Here's a look at the several offices representing Orange County that are up for grabs in the 2022 midterm general election – including in the U.S. House of Representatives and the North Carolina General Assembly.
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House Bill 755, Parent’s Bill of Rights, passed in the N.C. Senate with an amendment on Wednesday. Sen. Michael V. Lee, R-New Hanover, sent forward the amendment, which fixed a clerical error with the numbering of the bill and clarified the definition of parents to include all legal guardians. The bill’s controversy comes from sections that would require parental notification if a student uses a different name or pronoun and would prohibit the instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 curriculums.
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UNC students and community members gathered outside the Chapel Hill Courthouse on Franklin Street Tuesday to protest the possible overturning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
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Matt Hughes and Renée Price are competing in the Democratic primary on May 17. Charles Lopez is the sole Republican candidate. Because of this, he is set to face the winner of the Democratic primary this November.
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This is the first time the seat has been open in 26 years after Verla Insko's 13 terms of service. Because no Republican candidate has filed, the outcome of the primary will determine the next representative for this district.
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The Supreme Court decision ends the long redistricting fight in North Carolina, and the state's congressional maps are now finalized for the 2022 midterm elections.
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"It’s absolutely necessary that we pay attention to the things our politicians are doing and saying — both in and out of the political arena. Robinson is dangerous for N.C. — his temperament and intolerance make him unfit to serve as lieutenant governor, let alone hold the governor’s seat."
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“My attention has been turned toward home issues," Insko said. "It really would not be fair to my constituents to continue in office."
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The advocacy groups and residents who spoke at the press conference Tuesday called for fairness and equity in North Carolina's redistricting process.
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In a 4-3 decision against the redrawn maps, the state Supreme Court concluded that the maps violated the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause and the freedom of assembly clause of the North Carolina Constitution.
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"If North Carolina wants to get out of its policy rut, it must pay its legislators enough to concentrate on legislation."
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The N.C. primary elections were originally scheduled for March 8 but were postponed to May 17 because of gerrymandering lawsuits.
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"As someone who knows what it takes to win, I can tell you Cheri’s got it," Gov. Roy Cooper said in a press release. "She’s honest and trustworthy and she’ll put in the hard work necessary to fight for the people of North Carolina."
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The N.C. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the state must delay the date of all primary elections for public offices as part of an ongoing legal battle over the state’s congressional maps.
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Filing for these contests along with those for other statewide offices was slated to begin Monday at noon and conclude on Dec. 17. Candidates wishing to file for other statewide offices, including numerous positions on the state’s judiciary, may still do so.
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"The lackluster funding is a theme of the budget at large — a small step toward progress, but nowhere near enough. It seems Cooper and the Democrats have bent to the will of the Republican-controlled General Assembly for the sake of having a budget after all these years."
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"Uprooting inequities in over 200 years of academia is too tall of a task for any one student body on any one campus, and it means also uprooting the white supremacy and patriarchal systems that have grown alongside it."
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Since last May, nine top leaders have announced their retirement, resignation or departure from the university, including Bob Blouin, executive vice chancellor and provost — a position only second to the chancellor.
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On Nov. 18, Gov. Roy Cooper signed a state budget into law for the first time since he took office in 2017.
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"With three new congressional maps recently approved in North Carolina, it’s worth breaking down which districts impact Orange County in what races and who is running for what."
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