North Carolina — 14th District

Lakesha Womack

Supports middle-class tax relief and fair wages

Womack advocates making the first $100,000 of income free from federal income tax to assist working families and increase affordability. She supports raising the federal minimum wage, expanding access to capital through CDFIs, and opposing regressive tax structures.

• Proposes making the first $100,000 of income exempt from federal income tax.
• Supports raising the federal minimum wage to ensure work pays and families can thrive.
• Expands small business access to capital through CDFIs and community-based lenders.
• Opposes regressive tax structures that disproportionately burden low- and moderate-income households.

“She supports policies that expand access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs, strengthen workforce development, and promote fair wages so that work pays, and families can thrive. LaKesha emphasizes affordability as a core economic issue and supports making the first $100,000 of income free from federal income tax to put more money directly into the hands of working families.”

Timothy K. Moore

Advocates tax cuts and fiscal responsibility

Moore emphasizes his legislative record of cutting income taxes and balancing budgets in North Carolina. Serving on the House Financial Services and Budget committees, he supports conservative fiscal policy and smarter regulatory measures.

• Delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in North Carolina history as Speaker of the House.
• Balanced the North Carolina state budget every year during his decade-long tenure as Speaker.
• Voted Yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation) addressing tax policy, debt limit, and federal program funding.
• Voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 14 establishing the fiscal year 2025 congressional budget framework.

“Under his leadership, the state enforced voter ID protections, outlawed sanctuary cities, balanced the budget every year, and delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in state history.”

Lakesha Womack

Supports expanding voting access and rights

Womack focuses on strengthening democratic participation by expanding voting rights and increasing access to early and absentee voting. She strongly opposes voting laws that create unnecessary barriers to the ballot box.

• Protects and expands voting rights while opposing unnecessary barriers to the ballot box.
• Supports increasing access to early voting and absentee voting options.
• Promotes community-based civic education and voter participation initiatives.

“I support protecting and expanding voting rights, increasing access to early and absentee voting, and opposing policies that create unnecessary barriers to the ballot box.”

Timothy K. Moore

Supports strict voter ID and proof of citizenship

Moore has championed voter verification measures throughout his legislative career, enforcing state voter ID laws as Speaker. In Congress, he voted for legislation mandating documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections.

• Enforced voter ID protections as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

“Under his leadership, the state enforced voter ID protections, outlawed sanctuary cities, balanced the budget every year, and delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in state history.”

Lakesha Womack

Supports fully funding public schools and debt relief

Womack champions equitable public education by fully funding public schools, closing funding gaps between districts, and supporting teacher pay. She promotes student debt relief, affordable higher education, and expanded apprenticeship training.

• Supports fully funding public schools and closing funding gaps between school districts.
• Champions affordable higher education and student debt relief.
• Expands workforce training, apprenticeship, and career and technical education pathways.

“She supports fully funding public schools, closing funding gaps between districts, and ensuring students, regardless of their zip code, have access to fairly compensated teachers, modern facilities, and supportive learning environments. LaKesha champions affordable pathways to higher education and career training, including student debt relief, so education expands opportunity rather than creating lifelong financial burden.”

Timothy K. Moore

Supports sex-segregated participation in school sports

Moore supports federal standards governing participation in federally funded school sports programs based on biological sex.

• Voted Yea on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28) prohibiting school athletic programs from allowing biological males to compete in female sports.

Lakesha Womack

Supports agency rebuilding and federal oversight

Womack supports intentionally rebuilding federal agencies with an emphasis on equity, accessibility, and effectiveness. She advocates for rigorous oversight of federal spending, evidence-based policymaking, and regular constituent town halls.

• Rebuilds federal agencies with equity, accessibility, and effectiveness at the center.
• Demands strong oversight of federal spending and opposes politically motivated budget cuts.
• Pledges to hold regular constituent town halls and communicate transparently.

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Help rebuild federal agencies with equity and effectiveness at the center; Ask hard questions about what works and what must change; Support modernized, people-centered public institutions; Ensure federal services are accessible and responsive”

Timothy K. Moore

Supports judicial reform and government transparency

Moore supports limiting the scope of federal district court injunctions and promoting public disclosure of federal records. He has also supported establishing regulatory frameworks for digital assets.

• Voted Yea on the NORRA of 2025 (H.R. 1526) limiting federal district court authority to issue nationwide injunctions.
• Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) requiring public release of DOJ investigative records.
• Voted Yea on the GENIUS Act (S. 1582) creating a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.

Lakesha Womack

Supports universal healthcare and protecting ACA

Womack considers affordable health care a fundamental necessity and supports establishing a universal health care plan while protecting the Affordable Care Act. She prioritizes capping out-of-pocket prescription costs, expanding mental health access, and funding rural hospitals.

• Protects and strengthens the Affordable Care Act.
• Supports universal health care coverage and caps on out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs.
• Fights for full funding for rural hospitals and community health centers.
• Supports expanding access to mental health services and protecting reproductive freedom.

“LaKesha believes affordable health care is a fundamental necessity, not a privilege. She supports lowering prescription drug costs, protecting reproductive freedom, expanding access to mental health services, and ensuring quality coverage through a universal health care plan.”

Timothy K. Moore

Supports strict immigration enforcement and banning sanctuary cities

Moore advocates strict enforcement of federal immigration laws and previously outlawed sanctuary cities in North Carolina. In Congress, he voted to mandate federal detention for noncitizens arrested for theft and deportation for noncitizens convicted of driving while impaired.

• Outlawed sanctuary cities in North Carolina while serving as Speaker of the state House.
• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring detention of noncitizens arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
• Voted Yea on the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 (H.R. 875) making driving while impaired grounds for deporting or barring noncitizens.

“Under his leadership, the state enforced voter ID protections, outlawed sanctuary cities, balanced the budget every year, and delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in state history.”

Lakesha Womack

Supports affordable housing investment and renter protections

Womack prioritizes housing affordability as vital for economic stability. She advocates for federal investments in affordable housing development, protections for renters and first-time buyers, and opposition to 50-year mortgages.

• Supports federal investments in affordable housing development.
• Protects renters and first-time homebuyers while opposing policies like 50-year mortgages.
• Addresses elevated construction costs driven by tariffs and supply-chain disruptions.

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support investments in affordable housing development; Oppose policies like 50-year mortgages that undermine long-term stability; Address rising construction and material costs driven by tariffs and supply-chain disruptions; Protect renters and first-time homebuyers”

Lakesha Womack

Supports diplomatic engagement and humanitarian USAID funding

Womack emphasizes international diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, and global stability to bolster national security and economic opportunity. She advocates restoring USAID as an independent agency and protecting global health funding.

• Supports restoring and strengthening USAID as an independent agency.
• Protects funding for global public health, maternal health, and contraceptive access.
• Expands climate adaptation programs to help prevent food insecurity and humanitarian displacement.
• Opposes politically motivated cuts to international humanitarian and development assistance.

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support restoring and strengthening an independent United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Expand climate adaptation and resilience programs that help prevent food insecurity, displacement, and humanitarian crises; Protect funding for maternal health, contraceptive access, and global public health initiatives”