphy has called housing affordability one of the nation's most critical problems and has attributed the issue to rising costs and insufficient supply. As a solution, he supported recent bipartisan legislation to build more housing, reduce regulatory costs, improve financing options, and restrict corporations from buying large amounts of property. Murphy voted for legislation that reinstated the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which aims to make it more financially viable to offer affordable rental housing, but he opposed the American Rescue Plan, which included, among many other provisions, emergency rental assistance.

Smith does not include immigration among his campaign issues. However, in an interview earlier this year, he said that immigration laws should be enforced, as long as that enforcement does not violate constitutional rights and due process, cause harm to individuals, or employ racial profiling. While he has not publicly commented on the deaths of civilians at the hands of ICE, Smith has advocated for holding agents accountable when they abuse their power. As a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, he voted against a 2022 bill that would have required local sheriffs to cooperate with ICE.

Smith was a leading sponsor of two statewide initiatives that sought to expand Medicaid in North Carolina without work requirements, though both ultimately failed; he was no longer in the House of Representatives when lawmakers finally expanded the program. Smith’s campaign focuses on making health care more affordable and expanding access in rural areas. He supports extending the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act premiums, but noted that they are a short-term fix and “not the ultimate answer to any of our health care problems.”

Smith's campaign addresses inflation primarily as an affordability issue for households, one that has made it difficult for North Carolinians to buy food, pay for housing, and access health care. He has blamed politicians for focusing on billionaires and special interests, but has not offered concrete policies to address the problem. Smith has emphasized the role that federal infrastructure spending can play in boosting job growth and, while in the state legislature, sponsored bills to raise the minimum wage.

Smith campaigns to strengthen public education, which includes maintaining the federal government's role in funding and protecting civil rights, while leaving many decisions to local leaders. During his time in the North Carolina General Assembly, he sponsored bills to implement the Leandro School Funding Plan and increase school employee salaries, and called for the state to reinvest in public education. He voted against the bill that expanded vouchers for North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship program.

Smith's campaign platform does not include specific protections for farm or construction workers. However, while in the House of Representatives, he sponsored legislation to raise the minimum wage, including for migrant farmworkers, and to protect contract workers from retaliation for reporting labor law violations. He has not taken a public stance on OSHA's proposal to establish a federal heat protection standard for outdoor workers.

Smith does not have a specific platform on artificial intelligence or technology, although he has called for greater investment in modern infrastructure, including broadband internet. While in the General Assembly, he supported bills that would have funded high-speed internet and regulated broadband providers; because he left office in 2022, he did not vote on more recent legislation related to artificial intelligence or data centers.

Smith includes lower housing costs among his top campaign priorities, though he has not offered a detailed housing policy plan. While in the North Carolina House of Representatives, he sponsored legislation to allocate $20 million to fund low-income housing construction and prohibit discrimination against tenants who rely on government assistance.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on immigration control. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on the issue.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on Medicaid expansion or other healthcare issues. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on these matters.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on the economy or inflation. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on the issue.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on education. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on the issue.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on issues affecting farm or construction workers. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on the matter.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on the use of artificial intelligence or data centers. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on the issue.

Cavender has not taken a public stance on affordable housing. Because he has never held elected office, there is no legislative record of his position on the issue.

Foushee has spoken out strongly over the past year against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions, pointing to its role in the deaths of both U.S. citizens and detainees. His campaign website calls Trump’s policy “cruel, immoral, and a profound abuse of power.” He has sponsored legislation to “defund and dismantle” ICE, voted against the bill that allocated more money to the agency, and supported articles of impeachment against former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Previously, Foushee voted against the Laken Riley Act, which expanded mandatory immigration detention for some non-citizens accused of certain crimes. He has advocated for an immigration system that includes a path to citizenship for DACA recipients and Dreamers, visa reform, an end to family separation, and humane treatment for all people, regardless of their legal status.

Foushee's campaign characterizes healthcare as a universal right and states that she supports Medicare for All. It highlights her role as a North Carolina state senator advocating for Medicaid expansion and does not support work requirements for Medicaid. In Congress, she voted against the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, citing its impact on healthcare coverage, and voted to extend the recently expired Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies.

Foushee blames President Donald Trump’s administration for the current affordability crisis, specifically the tariffs and the war in Iran, though he says corporate price gouging, insufficient wage growth, and real estate speculation are also responsible. When asked for a solution during an interview, Foushee said it was to end the “reckless war that wasn’t approved by Congress,” citing its role in driving up gas prices and the resulting ripple effects. In 2023, he joined the New Democrat Coalition’s Economic Opportunity Agenda, which proposed measures to lower costs by strengthening supply chains, increasing affordable housing, and accelerating a transition to a clean energy economy. And while he doesn’t argue that severe cuts to federal funding are necessary to combat inflation, he did support a bill that imposed some fiscal discipline on the government.

Foushee has long argued that public schools are underfunded and need greater federal investment, including more resources and higher salaries for teachers. As a state senator, she opposed vouchers for private schools, stating she could not support more charter schools without stricter regulations to ensure they weren't failing students and re-segregating communities. More recently, she sponsored a bill to protect the U.S. Department of Education, saying stable federal funding for education was crucial for North Carolina schools. She campaigns to reverse cuts to higher education that have impacted North Carolina's research institutions, cancel student loan debt, make community colleges free for all, and eliminate tuition at four-year public universities for students from households with incomes below $125,000.

Foushee says he strongly supports unionized workers and advocates for raising the federal minimum wage. In 2023, he co-sponsored a bill to protect farmworkers from wage theft and unsafe working conditions by imposing conditions on employers who do business with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2025, he joined a measure directing the Secretary of Labor to issue a mandatory safety standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. He has also supported bills protecting workers' right to form unions and, earlier this year, backed a union campaign by Amazon workers in Durham.

Foushee argues that artificial intelligence can bring benefits to society, but it needs human oversight and adequate safeguards. He criticized President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order for preventing states and communities from developing their own regulations, as well as the administration's subsequent regulatory framework for artificial intelligence. In Congress, he recently introduced two bills to regulate chatbots, including one that prohibits minors from using AI chatbots designed as companions and another that imposes federal privacy and data security regulations on this technology, in addition to legislation mandating a study of the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce.

Regarding data centers, Foushee has not called for a moratorium on projects. Instead, he said in a recent interview that he has concerns about data centers, but that in the absence of federal guidelines, deciding where to locate them is a local matter. He co-sponsored a bill to require developers to provide communities with both notice and key information about data center projects, as well as another bill aimed at addressing concerns that utility customers will ultimately bear the cost of increased electricity consumption.

Foushee's campaign includes rising housing costs as part of North Carolina's ongoing affordability crisis. As a solution, he advocates for more affordable housing units, limits on hedge fund speculation in the housing market, and more housing tax credits. In 2024, citing the sharp rise in home prices in his district, Foushee and Congresswoman Deborah Ross sent a letter to two federal agencies asking them to examine how institutional investment was impacting the housing sector. Foushee has voted in favor of bills that expanded the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and recent bipartisan affordable housing legislation. Earlier this year, he allocated $4 million in federal funds to build affordable housing units in Chapel Hill and Durham.

Ganorkar, who is also an immigrant, campaigns on a message that immigration should be based on “merit, the rule of law, and assimilation.” He opposes sanctuary cities, which he links to increased crime, but has not commented publicly on the recent deaths of U.S. citizens linked to ICE. In a recent interview, Ganorkar praised President Trump for increasing border security, advocated charging foreign governments for the medical bills of undocumented workers, and proposed temporary worker exchanges as an immigration policy solution.

Ganorkar is running on a platform that proposes eliminating "middlemen" in healthcare: replacing the current system with government-funded vouchers for private insurance, paid directly to citizens so they can purchase insurance wherever they choose. He believes this would help lower healthcare costs and benefit consumers at all income levels, though he does not propose eliminating Medicare and Medicaid entirely. He has not publicly stated his position on expanding Medicaid or on expanding premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

Ganorkar believes the country's debt is "unsustainable" and proposes reducing taxes—including gas and income taxes—as well as spending. In a questionnaire for candidates, he proposes what he calls a "cure for DC's cancer": a flat 10% tax, with all other congressional spending subject to taxpayer approval.

Ganorkar has advocated for the privatization of the public education system, including allocating federal funds to scholarship voucher programs to allow for greater school choice. In a recent interview, he cited India's experience with privatization, including what he described as additional economic benefits. He said these measures, along with decoupling education from property taxes, would "liberate students" and give them more opportunities. He supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and returning control to states and communities.

Ganorkar proposes a federally organized seasonal worker exchange program for agricultural, construction, manufacturing, and hospitality workers as both a labor and immigration policy solution. This, he says, would allow workers to come to the United States on temporary visas to address seasonal labor shortages and protect them from exploitation; they would then return to their home countries when no longer needed. Although Ganorkar owns a family construction business and has a son who works in construction, he has not proposed specific policies to protect workers in this sector.

Ganorkar has little public background on artificial intelligence or data center development, but his general approach to business is to favor fewer regulations and less government intervention.

Ganorkar has emphasized building more affordable housing, encouraging more people to own their homes, and eliminating regulations as solutions to reduce the cost of housing.

In a questionnaire for candidates, Meilleur said he supports mandatory E-Verify, pro-American worker limits, denying non-emergency public benefits—including driver's licenses—to undocumented immigrants, and ending birthright citizenship if the Constitution allows it. His campaign website expresses support for a 2024 bill to tighten asylum rules and increase funding for border enforcement, but he has not commented publicly on recent ICE actions and related deaths.

Meilleur advocates for restructuring Medicaid by converting it into state-funded health savings accounts. She also wants to eliminate certificate-of-need laws, improve access to care through alternative service delivery methods such as telemedicine, decriminalize medical cannabis, and repeal any laws requiring medical care or vaccinations. She has not taken a position on Medicaid expansion; when asked about it during her 2022 campaign for the state legislature, she did not directly answer the question.

Meilleur's campaign criticizes the results of increased national spending on education, healthcare, and defense; it calls for giving inspectors general greater powers to identify waste and potential spending cuts. This, it argues, will reduce both taxes and the federal deficit.

Meilleur wants more school choice and less government spending on education. His campaign emphasizes expanding both the North Carolina Education Savings Account program and Opportunity Scholarships, and allowing taxpayer money to follow students no matter which school they attend. He has called for more vocational training and says that ultimately, parents are responsible for ensuring their children receive a “solid basic education.”

Meilleur has not published a comprehensive policy on worker protections. In the past, he has opposed a state-set minimum wage and has said that government dictating to employers how much to pay their employees constitutes overreach.

Meilleur has not taken a specific stance on regulating artificial intelligence or restricting data centers. His campaign has focused on limiting regulations for businesses; in previous campaigns, he has supported local laws protecting the right to clean air and water and said that those who violate them should be penalized.

Meilleur advocates for zoning reform as a way to increase access to affordable housing. He wants to allow duplexes and triplexes in areas designated for single-family homes, supports the construction of more accessory dwelling units, and encourages denser urban centers to make it easier for people to live close to their jobs. In 2022, he said he believed that less government regulation of the housing industry would reduce rents and evictions.

Virginia Foxx has supported the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts, but even before that, she had long called for stricter border control, greater powers for law enforcement, and the deportation of undocumented immigrants. She supports making E-Verify mandatory, reforming the visa system to better track immigrants and prioritize those with the most in-demand skills, and providing renewable legal status to DACA recipients.

Foxx has described the recent protests against ICE operations as a reaction to “ICE enforcing the rule of law.” As chair of the House Rules Committee, she participated in procedural decisions that led to several proposals to hold ICE accountable being brought to the floor for votes. Most recently, she voted in favor of the sweeping Republican border and immigration enforcement package, which allocated nearly $70 billion to fund ICE, the Border Patrol, and other immigration enforcement activities.

Foxx's campaign website states that she is the granddaughter of immigrants and that she supports legal immigration when those entering the country do so through the appropriate channels.

Foxx has consistently opposed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including its Medicaid expansion and the recently expired expanded subsidies. His campaign acknowledges that healthcare costs are a problem for many of his constituents; as a solution, he proposes patient-centered, market-oriented policies. He highlights his votes in favor of bills that guaranteed insurance coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions, mandated greater price transparency, and prohibited surprise medical billing.

In 2017, Foxx supported a bill to repeal and replace the ACA, saying it would “responsibly reverse” Medicaid expansion while giving states greater control over their programs. He voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which, among other provisions, reduced federal spending on Medicaid, imposed work requirements, and increased eligibility checks.

Foxx has been speaking out for five years about inflation and its effects on food, gas, and housing, attributing it to excessive federal spending, taxes, regulations, and energy policy during former President Joe Biden's administration. A prime example, he said, was the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan intended for pandemic relief. He voted against the bill, as well as the Build Back Better Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, the latter of which he argued would increase inflation rather than alleviate it.

During Donald Trump's presidency, Foxx supported the "One Big Beautiful Bill," despite its anticipated impact on the federal deficit. Although inflation remains high, Foxx has not held the Trump administration's policies, including federal tariffs, responsible.

Foxx has advocated for salary increases for teachers and for some public school programs, but generally believes the federal government should play a smaller role in overseeing and funding public education. As early as 2017, he advocated for abolishing the Department of Education and has long criticized government spending on Title I programs. These programs allocate money to low-income school districts, but Foxx argues they haven't produced equivalent educational improvements and that the money would be better spent on school choice programs. He has called the public school system a "government-run monopoly" and has argued that taxpayer money should follow children wherever they choose to study, claiming this would improve public schools.

Foxx has generally favored compliance with existing safety and wage laws, but has opposed more recent proposals that he believes will increase costs for businesses or strengthen unions. He has been consistent in his criticism of the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires contractors on federally funded construction projects to pay locally prevailing wages, and says he would like to repeal the law to reduce costs and free up funds for more projects. He opposed a bill that would have established a federal heat protection standard for workers, saying it would disproportionately harm small businesses and that it was already possible to do so under OSHA's existing authority. Foxx opposed Biden-era regulations that would have given H-2A farmworkers additional protections to organize and against retaliation, as well as efforts to limit independent contractor classifications.

Foxx has recently highlighted large federal investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and data centers as examples of how the technology can be used as an opportunity for economic development. In 2025, he voted to eliminate an amendment to the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that would have allowed states and local communities to impose their own regulations on artificial intelligence systems.

However, Foxx has not opposed regulations that limit harmful uses of artificial intelligence. He voted for the Take It Down Act, which requires platforms to remove sexually explicit deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence. He also supported legislation to help small businesses understand and adopt artificial intelligence, as well as another measure that directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study how artificial intelligence can assist in its work. He has not taken a public stance on regulating data centers.

Foxx acknowledges that housing affordability is a serious problem, and her policy focuses on supply and the market. To reduce costs and encourage more housing construction, she advocates for allowing local governments to eliminate zoning, permitting, and land-use restrictions. She was an original co-sponsor of a 2022 bill that required cities receiving certain federal housing grants to report whether they have policies that restrict construction, such as preventing higher housing density or prohibiting accessory dwelling units.

Earlier this year, Foxx voted in favor of a bipartisan housing bill that expanded and modernized several affordable housing programs. He also supported legislation aimed at improving access to mortgages and expanding opportunities for homeownership.

Hubbard does not include immigration among her political priorities, although she does promise “equal justice for all communities.” Because she has never held elected office, she has no record on the issue. In February, she called President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement measures inhumane and unconstitutional and denounced the conduct of ICE agents. She said Congress should hold the administration accountable and provide more training for agents working in the field.

Hubbard campaigns to protect Medicaid and expand access to government-backed health insurance. In a recent interview, she said she supports restoring the expanded premium subsidies of the Affordable Care Act, calling them “essential” and saying lawmakers should reinstate them to help millions of people pay for health care. Hubbard supports a public health insurance option, with costs based on a sliding scale, to lower the cost of care. She did not respond to a poll asking her position on work requirements for Medicaid.

Hubbard's campaign argues that working families are struggling because prices are rising faster than wages and large corporations have too much influence over economic policy—arguments he also made during his 2024 campaign for the same seat. His solutions include raising wages, investing in infrastructure, supporting small businesses, and increasing taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations. Hubbard says he would support measures like the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act, which he credits with creating jobs in his district.

Hubbard calls the public education system the “backbone” of the United States and says Congress should do everything possible to support the system, teachers, and physical infrastructure. While he believes the federal government has a role to play, he does support leaving much of education policy in the hands of the states. Hubbard has not made public statements on his position regarding school vouchers or whether he would support abolishing the Department of Education.

Hubbard campaigns for raising the minimum wage, though he doesn't say by how much. He says Congress should prioritize workers and small businesses over the interests of large corporations, but he hasn't taken a public stance on unions, a federal heat protection standard, or H-2A visas for farmworkers.

Hubbard does not include artificial intelligence among his political priorities, although he does speak about the importance of high-speed broadband internet for economic growth. He also has not taken a public stance on data center regulations; because he has never held elected office, he has no background on the issue.

Hubbard has made lower housing costs a campaign priority and has called for better access to affordable housing, but she has yet to propose a specific policy to achieve this. She has supported federal investment in other areas, such as infrastructure, but has not said whether she would apply this approach to housing. Because she has never held elected office, she has no track record on this issue.

Luffman says he disagrees with the Libertarian Party on immigration and is campaigning to reform the country's immigration system. He doesn't want open borders, but says legal immigration should be much easier and cheaper. He has also expressed concern about giving more power to federal law enforcement agencies, including the Border Patrol and ICE, which could later be inherited by other administrations and used against Americans.

Luffman has called the Affordable Care Act a “total disaster” and said that the insurance he had before the law was in place was cheaper and offered better coverage. While he criticizes lawmakers for not addressing the problem, he admits he doesn't have a proposal for a different system but is open to hearing ideas.

Luffman says North Carolina is already unaffordable for many people, and that taxes and government spending leave people with very little disposable income. His proposed solution is to cut government spending and establish few or no taxes. He supports eventually eliminating the federal personal income tax and the IRS, as well as other federal agencies in a government he describes as “big, bloated, and massively over-budget.” Another potential cut is to Social Security; Luffman argues he would like to make participation in the program voluntary because people should be able to put their retirement savings into private market accounts.

Luffman does not address public education, public school funding, school choice, or the Department of Education in his extensive interview published by the state Libertarian Party. Because he has never held public office, he has no legislative record on these issues. Regarding other matters, he has described the federal government as “bloated” and advocated for cutting federal spending, but he has not specifically linked that stance to the federal public education system.

Luffman describes himself as a “hard-working man” who shares the same concerns about affordability as many district residents. But while his general philosophy includes less federal regulation and a smaller government, he doesn't directly address farmworkers or construction workers. He hasn't publicly taken a position on unions, the minimum wage, or federal heat protections.

Luffman has not taken a public stance on the regulation of artificial intelligence or data centers. Because he has never held elected office, he has no background on the issue.

Luffman has identified housing affordability as a specific concern for her district, noting that younger adults “can’t afford a house” and that others live with multiple generations under one roof, not by choice. While she hasn’t released a specific policy on affordable housing, she has generally supported cutting taxes and reducing government spending as a way to make wages go further.

McDowell is a staunch advocate for stricter enforcement of immigration laws; his campaign website mentions his brother's death from a fentanyl overdose and links it to the need to secure the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent illegal drugs from entering the country. When asked whether President Trump should respect the Constitution when attempting to deport people, he did not answer the question directly, saying, "I trust the president." He has acknowledged the harm caused by the intensification of immigration enforcement and said it is "not right" that Native Americans and other U.S. citizens have been wrongfully detained. After ICE agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, McDowell issued a statement calling it a "preventable tragedy" but appeared to blame Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, for contributing to the conditions that led to the shooting.

McDowell supported the Laken Riley Act, which expanded mandatory immigration detention for some non-citizens accused of certain crimes. This year, McDowell consistently backed bills to continue funding the Department of Homeland Security, as well as a symbolic resolution in support of the department.

McDowell does not highlight health care as a major campaign issue, but in her nearly two years in Congress, she has cast two votes with significant consequences on the matter. In 2025, she voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which, among other provisions, imposes work and reporting requirements primarily on adults covered by the Medicaid expansion. Earlier this year, she voted against legislation that would have reinstated expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums.

McDowell has acknowledged the impact that rising prices, from gasoline to food, are having on North Carolinians and has blamed the Biden administration for its “irresponsible spending,” excessive regulations, and trade policies. His campaign website endorses President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, and McDowell has publicly praised Trump’s tariffs, telling an interviewer that he trusts the president and that any temporary hardship will be worth it in the long run. He favors tax cuts as a way to help improve families’ finances, as he mentioned when explaining his support for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” but he has also supported significant government spending when it is directed toward defense, border security, or infrastructure.

McDowell supports reducing the federal government's role in education and has publicly endorsed President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. His campaign does not list education as a top issue and he did not answer questions on the matter in a recent candidate questionnaire, but his messaging on the topic emphasizes parental control and school choice. McDowell has supported federal tax incentives and proposed federal assistance to help military families use private or charter schools, but he also voted for a bill that modestly increased funding for low-income and rural students in traditional public schools.

McDowell’s campaign claims he will fight for “North Carolina’s hard-working families” and protect American jobs, but his record suggests his focus is on helping employers control costs rather than expanding federal labor protections. In 2025, he joined a bipartisan letter calling for a wage freeze for farmworkers on H-2A visas, arguing that the government-set rate was too high and increasing operating costs for family farms nationwide. McDowell co-sponsored legislation that sought to block the U.S. Department of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed federal standard on heat safety. He also recently voted against a bill aimed at streamlining collective bargaining in unionized workplaces.

McDowell generally supports the deployment of artificial intelligence and the growth of its infrastructure, and he favors targeted regulations for specific harms, such as the misuse of deepfakes or threats from foreign adversaries. He supported a bill that included a provision—later removed—aimed at preventing local governments from enforcing AI laws. McDowell has not taken a public position on local or federal restrictions on data center development.

McDowell’s actions in Congress suggest he favors lowering housing costs by increasing supply, reducing regulations, and lowering insurance costs. In 2025, he and other House Republicans sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency asking it to reverse guidelines on insurance for federally backed mortgages, which they argued made homeownership unattainable for many people. This year, he has supported blocking the Department of Energy from setting energy standards for manufactured homes and recently endorsed a bipartisan housing bill that seeks to expand the nation’s housing supply. McDowell has also requested more than $3 million in federal funding for affordable housing in Concord and Salisbury.

Jefferson bases his campaign on securing the border “intelligently,” which includes deploying border agents, judges, and advanced technology to detect fentanyl at legal ports of entry. He supports expanding legal pathways to visas and mandating the use of E-Verify. He has explicitly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement activities, stating that they have “terrorized communities with their immoral and unethical approach” and that, while he supports law enforcement, it should not come “at the expense of the Constitution or human dignity.”

Jefferson is basing his campaign on a message of protecting Medicaid and Medicare for North Carolinians. In an interview earlier this year, he said that most Americans want the government to subsidize health care and called for “measures to expand this coverage” to help more people access care. He was a harsh critic of McDowell’s vote in favor of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” because of its cuts to health care spending, but he has not directly addressed the expiring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.

Jefferson highlights affordability as a key issue in his campaign, proposing “practical solutions” that he says will reduce costs without wasting money. His platform includes a combination of ending “irresponsible tariffs” and corporate price gouging, along with increased investment in small businesses and targeted trade policy. He also wants the government to focus more on small businesses through microloans and investments in rural broadband, and emphasizes his record as mayor of High Point, where he mobilized $10 million for workforce development and helped more than 500 entrepreneurs.

Jefferson explicitly bases his campaign on increasing teacher salaries, reducing class sizes, expanding access to affordable childcare, and expanding post-high school career training options, such as apprenticeship programs. However, he has not released detailed positions on federal funding, school voucher programs, or the future of the U.S. Department of Education.

Jefferson’s campaign calls for workers to earn a “living wage,” but he hasn’t specified what that means. While Jefferson calls for expanding technical training after high school, including through apprenticeship programs, he hasn’t taken public positions on a federal heat standard or H-2A visas. He received endorsements from both the state AFL-CIO and the local firefighters union during his 2023 High Point mayoral campaign, but in his congressional campaign, Jefferson hasn’t shared his views on collective bargaining or right-to-work laws.

As mayor of High Point, Jefferson advocated for a balance between economic development and innovation, on the one hand, and responsible regulation, on the other. Previously, as a member of the City Council, he voted to offer economic incentives for a $300 million data center project that was later canceled. He has not published a comprehensive position on the regulation of artificial intelligence.

Jefferson's campaign highlights the cost of housing as one of the factors making life unaffordable for many North Carolinians. In response, he wants to expand the housing supply, convert vacant buildings into homes, assist first-time homebuyers, and reduce regulations that make building homes more difficult and expensive. He emphasizes his record as mayor promoting streamlined permitting processes and his role in using limited public funds to attract private investment to expand the housing supply. He also chairs the Guilford County Homelessness Task Force.

Rouzer has published a detailed campaign platform on immigration that includes improving border security, requiring work or military service instead of family ties for citizenship, and reforming existing temporary worker programs so businesses can continue operating. In 2025, Rouzer supported the Laken Riley Act, which expanded mandatory immigration detention for some non-citizens accused of certain crimes. He has publicly praised the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement measures and voted for several measures to continue funding ICE and the Border Patrol. Rouzer has not made public statements regarding the deaths of civilians at the hands of ICE agents; shortly after the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, he voted “yes” on a non-binding resolution expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security.

Rouzer has long been a critic of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which he called “socialized medicine” in 2024. His campaign now blames the ACA and other government interventions for rising healthcare costs. He wants to repeal the ACA, implement free-market reforms to increase competition among insurers, increase transparency, and enact medical malpractice reform.

Rouzer says Medicare and Medicaid must be preserved, but warns that if systemic problems are not addressed, the programs will be unsustainable. He has voted for bills that cut funding to those programs—claiming the cuts were necessary to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse—and has supported federal work and reporting requirements for many adults covered by the Medicaid expansion. He has voted multiple times against extending the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired late last year and claimed in 2022 that they incentivized people to stay out of work.

Rouzer has blamed the inflation of recent years on unchecked spending during the pandemic and the energy policies of former President Joe Biden. He has praised President Donald Trump's energy, fiscal, and trade policies for reducing costs. Accordingly, he opposed major spending projects, such as the American Rescue Plan introduced during the Biden administration. He did, however, support Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," which he described as a package for economic growth, and praised its tax cuts and other provisions.

Rouzer's main proposal for increasing Americans' purchasing power is to reduce taxes, which he says is possible by cutting unnecessary government spending. He also calls for an energy policy that considers "all options," along with the goal of making the United States the world's largest exporter of oil and natural gas.

Rouzer wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and return federal education spending to the states, though he notes that some important federal education programs, such as Pell Grants, should be maintained and administered by other federal agencies. His campaign's position is that the government should "step aside" and allow parents, teachers, and local school administrators to decide what is best for their communities. Doing so, he argues, would free up funds for other educational purposes, such as raising teacher salaries or building new schools.

Rouzer’s stance on labor has focused primarily on protecting employers from federal labor costs and regulations, rather than on worker safety, unionization, or wages. In recent years, he has repeatedly attempted to freeze the federal minimum wage requirements for many farmworkers on H-2A visas, most recently by joining a bipartisan letter in 2025, in which he argued that the government-set rate was too high and increasing operating costs for family farms nationwide. He also opposed an expansion of protections for H-2A workers implemented by the Department of Labor during the Biden administration. However, he does not advocate for the elimination of H-2A visas: his immigration platform presents them as vital in addressing chronic agricultural labor shortages, and he wants to make the programs easier for farmers to use.

Rouzer also co-sponsored legislation that sought to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed federal standard on heat safety. He also recently voted against a bill aimed at streamlining collective bargaining in unionized workplaces.

Although Rouzer does not directly base his campaign on regulating artificial intelligence or data centers, his record in Congress suggests that he is in favor of AI development, reforming permitting processes, specific regulations for concrete harms, and the primacy of federal legislation to avoid a patchwork of state and local AI laws.

In Congress, he voted for a bill to address deepfake abuse and another aimed at helping small businesses understand and use artificial intelligence, indicating that he recognizes both the possibilities and the dangers of this technology. He supported a bill that included a provision—later removed—designed to prevent local governments from enforcing AI laws. But while he has shown support for specific regulations, he has not introduced a concrete policy on data centers. However, he has introduced several bills to expedite permitting for infrastructure projects and has criticized states for delaying energy projects by denying permits under the Clean Water Act.

Looking ahead to 2026, Rouzer identified housing affordability as a top priority for House Republicans and has stated that his district faces an affordable housing crisis. His approach is primarily supply-side. He wants to reduce regulatory costs, make manufactured home construction more affordable, and simplify local and federal barriers, all with the goal of expanding the housing supply and lowering prices. At the same time, he has also supported targeted federal investments in affordable housing, including Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects.

Hardy has said she takes the role of law enforcement seriously, but opposes requiring local officers to assist federal immigration agents because it undermines public trust. In an interview last year, she said she supports finding more ways for farmworkers to have a legal pathway to citizenship. Earlier this year, she said on social media that she was “outraged” by the actions of ICE and Border Patrol agents, including the “senseless killings” of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and others, and linked those actions to specific Trump administration policies, congressional votes, and Supreme Court rulings.

Hardy includes health care among her campaign priorities and states that, if elected, she will protect Medicare and Medicaid, support efforts to lower prescription drug costs, and advocate for federal funding for cancer research, as well as maternal and infant mortality. In previous campaigns, she has criticized Medicaid's work and reporting requirements, stating that they resulted in many eligible individuals losing their benefits. In a 2025 interview, she said that reversing recent Medicaid cuts would be her top priority and that she supports extending the Affordable Care Act's expanded premium subsidies beyond their expiration date.

Hardy's campaign emphasizes the practical effects of inflation: affordability. Her campaign platform includes raising the federal minimum wage, closing a "wage loophole" that she says deprives workers of overtime pay, and eliminating taxes on tips. In a 2025 interview, she pointed to Bladen and Columbus counties as having high poverty rates and a need for more jobs, saying it's difficult to overcome poverty in communities that lack jobs and opportunities to begin with. On social media, she criticized Trump's tariff policies, claiming the measures are only driving up the cost of essential goods like healthcare, housing, and food.

Hardy, who previously worked as a school social worker, bases her campaign on strengthening public schools, as well as federal funding administered by the U.S. Department of Education for early childhood education, students with disabilities, and low-income students. She also advocates for federal infrastructure funding to pay for repairs, renovations, flood resilience measures, and improvements to indoor air quality.

Hardy has made relatively few statements directly addressing farm or construction work, but her overall campaign emphasizes pro-worker policies. She advocates raising the federal minimum wage, closing a loophole she says unfairly denies workers overtime pay, and increasing infrastructure spending. She has the support of labor organizations, but has not released explicit platforms on heat protection standards, H-2A agricultural visas, or collective bargaining.

Hardy's campaign claims to support investment in technology and infrastructure, "innovation hubs," clean energy, common-sense permitting processes, and sustainable development planned in accordance with infrastructure capacity. However, it has not taken a detailed policy stance on the use and regulation of artificial intelligence or on data centers.

Housing is part of Hardy's broader message on affordability. He hasn't presented a detailed housing policy platform, but he has advocated for raising wages—including the minimum wage—to increase household purchasing power and prevent prices from pricing more families out of the housing market. He has also supported protecting and expanding Community Development Block Grants, which local governments can use for various needs, including housing.

Abu-Ghazalah, a former immigration attorney, bases his campaign on a platform that demands ICE do its job while simultaneously protecting civil liberties. He argues that the government needs to issue more immigrant visas, offer incentives for legal immigration, and fine and deport undocumented immigrants, then give them the opportunity to re-enter legally. He criticizes politicians' rhetoric that claims undocumented immigrants commit crimes at a higher rate, as well as the "Gestapo-like tactics" he says agents use to detain people based on racial profiling. In a recent interview, Abu-Ghazalah said that while he, as a libertarian, likes the concept of open borders, in practice he believes it is a "recipe for economic collapse." He has also compared the country's current immigration policies to his experiences as a Palestinian living in the West Bank. “When I see ICE patrolling the streets with assault rifles, I can’t help but remember my experience in the West Bank,” he said. “Nothing good can come of that.”

Abu-Ghazalah has made relatively few public statements on healthcare. On his campaign website, he discusses medical debt and states that he would like health insurance for routine and preventative care to be run by private companies. However, he believes the government should provide some kind of “safety net” in the event of a catastrophe, but he doesn't clarify whether he means an existing government program or something else.

Abu-Ghazalah's platform blames excessive federal spending for inflation, claiming that the government "essentially prints money to pay for expenses we cannot afford." As a solution, he wants to balance the budget by reducing military spending and empowering state and local agencies to take over federal services. He also advocates for tax policy reform and would like to replace the income tax with a federal sales tax.

Abu-Ghazalah does not include education among his campaign priorities, but in other areas he has advocated for less federal government intervention. He has not made public comments on school choice, the future of the U.S. Department of Education, or teachers' salaries.

Abu-Ghazalah does not have a clear labor platform. On his campaign website and in a recent interview published by the state Libertarian Party, he takes no position on heat protections, H-2A agricultural visas, the minimum wage, or collective bargaining.

Abu-Ghazalah’s campaign slogan explicitly mentions data centers: “Choose life!” it says. “No data centers for surveillance.” In an interview, he called government subsidies for data centers one of the biggest problems of our time, stating that they “not only drain our economy, but destroy our environment and cost lives.” However, he does not explain who he believes should make decisions about data center locations or, more generally, what his stance is on regulating artificial intelligence.

Abu-Ghazalah does not include any housing-related measures on his campaign website, nor does he address the issue in his interview with the state Libertarian Party. He generally favors balancing the federal budget and reducing reliance on federal funding. This could create tension regarding federal housing subsidies, but Abu-Ghazalah has not specified which housing programs he would maintain, reduce, or eliminate.

Harris supports President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement tactics and blames the current situation on former President Joe Biden’s “weak border policies.” During her 2024 campaign, she said immigration was the most important issue in her district and called for the immediate closure of the border, the deportation of undocumented immigrants, and congressional measures to strengthen asylum and immigration laws. In Congress, she has voted to expand the mandatory detention of certain non-citizens suspected of crimes and to allocate more funding to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.

After the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Harris took to social media to hold state and local Democratic leaders accountable. “SHAME ON YOU,” she said. “If we want the violence to end: Stop promoting it. Stop protecting criminals. Stop demonizing law enforcement.” During a committee hearing in March, in which then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was questioned extensively about ICE tactics, the Minneapolis shootings, and alleged civil rights violations, Harris praised immigration enforcement measures in Charlotte for arresting criminals. The Border Patrol says that of the more than 200 people detained in that operation, 44 face felony charges.

Mark Harris has repeatedly criticized the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion, supported federal policies that make it harder to maintain coverage under the expansion, and voted for the 2025 reconciliation bill that substantially altered Medicaid funding and eligibility requirements. He has referred to the Obama-era law as the “Unaffordable Care Act” and opposed extending the expanded premium subsidies after they expired at the end of 2025. He has called for reforms to Medicare and Medicaid to preserve the systems and serve those who need them most, including by requiring proof of employment for able-bodied adults.

Harris's campaign does not present an alternative health care policy, but he has praised President Donald Trump's plan to take Affordable Care Act subsidies and send them directly to people to use to buy insurance.

Harris's campaign blames inflation on Biden-era policies and spending, which, she says, have made it harder for families to afford the cost of living. Her solutions include balancing the budget, eliminating unnecessary spending, reducing regulations, and increasing domestic oil production to lower gas prices. She has enthusiastically defended President Donald Trump's tariffs, even while acknowledging potential short-term hardships for her district, and supported the tax cuts in the "One Big Beautiful Bill."

As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Harris has also spoken out about the rising production costs facing farmers. She recently focused on beef prices and defended President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily increase imports of foreign beef and offer it at a lower price, which angered American ranchers. She later joined a letter urging Trump to prioritize proposals that would stabilize the American beef industry.

Although the Harris campaign supports public schools, it maintains that parents should be able to choose how their children are educated, whether through public, private, charter, or homeschooling schools. She introduced legislation to ensure that homeschool graduates can access federal student aid and supported both measures that add new federal funding mechanisms to support school choice and those that preserve federal funding for key public school education programs. Harris has also supported abolishing the U.S. Department of Education since at least 2018 and has praised President Trump's actions in that direction.

Harris’s approach to workers generally focuses on employers or businesses, as when she speaks of her support for reducing regulations and lowering taxes. As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Harris frequently mentions farmers. But one of her only recorded positions on contract farmworkers was to join a bipartisan letter in 2025 calling for a freeze on the federally mandated minimum wage requirements for many farmworkers on H-2A visas, arguing that the government-set rate was too high and increasing operating costs for family farms nationwide. Earlier this year, she opposed legislation intended to make it easier for newly unionized workers to obtain their first job contract and has not taken a position on a proposed federal heat protection standard for workers.

Harris is generally skeptical of broad federal regulation of artificial intelligence and favors allowing states, schools, employers, and innovators room to experiment. He has specifically warned against “over-regulation” of AI in education by the federal government. At the same time, he supports targeted legal restrictions when AI or digital technology is linked to crime, exploitation, privacy, or surveillance; he recently co-sponsored the Flock-Off Act to prohibit federal funding of some automated license plate readers. He has not taken a public stance on data center regulations, water usage limits, or electricity consumption caps.

Harris includes housing costs in her list of household expenses that contribute to the affordability crisis. While she doesn't have a detailed housing policy on her campaign website, she has voted for bills that expand Low Income Housing Tax Credits, fund rental assistance, and allocate billions of dollars to Community Development Block Grants, which can be used for housing.

Harris was one of only 32 representatives who voted against Senate changes to this year's landmark bipartisan housing bill, even though she had supported it twice before its final passage. She has not made a public statement explaining that change. She also voted against a bill aimed at improving homeownership opportunities for Native Americans.

Watson says he supports “secure borders and an orderly immigration system.” But he does not favor the way President Donald Trump has approached immigration enforcement, stating that tactics such as sending masked agents into cities and separating families destroy trust and destabilize communities. Instead, he says enforcement measures should focus on repeat violent offenders, human traffickers, and drug dealers. He supports a pathway to legal status and citizenship for undocumented immigrants with roots in their communities and no criminal record.

Watson says the nation’s health care system is broken and built around profit, leading to inflated prices and excessive red tape. In a recent questionnaire for candidates, he said he supports expanding Medicaid and maintaining Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, with the ultimate goal of achieving “universal, affordable coverage.” He proposes expanding Medicare’s authority to negotiate drug prices, prohibiting medical debt from appearing on credit reports, establishing safeguards to prevent abusive business practices, and cutting unnecessary administrative costs.

Watson's campaign focuses on the "core drivers" of the affordability crisis: housing, healthcare, and essential goods. She says the country's economic imbalances contribute to this situation and that the solution lies in supporting policies that empower working families to rebuild the middle class and bring more Americans into it. This includes cutting taxes for the middle and working classes and increasing oversight of corporate power.

Watson, who says she was homeschooled, bases her campaign on maintaining federal funding for key education programs, such as those related to civil rights and support for students with disabilities. But she wants this support to be limited, leaving most educational decisions to parents and local communities. She also wants to prohibit social media companies from collecting data on minors, increase teachers' salaries, and expand vocational and technical education.

Watson's biography states that he has worked in both construction and agriculture and currently owns a construction company. But while his general platform on workers includes living wages and apprenticeship programs, he has not taken a public stance on many issues that directly affect farm or construction workers. He has not directly addressed federal heat safety standards, H-2A visas, or collective bargaining, but he has said he supports immigration reform that protects both American workers from wage cuts and immigrant workers from exploitation.

Watson's campaign includes a clear platform on data centers and artificial intelligence. It states that the United States needs to be able to compete with countries like China in AI, but must do so with "smart and reasonable safeguards" that protect Americans' privacy, jobs, and security. Regarding data centers, Watson advocates for greater transparency surrounding these projects so residents understand their environmental impacts and electricity needs. It supports giving local communities control over data center locations, establishing moratoriums on new data centers "where necessary," and ending taxpayer subsidies for these projects.

Watson's campaign includes a detailed section on housing policy. He supports increasing the supply of "starter housing," reducing unnecessary barriers related to construction and zoning, supporting programs for first-time homebuyers, and restricting the purchase of single-family homes by large corporations.

Whitehead supports the abolition of ICE and comprehensive reform of the country's immigration system. He calls for an end to the criminalization of immigrants not wanted in connection with violent crimes, guaranteed assistance for asylum seekers, and the closure of detention centers.

Whitehead supports universal healthcare and a “complete overhaul” of the nation’s mental health care system. As a full-time caregiver for his disabled wife, he says federal programs intended to help people with disabilities are “often arbitrary and unfair” and wants to refocus the system on patient care.

Whitehead bases his campaign on a platform that emphasizes workers' rights, including a $25 minimum wage and mandatory maternity leave, holidays, and vacations. He wants the country's resources to be focused on "building communities instead of lining the pockets of billionaires."

Universal childcare is the only education-related issue that Whitehead addresses in his campaign and in his party's official platform; as he has never held an elected office, he has no management experience on this issue.

Whitehead’s campaign includes several concrete proposals for workers: a $25 minimum wage, mandatory paid leave, guaranteed access to full-time work for those who want it, and specific wage and safety protections for truck drivers. He also opposes right-to-work laws that “make it nearly impossible to unionize.” But he has not addressed other issues that specifically affect farm and construction workers, including H-2A visa reform or heat protection standards.

Whitehead's campaign explicitly calls for a moratorium on data centers until they are sufficiently regulated, citing their electricity consumption and water pollution as reasons. He has not taken a public stance on the regulation of artificial intelligence in general.

Whitehead does not have a detailed campaign platform outlining his approach to housing. He does mention reallocating national resources to “build communities instead of lining the pockets of billionaires,” but he doesn't elaborate.

Hudson has long framed immigration primarily as a law enforcement and border security issue, basing his campaign on supporting law enforcement, completing the border wall, and combating drug trafficking. He says he welcomes immigrants who come to the country legally, but that illegal immigration poses dangers to U.S. citizens.

Hudson has joined a resolution expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security, as well as providing more funding to ICE and the Border Patrol. He voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act, which expands mandatory detention for some non-citizens suspected of crimes, and has co-sponsored bills to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, increase penalties for undocumented immigrants who commit crimes or illegally re-enter the United States, and return to Mexico migrants who request asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border while their cases are pending.

Hudson did not directly address the fatal shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minneapolis, but shortly afterward said in an interview that the enforcement measures were “getting these dangerous criminals out of their neighborhoods” and that he supported Trump’s efforts.

Hudson presents his platform as a way to protect “Medicaid for those who need it most.” He has long opposed Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and in 2017 he added a provision to a Republican health care bill that would have prevented states like North Carolina from expanding the program. In 2025, he highlighted the additional Medicaid work requirements included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and earlier this year he voted against a bill to extend the Affordable Care Act’s expanded premium subsidies.

Hudson bases his campaign on dismantling the Affordable Care Act, but maintaining consumer protections, such as prohibiting lifetime coverage limits, gender discrimination, and denial of coverage due to pre-existing conditions. He also wants to provide assistance to help people without employer-sponsored health insurance purchase it on the open market and expand the use of health savings accounts.

Hudson has blamed recent inflation on excessive federal spending, exacerbated by restrictive energy policies; he acknowledges that this has made it harder for families to afford gasoline, food, and utility bills. He voted against the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, arguing that addressing the problem required less government spending, not more. He calls for increased domestic production and has been an enthusiastic supporter of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Regarding the latter, he acknowledged there would be short-term difficulties, but that they would ultimately lead to better trade deals and stronger economic growth.

Hudson supports continued federal aid to public schools, but wants most decisions about how those schools operate to remain with states, local communities, and parents. He has criticized federal money earmarked for struggling schools that doesn't appear to improve student outcomes and has floated the idea of ​​sending money “without strings attached” to allow districts to decide where it would be most beneficial. He has long supported school choice and praised the creation of a new federal tax credit for taxpayers who donate to scholarship organizations. But he was not among the lawmakers who publicly praised President Donald Trump's executive order to begin shutting down the U.S. Department of Education.

When Hudson talks about the agricultural industry, he usually focuses on farm owners and promoting measures like tax breaks and fewer regulations. But recently, Hudson joined as a co-sponsor of a major bipartisan overhaul of the H-2A farm visa system, a measure that not only expands the labor supply for farmers but also includes provisions to raise the minimum wage and provide some worker protections.

Hudson has been critical of labor and collective bargaining issues. He co-sponsored a national right-to-work bill, as well as other legislation that sought to reverse the expansion of prevailing federal wage standards. He has highlighted provisions such as “no tax on overtime,” specifically mentioning how they could help construction workers.

Hudson chairs the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and has a proven track record of supporting innovation in artificial intelligence. He favors a limited-intervention regulatory framework designed to preserve U.S. innovation and competitiveness, particularly against China, while also accepting targeted regulations for specific harms, such as deepfakes, cybersecurity, fraud, and privacy. He supported a bill that included a 10-year moratorium preventing state and local governments from enforcing many laws regulating artificial intelligence, though that provision was ultimately removed before the bill became law.

Hudson supports data centers as key infrastructure that the country needs to win the artificial intelligence race. Instead of moratoriums or regulations, he wants to address its enormous electricity needs through increased grid capacity, better infrastructure, and faster permitting processes.

Hudson does not list housing as a major campaign issue, but his legislative votes suggest an approach that seeks to increase the housing supply by reducing regulatory barriers, using tax incentives to encourage the construction of affordable rental housing, cutting red tape, and lowering the upfront costs of manufactured homes. He also supported the recent bipartisan housing bill, which, among other provisions, included restrictions to prevent large corporate investors from buying more single-family homes.

Ojeda, whose grandfather emigrated from Mexico, bases his campaign on eliminating ICE and replacing it with a new system that operates with greater transparency, accountability, and within constitutional limits. He proposes directly combating the cartels using detection technology at ports of entry, deporting undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes, and offering a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants with ties to their communities. In 2018, he spoke out against President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and the separation of families.

Ojeda seeks to further expand Medicaid in North Carolina and protect it from “federal sabotage,” something he says can be funded by ending tax breaks for the wealthiest people in the country. He also wants to provide more funding to rural hospitals to improve access to care and cap prescription drug costs. When he ran for office in West Virginia in 2018, he said at the time that he did not support repealing the Affordable Care Act, but would instead propose a public insurance plan.

Ojeda says affordability is one of the main reasons he decided to run for Congress and spoke in an interview about voters telling him they couldn't afford gas and food. His solution to the current affordability crisis is largely based on purchasing power: raising the minimum wage and possibly linking it to the cost of living, strengthening unions, and making the first $45,000 of a person's income tax-free. He supports raising taxes on fortunes over $1,000 billion and has criticized President Donald Trump's attempt to lower beef prices by temporarily increasing imports of foreign meat, stating that Trump "went out looking for someone to blame, and he picked the American rancher."

Ojeda wants more federal funding for public schools, but maintains that educational decisions should remain with parents and teachers. His campaign platform includes raising teachers' salaries nationwide to at least $60,000 annually, allocating more federal funding to rural schools, and keeping "culture war" topics out of classrooms. He also opposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. As a state senator in West Virginia, Ojeda was a staunch legislative ally of the state's teachers during a historic 2018 strike and co-sponsored several bills to increase salaries for state employees, including public school teachers.

Ojeda bases his campaign on a pro-workers' rights platform and explicitly supports stronger unions, higher wages, the repeal of right-to-work laws, and safer workplaces. His record in the West Virginia Senate was consistent with these positions: he opposed a bill affecting construction workers' ability to unionize and co-sponsored a bill to reinstate pre-existing wage requirements for some government contracts. He has not directly addressed H-2A agricultural visas or heat protections.

Ojeda doesn't have a comprehensive platform on artificial intelligence or data centers, but she has raised data centers as a concern for voters in her district. She recently attended and spoke at a public meeting in Alamance County where residents voted in favor of a local moratorium on data centers, and her environmental platform emphasizes enforcing environmental regulations and protecting the district's land, air, and water.

Ojeda frequently mentions housing in the context of affordability, but has not presented a specific platform for reducing housing costs or increasing supply. While serving in the West Virginia Senate, Ojeda opposed a bill that would have restructured the state's Affordable Housing Trust Fund and co-sponsored another that would have expanded fair housing protections.

Although Harrigan still described herself as “very pro-immigration” in 2022 and promoted pathways to citizenship, she has hardened her stance in recent years. In 2025, she praised President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and introduced a bill to allow federally deployed National Guard members to perform immigration enforcement duties. During large-scale federal immigration raids in Charlotte, Harrigan posted supportive messages on social media and linked the city’s high proportion of foreign nationals to increased crime. Although she frequently posts on X, she remained silent after the deaths of U.S. citizens at the hands of immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. Shortly afterward, she voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Border Patrol.

Harrigan has also consistently voted “yes” on other immigration control bills, including those aimed at expanding mandatory detention for some non-citizens suspected of crimes, requiring Washington, DC, to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, and expanding deportation for some immigrants convicted of public benefit fraud.

Harrigan has opposed expanding government-funded health care programs, though she noted in a questionnaire during her 2024 campaign that she believed Medicare and Medicaid should be preserved in some form. She supported the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which, among other provisions, reduced federal spending on Medicaid and imposed new eligibility and work requirements. Earlier this year, she said in an interview that she opposed continuing expanded premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA); while acknowledging that they reduced out-of-pocket expenses and helped some people maintain their insurance, she believes they “masked” problems within the system. Instead, she proposes greater competition, more choices, price transparency, and reducing incentives that benefit intermediaries.

Harrigan has focused his campaign in recent years on rising inflation and affordability, and his campaign website blames the current economic woes on the Biden administration’s “runaway spending.” But he has recently held both Republican and Democratic leaders responsible, saying that high spending levels continued under the Trump administration. The consequence, he argues, is that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the middle class to make ends meet.

To lower prices, Harrigan promotes four main policies: less federal spending, tax relief, increased domestic energy production, and regulatory reform. He has supported major Republican economic measures, such as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and budget resolutions. He also publicly supported President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and later called on the administration to add an additional tariff of at least 60% on imported wood cabinetry, arguing that unfair foreign subsidies were hurting North Carolina manufacturers.

Harrigan does not include education among her top campaign issues or areas of focus in Congress. In Congress, she has championed parental rights and school choice, introducing a bill that gives military families more flexibility for homeschooling and sending a letter urging the North Carolina General Assembly to override the governor's veto of a bill that would have allowed the state to join a federal scholarship tax credit program. She has not taken a public stance on President Donald Trump's efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Harrigan generally supports reducing federal labor regulations when they increase costs for employers. She supported freezing wages for H-2A farmworkers and has co-sponsored legislation that would block proposed federal heat safety regulations. She has also opposed legislation aimed at expediting first contracts once workers at a job site vote to unionize and has voted to eliminate what she described as duplicate environmental reviews of federal construction projects.

Harrigan generally supports the development of artificial intelligence and is skeptical of widespread regulation, particularly because he believes regulations could make the United States less competitive with China. Last year, he supported the “One Big Beautiful Bill” when it included a proposed 10-year moratorium on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence, though that provision was later removed. In August, he introduced a bill to help the government understand how rapidly artificial intelligence systems are evolving.

Harrigan believes data centers represent a significant economic development opportunity for North Carolina and says local communities should have a say in their location. He doesn't think these projects should be subject to a higher, special tax rate, but he does believe they should be generally responsible for providing their own electricity. Harrigan has also supported bills to modernize the nation's power grid and has argued that the future of artificial intelligence depends on having reliable and affordable electricity.

Harrigan has spoken about the difficulties she sees in her district for middle-class families to access homeownership, a problem she says is exacerbated by large institutional investors buying single-family homes. In response, she introduced a bill to give non-corporate buyers 180 days to purchase federally backed single-family homes before corporations can do so. She also says that a greater supply of housing and zoning reform are needed to address the problem. Earlier this year, she also supported a comprehensive bipartisan housing bill that addresses both homeownership and rental housing.

Bell's campaign explicitly states that it wants to abolish ICE and replace it with an agency that is more accountable to the public, guarantees due process, and focuses on public safety. She has criticized the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts and called ICE "a secret police force that is killing people in the streets." After the fatal shootings of protesters by immigration agents in Minneapolis, Bell joined anti-ICE demonstrations and reaffirmed her platform, calling for greater federal oversight and transparent investigations into the deaths.

Bell has clarified in interviews that she believes some border security is necessary and that not everyone should be allowed to enter the United States. However, she does support a more accessible path to citizenship for those who qualify.

Bell, a medical associate, advocates for universal healthcare, with benefits not tied to patients' employment. In an interview, she said she supports Medicare for All, a cap on prescription drug prices, and government support for independent physician practices. In August, she said she had seen the direct effect of the expiration of expanded premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, with people turning to emergency departments for routine care or care they had previously postponed.

Affordability is a central theme of Bell's campaign, but unlike her opponent, she doesn't blame government spending and regulations. Instead, she believes that tariffs, energy prices, low wages, high healthcare and childcare costs, and corporate market power are the main reasons families are struggling. To address these issues, she wants to reverse Trump administration decisions, such as its tariff policies and the war in Iran, and raise the minimum wage to keep pace with inflation.

Bell, who worked for 20 years as an educator, including a stint in public schools, says public schools should be fully funded and teachers should be “paid what they’re worth.” She would like to see more pathways for students to succeed, including four-year college degrees, trade certifications, and vocational training. She has not taken a public stance on school vouchers or the future of the U.S. Department of Education.

Bell has never held federal office, so he has no legislative record to review. He has said he supports raising the federal minimum wage and has advocated for workplace accommodations for people with disabilities. While his campaign rhetoric is generally pro-worker, he has no established position on H-2A agricultural visas, collective bargaining, or heat protections.

Artificial intelligence and data centers are among Bell's top four campaign issues. He says North Carolinians are experiencing electricity rate hikes due to data center development, which he considers unfair. While not calling for a moratorium on the projects, Bell says data centers should "pay their own costs" and be subject to mandatory limits on water and electricity use without passing those costs on to nearby utility customers.

Housing affordability is a major theme of Bell's campaign. He has proposed three ways to combat rising housing costs: restricting corporate home purchases, implementing assistance for first-time homebuyers, and building more affordable housing by subsidizing builders who can meet quality standards.

Feldman bases his campaign on a platform that takes a broader perspective on immigration. He suggests that one way to reduce the number of immigrants is to focus on improving the lives of people in other countries, for example, by ending sanctions against Venezuela or the war on drugs. After the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents in Minneapolis, Feldman wrote an essay in which he said he was “deeply horrified and outraged” by the events and called for better training for agents in de-escalation techniques and greater situational awareness among protesters.

Feldman, a physician, favors a market-driven healthcare system where patients have an incentive to choose lower-cost options and inherent competition drives down prices and improves quality. This includes allowing patients to choose where to buy their medications, expanding the use of high-deductible plans combined with health savings accounts, and allowing states to experiment with different approaches to regulating health insurance. He also wants anyone who wants Medicare to be able to enroll in the government-backed program, provided they can afford the premium. When asked about employment requirements for Medicaid, he said states should be encouraged to manage their programs as they see fit.

Feldman's main campaign issue is the country's growing national debt, which he calls a "threat to our nation and the future of our children." He wants to reduce government spending to help pay down the debt and achieve a balanced federal budget. He also promotes a simpler tax system, such as establishing only a flat-rate income tax and a sales tax. Feldman opposes economic sanctions against other countries and supports free trade, which he says will lead to lower prices and a stronger economy.

In a 2024 poll, Feldman said she supported school choice options, including charter schools, vouchers, and homeschooling, but also that even underperforming schools should continue to receive state funding. She wants parents to guide their children's education and would like to expand career and technical education. While she hasn't taken a public stance on the U.S. Department of Education, she wants the federal government to stop subsidizing colleges and universities, arguing that those policies are driving up costs.

Feldman's philosophy favors reducing government regulations on businesses, expanding legal immigration of workers, and increasing market incentives instead of imposing federal labor mandates, such as minimum wage laws. He does not have a position on H-2A agricultural visas, collective bargaining, or heat protections.

Feldman doesn't have a specific stance on artificial intelligence or data centers, but his general philosophy is that the government should only intervene through regulation when harm is being caused to people. He has spoken out against electronic surveillance without a warrant.

Feldman believes that the housing shortage is a supply problem that is exacerbated by government regulations such as zoning and other building restrictions.

Ager bases his campaign on a “clear, fair, and realistic” immigration reform that balances public safety with the needs of the workforce and the dignity of individuals. He has criticized recent federal immigration enforcement actions, calling them “troubling” and stating that ICE agents must operate within constitutional limits. He says an organized immigration system is needed that allows people to enter the country with the appropriate visas and supports a path to citizenship for at least some undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for years. At a campaign forum in February, Ager said he would support impeaching former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her role in immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.

Ager is campaigning on a platform that includes making health care affordable and accessible for everyone, among other things, by promoting a public option. He has criticized the federal government for “seizing” Medicaid coverage and doing little to address rising health care costs. He supports restoring the expanded subsidies that once helped many people pay for insurance through the Affordable Care Act, though he presents them as a temporary fix, a “Band-Aid,” for a larger problem.

Ager's campaign argues that wages haven't kept pace with rising household expenses and that solutions include tax credits, expanded government programs, and lower tariffs. She's calling for tax reform to ensure wealthier individuals pay their fair share, while providing targeted tax relief for working families, such as eliminating taxes on tips.

Education is not a core part of Ager's campaign platform, though he mentions supporting personal financial education and sending food from local farms to schools in the region. He has received the endorsement of the National Education Association, but has not taken a public stance on teacher salaries or vouchers for private schools.

Agriculture is central to Ager's campaign; he runs a farm in Fairview where he raises cattle, pigs, and poultry. He hasn't released a detailed platform on job security specifically for farm and construction workers, but his campaign's immigration platform explicitly states that immigration reforms must consider the workforce businesses need to grow.

In July, Ager expressed support for a short-term moratorium on new data centers until there are “clear rules” in place to protect land, water, and the power grid, and to ensure that costs are not passed on to local communities. He has not yet presented a comprehensive AI policy or regulatory agenda.

Ager says rising housing prices are a major concern for the region and include housing as part of his platform. His proposal to address rising prices and the lack of affordable housing focuses on supply. He supports building more housing for both owner-occupiers and renters, as well as expanding access to programs for first-time homebuyers and public service employees.

In the past, Balkcom has taken a strong stance in favor of immigration enforcement, stating as a top priority that “undocumented immigrants who commit crimes” serve their full sentences and then be deported. As a member of the state General Assembly, he sponsored bills requiring local sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents, expanding the criminal offenses that trigger immigration status checks, and requiring some state agencies to verify immigration status before granting public benefits. More recently, he voted for the North Carolina Border Control Act, which requires many law enforcement agencies to establish formal cooperation agreements with ICE.

Balkcom has consistently opposed Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, citing cost concerns when she campaigned against the measure in 2022 and voting against the expansion when she took office in the General Assembly in 2023. She has previously stated that she prefers free-market solutions for healthcare but considers it unrealistic to completely eliminate Medicaid and Medicare. She also believes it is unconstitutional for schools or businesses to require mandatory vaccinations.

The central message of Balkcom's campaign is that household expenses are too high for many families. He says the solution includes tax cuts, limits on future tax increases, and fewer regulations. In the state House of Representatives, he supported a measure to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot, allowing voters to decide whether to permit the General Assembly to set limits on property taxes. He also voted for another constitutional amendment to cap the state income tax rate at 3.5%.

While campaigning for a seat in the state House of Representatives, Balkcom called for increased state spending on public education, including higher salaries for teachers. At the same time, she has supported expanding North Carolina's school voucher program, voting to eliminate the income limit and for the state to participate in a federal program offering tax credits for donations to private schools. On social media, she posted that she believes "parents should have a voice and be able to choose their children's education."

Balkcom grew up on a farm, and his campaign regularly promotes the role of agriculture in his district's economy. He frequently speaks about protecting farms and agriculture, but he has not specifically addressed issues related to migrant farmworkers, such as H-2A visas. In the state House of Representatives, Balkcom supported bills to improve excavation safety for construction workers and increase certain workers' compensation benefits. Although bills have been introduced in the General Assembly to establish a heat protection standard for farmworkers and prohibit local sheriffs from assisting ICE in operations at farms or construction sites, none have reached the House floor, so Balkcom has not voted on those measures.

As a legislator, Balkcom has supported statewide restrictions on data centers to protect water, utility payers, landowners, and local communities. She also voted for a bill to limit the use of AI in healthcare and insurance decisions.

Affordable housing is one of Balkcom's campaign priorities; so far, she has highlighted her work in the General Assembly to contain property tax increases and was the lead sponsor of a bill to help in housing recovery after Hurricane Helene.

In a 2020 candidate questionnaire, Groo indicated that he believed anyone should be able to immigrate to the United States and noted that the system needs reform to make it simpler and less expensive. He also said he opposed building a border wall and did not believe local law enforcement agencies should be required to cooperate with ICE. His current campaign does not list immigration as a top priority.

In a 2024 candidate questionnaire, Groo rejected government intervention in health care and advocated for defunding Medicaid and Medicare. But this year she signed the National Breast Cancer Coalition's congressional policy platform, which calls on the federal government to guarantee Medicaid coverage for treating low-income women with breast cancer. Her main campaign issue related to health care is eliminating state Certificate of Need laws.

Groo's campaign has identified balancing the federal budget and eliminating the income tax as two of its top three priorities. In a 2023 op-ed, he stated that inflation was impacting North Carolina families and, in the context of healthcare, advocated for fewer regulations, more choices, and private competition.

Groo has directly advocated for greater school choice and stated in a 2020 essay that money alone will not solve the underlying problems of a dysfunctional school district. Instead, he says that underperforming schools should close if they cannot improve their results and that state funding should guide students to the school their parents deem best.

Groo advocates for less government intervention in people's lives, including less job regulation. He has not made any specific statements regarding farm or construction workers.

Groo has not taken a direct stance on data centers or AI regulation, but, in general terms, it strongly supports less government intervention in business, greater local control, and an end to government subsidies.

During his 2023 campaign for Holly Springs City Council, Groo argued that housing costs were rising due to zoning regulations and other government restrictions. He supports relaxing those restrictions, allowing for a wider range of housing options, and letting increased supply drive prices down.

Adams has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics, saying they have “systematically violated the U.S. Constitution and the rights of Americans.” She has opposed what she considered excessive use of force, the detention of people legally in the United States, and racial profiling. After the fatal shootings of two civilians by immigration agents in Minneapolis, Adams joined other lawmakers in calling for an independent investigation and subsequently voted against sending more funds to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Border Patrol.

Adams has opposed measures in Congress that would expand mandatory detention requirements for certain non-citizens arrested for crimes. She has co-sponsored bills to restrict immigration enforcement measures at designated sensitive locations, such as hospitals and places of worship, and to prohibit ICE agents from wearing face coverings. She says she wants immigration reform that protects Dreamers and creates a pathway to citizenship.

Adams bases her campaign on strengthening the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while also moving toward Medicare for All or another type of single-payer health care system. She has long supported Medicaid expansion and voted to reinstate the expanded ACA premium subsidies that were set to expire at the end of 2025. Adams also opposed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and warned that its changes to Medicaid funding could hurt North Carolinians who gained coverage when the state expanded the program. She is co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and recently co-sponsored a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to include services such as doulas, midwives, and breastfeeding support.

Adams generally frames inflation as a cost-of-living issue and said in a recent interview that people in her district “can’t afford to live.” For her, solutions include lower taxes for the middle class and small businesses, childcare assistance, higher wages, and increased domestic production. Adams opposes President Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing that Americans have already borne their cost. In Congress, she supported measures to address the supply-side component of affordability, including a bill to boost domestic semiconductor production. She also supports raising the minimum wage and linking it to inflation and has introduced a bill to do so for federal contractors.

Adams, a former educator, is a staunch advocate for increased funding for public education and explicitly opposes all school voucher programs. She does not want oversight of public schools left to individual states and argues that the U.S. Department of Education and federal funding are necessary to ensure that all children have access to equitable educational opportunities, regardless of where they live. In Congress, Adams joined efforts to demand the release of congressionally approved education funds when the Trump administration withheld them and co-sponsored a bill proposing a $60,000 annual minimum wage for public school teachers.

Adams' campaign platform includes raising the minimum wage, defending collective bargaining rights, and expanding access to apprenticeship programs. She has repeatedly helped introduce a bill requiring the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to establish a mandatory national heat protection standard and supported another measure to strengthen OSHA's ability to enforce regulations, increase penalties, and protect whistleblowers. In 2021, she held a hearing dedicated to the exclusion of farmworkers, domestic workers, and tipped workers from federal labor legislation and endorsed a bill to create pathways to legal status for certain agricultural workers with H-2A visas.

Speaking specifically about the use of artificial intelligence in higher education, Adams has said it is useful for supporting learning, research, and institutional services, but that it is up to the government to establish “clear safeguards” for this technology. He wants federal standards for transparency, data protection, accountability, and oversight. Adams has supported bills that address specific harms related to artificial intelligence, such as deepfakes and AI chatbots that interact with children. He has not called for a total moratorium on data centers, but he co-sponsored a bill that would require large AI data centers to disclose information about their electricity consumption and environmental impacts.

Affordable housing has been a central theme of Adams's campaign and work in Congress. She has said she believes housing should be a constitutional right, and her platform promotes more housing construction, federal rental assistance, down payment assistance, and restrictions on corporate landlords to help lower costs. In Congress, she supported a comprehensive bipartisan housing bill earlier this year and has introduced legislation to prohibit individuals or businesses from owning more than 75 single-family homes. She opposed a bill that would repeal the Department of Energy's authority to set energy conservation standards for manufactured homes; supporters of the bill argued that repealing those standards would make these homes cheaper to buy.

Codiga said in an interview with candidates earlier this year that he generally supports the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics and attributed concerns about them to amplification by “groups that have promoted anti-American policies like sanctuary cities.” In a later interview, he emphasized the need for a more streamlined immigration process, with limited work visas and deportation for violent criminals and those who take advantage of government programs. His campaign also focuses on assimilation, stating that while immigrants can celebrate their heritage, they should embrace American “values ​​and identity.”

Codiga says he wants Americans to have access to high-quality, affordable health care, but he believes competition, price transparency, and patient choice—rather than government mandates—are the best way to achieve this. He said in an interview that he opposes both Medicaid and subsidies under the Affordable Care Act; in a guide for Christian voters before the primaries, he went further, saying that both Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded and that there should be no taxpayer-funded health care.

Inflation and affordability are central themes of Codiga's campaign; he believes the monetary system itself is the underlying cause of the erosion of household purchasing power. As a solution, he promotes a "sound currency," such as a return to the gold standard, a smaller government, less deficit spending, fewer subsidies, and freer markets, rather than targeted federal spending to offset higher prices. Codiga has argued that government subsidies exacerbate affordability problems and believes the proper role of government is to act as an "arbiter rather than a market regulator." He advocates abolishing the Federal Reserve and having the U.S. Treasury Department assume the Fed's current oversight functions.

Codiga wants parents and local communities to play the leading role in education decisions and supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. But it has not proposed an alternative way to manage the distribution of federal funds, nor has it taken a public stance on school voucher programs.

Codiga does not have an explicit platform for farmworkers or construction workers, but it has indicated that it wants a minimal role for government. It does not favor increased labor regulation and instead wants free-market reforms. It has not taken a public stance on heat protection standards, H-2A agricultural visas, or collective bargaining.

Regarding artificial intelligence, Codiga bases his campaign on greater protections for personal data and suggests that Americans may need a “digital bill of rights.” He has also criticized automated surveillance systems using license plate readers, but has not expressed a position on data centers or on what form federal regulations on artificial intelligence should take.

Housing affordability is a central theme of Codiga's campaign. He attributes rising housing prices to currency devaluation and favors limiting zoning and regulations. In an interview earlier this year, he said that government programs such as tax credits, subsidies, and rent controls were not helpful in reducing housing costs; instead, the focus should be on addressing the root causes.

Knott, a former federal prosecutor, has consistently based his campaign on a strict law-and-order approach to immigration enforcement. He wants the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border completed and all undocumented immigrants who commit serious crimes sent to prison for at least five years and then deported. As a congressman, he has supported legislation to expand mandatory detention for certain non-citizens suspected of crimes, increase federal criminal penalties for illegal entry and reentry, require Washington, D.C., to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, and expand the deportation of certain immigrants convicted of fraud related to public benefits.

Earlier this year, Knott made no public comments about the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of immigration agents in Minneapolis. Instead, at a hearing shortly afterward, he said that immigration enforcement efforts and agents were being discredited and claimed the situation would not have occurred if Democrats “attacked illegal immigration with the same vigor with which they are attacking law enforcement.” In March, he called for continued mass deportations to enforce immigration laws.

Knott’s record suggests he wants a smaller, federally supported health care system, including fewer people in programs like Medicaid. He has spoken about the importance of competition as a way to lower health care costs and has called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a “disaster.” When he voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” part of his justification was that it removed “illegal aliens and young working people” from government health care programs. Earlier this year, he voted against legislation that would have temporarily extended the expanded tax credit for some people who bought health insurance under the ACA, saying the country should move toward a “patient-centered, market-driven solution.”

Knott's campaign blames inflation on Biden-era policies, claiming that "unnecessary spending" increased the federal deficit, raised interest rates, and "hit the poor and middle class hard." He has called for reduced government spending, embraced tax cuts as a way to help families cope with rising costs, and supported legislation to increase U.S. domestic energy production as a way to lower utility prices. He has not commented publicly on President Donald Trump's tariff policies, which various analyses have shown have increased prices for many consumers.

Knott's campaign claims that public schools are failing children, citing a lack of attention to fundamental learning and an increased emphasis on promoting "woke ideologies." She says she supports allowing parents to choose where their children are educated. In Congress, she voted to continue federal funding for public school programs serving disadvantaged students and supported the creation of a new federal tax credit for donations to organizations that provide scholarships, including those for private schools. She has not taken a public stance on President Donald Trump's efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Knott's campaign does not include protections for farmworkers or construction workers among its top issues, but he has generally supported reducing federal labor regulations when they increase costs for employers. He supported freezing wages for H-2A farmworkers, opposed legislation aimed at expediting first contracts once workers at a job site vote to unionize, and voted to eliminate what supporters of the measure consider duplicate environmental reviews of federal construction projects.

Although artificial intelligence is not a central campaign issue for Knott, she has emphasized in Congress avoiding regulations that could stifle technological innovation in the United States. At the same time, she has supported specific regulations addressing criminal use, child safety, national security threats, and the electricity costs associated with large data centers. Knott has not taken a position on a moratorium on data centers or on federal regulations restricting their location or water usage.

Housing is not one of Knott's main campaign issues, but earlier this year he supported a broad bipartisan housing bill aimed at accelerating home construction and improving access to mortgages for low-income households. He also voted for another bill that reduced efficiency regulations to lower upfront costs for manufactured homes.

Barringer has criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics and called for greater congressional oversight of federal immigration agencies. Earlier this year, he described immigration operations in Minneapolis as “inhumane at best and authoritarian at worst” and said the shooting deaths of two civilians there were unnecessary. His campaign platform includes establishing a secure border with smart enforcement measures to stop illegal crossings, drug trafficking, and exploitation. But he also calls for broader immigration reform that takes into account the nation’s workforce needs and provides a clear pathway for people who come to the country legally.

Barringer bases his campaign on a platform that includes the continuation of both Medicare and Medicaid, arguing that private markets do not adequately serve the people who use these programs, such as the elderly, low-income patients, and people with disabilities. However, he acknowledges that costs are too high and wants reforms that eliminate unnecessary treatments and administrative inefficiencies. He says that, if elected, he would work to reverse recent changes to Medicaid that reduced coverage and to continue the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act premiums that expired at the end of last year.

Affordability is one of Barringer's main campaign messages; he partially blames the current high prices on the Trump administration's tariffs, the war in Iran, and immigration enforcement measures that increase the cost of food. He wants the federal government to cut spending and work toward a balanced budget, and he points to the growth of the federal debt under both President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden.

Barringer says he supports public schools and teachers, but offers few specific details on education policy. He favors allowing parents to play a greater role in their children's education and also wants more youth service programs that combine education, job training, and community service.

Barringer explicitly mentions the country's agricultural labor needs when discussing immigration and said in a recent interview that restrictive immigration measures have made it harder for the industry to find workers and that these limitations are contributing to rising food prices. But he has not elaborated on what changes, if any, he believes are needed for the H-2A agricultural visa program. The rest of his agricultural platform focuses on farm owners and addresses issues such as “unnecessary federal red tape,” trade policy, and rural infrastructure. He has not taken public positions on heat protection standards or collective bargaining.

Barringer has expressed support for a temporary moratorium on new data center projects until regulators can study the risks and said in an email that he favors establishing national standards for these projects. He has expressed concern about the potential effects of artificial intelligence on employment and the economy but has not presented a detailed plan to address the issue.

Housing affordability is part of Barringer's overall message about the cost of living, but so far his campaign has not offered specific policy solutions.

Swinton does not have a defined campaign stance on immigration. Since she has never held elected office, she also lacks a public record on the issue.

Swinton does not have a defined campaign stance on health care. Having never held elected office, she also lacks a public record on the issue.

Swinton doesn't have a recent campaign stance on the economy. But in 2024, when she ran for the North Carolina State Senate, she posted her views on social media. She said she would support suspending the fuel tax for a year, eliminating the sales tax on food and other essential goods, and eliminating property taxes on primary residences and vehicles.

Swinton doesn't have a recent campaign stance on education. But in 2024, when she ran for the North Carolina State Senate, she shared her views on social media. At the time, she said she wanted to increase vouchers for private schools to $20,000, create programs to help transport students to private schools, and pay educators more based on performance.

Swinton has not taken a recent campaign stance on farm or construction workers. But in 2024, when she ran for the North Carolina State Senate, she shared her views on social media. At the time, she said she would support local farmers by promoting their products and reducing regulations.

Swinton does not have a defined campaign stance on artificial intelligence or data centers. Since she has never held elected office, she also lacks a public record on the issue.

Swinton doesn't have a recent campaign stance on the economy. But in 2024, when she ran for the North Carolina State Senate, she shared her views on social media. She said she would work to create more housing in the state by reducing regulations and that she would support expanding housing grant and loan programs.

Moore has publicly supported the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics and made border security a central theme of his recent campaigns. He has likened illegal border crossings to an “invasion” and said that troops deployed there are protecting the country from cartels and terrorists. He praised federal ICE operations in Charlotte, saying they helped get criminals off the streets, and called the governor’s criticism of those operations “shameful.” He made no public statements after immigration agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.

In the North Carolina General Assembly, Moore backed a bill to prohibit cities and counties from adopting certain “sanctuary” policies. In Congress, his voting record includes supporting legislation to expand the mandatory detention of some non-citizens suspected of crimes, requiring Washington, D.C., to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, and expanding the deportation of some immigrants convicted of fraud related to public benefits. He also voted for long-term funding for ICE, the Border Patrol, and other immigration enforcement measures.

When he was a member of the General Assembly, Moore initially opposed Medicaid expansion in North Carolina. But he eventually supported it with funding safeguards and employment requirements. In Congress, he has repeatedly stated that he believes Medicaid should be for those who “really can’t stand on their own two feet” and endorsed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which cut the program. As the expanded tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were set to expire at the end of 2025, Moore supported an alternative measure to lower health insurance premiums. Shortly after the credits expired, he voted against a bill that would have extended them for three years.

Moore has criticized the Affordable Care Act, saying it has increased premiums and enriched insurance companies. Instead, he has promoted a free-market solution that emphasizes competition.

Affordability is a central theme of Moore's campaign: he blames current prices and inflation primarily on federal spending during the Biden administration and policies that limit domestic energy production. As solutions, he promotes tax cuts, less spending, fewer regulations, and increased domestic production. Moore has also supported President Donald Trump's tariff policies; he has acknowledged that they could raise prices in the short term, but argues that, in the long run, they will be worthwhile if they strengthen American production.

When Moore was Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, he supported increased funding for public education and salary increases for teachers, as well as championing the state's voucher program for private schools. Now in Congress, he points to that record as evidence that funding and control of education should primarily rest with the states. He has not taken a public stance on President Trump's efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

As a legislator, Moore has supported right-to-work policies, restrictions on union activity, and reducing regulatory burdens for employers. In the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2017, he voted for a bill to restrict union activity among the state's farmworkers. Years later, in Congress, he co-sponsored a measure to amend federal labor law to prohibit requiring workers to join a union as a condition of employment. While he has spoken about supporting farmers, he has not taken a public stance on heat safety standards or H-2A agricultural visas.

Moore has supported federal investment in artificial intelligence for defense purposes, but he has also voted for bills addressing specific harms, such as a state law requiring political ads using this technology to disclose its use. Regarding data centers, he recently supported a bill to address the enormous energy demands of these projects and ensure they cannot pass the costs on to utility customers—a vote he framed as necessary to protect families as the United States continues to invest in AI infrastructure.

Housing affordability is a central theme of Moore's campaign. He advocates for lowering housing costs by building more homes, reducing regulatory barriers, expanding financing options, and providing down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. In Congress, he introduced a bill to allow people to use money saved in 529 education savings plans toward a first home purchase. He also supported a broad bipartisan housing bill earlier this year, which incorporated his proposal to help community banks finance more loans for homebuyers.

Womack opposes the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics, but has not called for the abolition of ICE. She advocates for "legal, humane, and effective" immigration enforcement, including a secure border, faster processing of asylum applications and backlogged immigration court cases, expanded work visas, and protections for families and Dreamers. She has not publicly commented on the shooting deaths of two civilians by immigration agents in Minneapolis.

Womack has explicitly supported both Medicaid and subsidies to help people pay for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, stating that these programs help people access healthcare and keep rural hospitals financially stable. She lists healthcare as a key issue on her campaign platform, saying she supports making care more affordable and opposes policies that shift costs onto working families. In a recent interview, she stated her support for Medicare for All as a long-term strategy, but noted that in the meantime, Affordable Care Act subsidies are helping people afford insurance.

Womack's campaign focuses on affordability and the cost of living. She blames the current crisis on stagnant wages, tariffs, and rising costs for healthcare, housing, and childcare. To address this, she proposes raising the minimum wage, investing in public education and workforce development, and supporting small businesses. She has rejected arguments that increased federal spending leads to higher inflation and instead wants fiscal policy to stop granting tax breaks to large corporations and move toward eliminating federal income taxes on the first $100,000 of a household's income.

Womack bases her campaign on increased federal funding for public schools and educators; while acknowledging that this is primarily a state issue, she links disparities in education funding and quality to related problems, such as food insecurity and homelessness among students. In an interview, she said that the Trump administration's dismantling of federal agencies is one of the reasons she entered the race and explicitly stated that she wants to help "rebuild our Department of Education."

Womack bases his campaign on supporting “protections, benefits, and economic security for workers,” but offers no details on specific policies beyond raising the minimum wage. He has not taken a public stance on collective bargaining, a federal heat protection standard, or H-2A agricultural visas.

Womack does not include artificial intelligence or data centers as part of his campaign platform and has not addressed the issue in interviews. Having never held elected office, he has no track record on this topic.

Housing is a key part of Womack's campaign; she calls for increased investment in affordable housing, an end to 50-year mortgages, and protections for renters and first-time homebuyers. She also highlights the impact tariffs have had on construction and building costs, ultimately driving up prices for consumers.