Jazper Lu, Vol. 118's Local National News Editor, spoke with Geels about why she's running and her platform.
Jazper Lu, Vol. 118's Local National News Editor, spoke with Valerie Foushee about why she's running and her platform.
Many Duke alumni and former Duke employees will be on this year's midterm ballots, from local and statewide races to national contests.
Most recently, Budd has been serving as the U.S. Representative for District 13, assuming office in 2017 after a contentious battle against 17 candidates.
Beasley most recently served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, a position she was appointed to by Gov. Roy Cooper in 2019. She was the first Black woman to serve this post.
Duke Student Affairs, Define America and the Duke Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic hosted a Zoom information session Wednesday for students to answer questions about what’s next for affected students.
East Campus is located in Precinct 2 and Ward 1, while West Campus is located in Precinct 5 and Ward 3. Neither of the proposed redistricting options would change the Ward assignments of either campus.
Bray hopes to be on as many ballots as possible in hopes that people “care enough about the future of America” to actually research the people that they can vote for.
One major motivation for Hoh’s Senate run is his desire to hold those in government accountable for their actions, stemming from what he has experienced in his life.
Geels is a nurse with ten years of experience in emergency and trauma medicine. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bob Jones University, and this is her first time running for elected office.
Foushee is currently a state senator in North Carolina for District 23, a position she has held since 2013 after a brief stint in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Durham residents will vote this Election Day on three general obligation bond referendums totaling $550.2 million.
To address concerns, McDougald Terrace community members and representatives from the Durham Police Department convened a community forum in September to discuss the establishment of ShotSpotter in Durham.
There are three candidates on the ballot: Republican Larry Coleman, Libertarian Ray Ubinger and incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard.
This election has the potential to the alter the North Carolina Supreme Court’s political lean, as two of the remaining five judges are Democrat and three are Republican.
North Carolina voters will elect 14 representatives and one senator for the federal election.
If the Democrats lose three seats in the North Carolina House, the Republicans will have a supermajority, at which point the Republican party can override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes.
The ruling, which was released on July 27, makes over 56,000 people newly eligible to vote, marking the largest expansion in voting rights in the state since the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
In the first and only scheduled debate of the campaign season, Beasley and Budd discussed their competing visions for North Carolina, exchanging takes on critical issues such as inflation, abortion rights and immigration.
As the first round of midterms comes to a close, here are some activities to look forward to if you plan on staying on campus during fall break.
