North Carolina’s 14th District race

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports middle-class tax relief and minimum wage increase

Womack focuses on economic mobility and affordability for working families. She advocates raising the federal minimum wage, protecting worker benefits, and making the first $100,000 of income exempt from federal income tax. Additionally, she supports expanding access to capital for small businesses through Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

• Proposes exempting the first $100,000 of income from federal income tax for working families
• Supports raising the federal minimum wage
• Advocates expanding small business capital access through CDFIs and community lenders
• Opposes regressive tax structures that disproportionately burden low- and middle-income households

“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.”

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support raising the federal minimum wage”

R Republican Timothy K. Moore

Supports personal income tax cuts and fiscal discipline

Moore emphasizes his record of fiscal conservatism, balanced budgets, and tax reductions during his tenure as Speaker of the North Carolina House. In Congress, he serves on the Budget and Financial Services committees and voted for major budget reconciliation legislation.

• Delivered the largest personal income tax cut in North Carolina history and balanced state budgets annually as Speaker
• Voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1 reconciliation bill)
• Voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 14 setting FY2025 budget levels and debt limit reconciliation instructions
• Serves on the House Committees on Budget and Financial Services

“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.”

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports expanding voting access and ballot rights

Womack prioritizes strengthening democratic participation by protecting voting rights and expanding early and absentee voting. She opposes voter restrictions that create barriers to the ballot box and advocates for constituent engagement and regular town halls.

• Supports protecting and expanding voting rights and democratic safeguards
• Advocates increasing access to early and absentee voting
• Opposes policies that create unnecessary barriers to voting
• Pledges to hold regular town halls and community listening sessions

“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.”

R Republican Timothy K. Moore

Supports voter ID laws and voter citizenship proof

Moore advocates for strict election security measures, highlighting his state leadership enforcing voter ID laws. In Congress, he voted for federal legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections.

• Enforced voter ID protections during his ten-year tenure as Speaker of the North Carolina House
• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship for federal election registration

“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.”

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports universal healthcare and ACA protection

Womack views healthcare as a basic necessity and advocates for strengthening the Affordable Care Act while capping prescription drug and out-of-pocket costs. She supports moving toward a universal healthcare plan and protecting rural hospitals and community health centers.

• Supports protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act
• Advocates for caps on out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs
• Supports quality coverage through a universal health care plan
• Fights for full funding of rural hospitals and community health centers

“Health care is a basic necessity, not a privilege.”

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support caps on out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs”

R Republican Timothy K. Moore

Supports strict immigration enforcement and sanctuary bans

Moore supports strong border enforcement and anti-sanctuary policies, pointing to his record outlawing sanctuary cities in North Carolina. In Congress, he voted for mandatory detention of non-citizens arrested for property crimes and making DUI grounds for deportation.

• Outlawed sanctuary cities while serving as Speaker of the North Carolina House
• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring mandatory detention of non-citizens arrested for burglary, theft, or shoplifting
• Voted Yea on H.R. 875 making driving while impaired grounds for non-citizen inadmissibility or deportation

“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.”

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports public school funding and student debt relief

Womack advocates for fully funding public education, closing district funding gaps, and compensating educators fairly. She champions student debt relief and affordable pathways to higher education and workforce training.

• Supports fully funding public schools and closing district spending gaps
• Increases federal investment in public education and teacher support
• Supports affordable higher education and student debt relief
• Expands apprenticeship, workforce training, and career technical pathways

“LaKesha Womack believes equitable education is foundational to economic opportunity and a healthy democracy.”

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support affordable higher education and student debt relief”

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports federal investments in affordable housing

Womack supports expanding affordable housing development and protecting renters and first-time homebuyers. She opposes financial products like 50-year mortgages that she argues undermine long-term stability.

• Supports federal investments in affordable housing development
• Opposes policies like 50-year mortgages that undermine family wealth stability
• Addresses tariff-driven construction and material cost increases
• Protects renters and first-time homebuyers from predatory lending

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support investments in affordable housing development”

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports rural broadband and prompt disaster relief

Womack advocates for rural economic equality through investments in broadband, rural hospitals, and entrepreneurship. She also emphasizes prompt delivery of FEMA disaster-relief funding to rural communities.

• Supports expanding rural broadband access
• Protects funding for rural hospitals and infrastructure
• Ensures FEMA and disaster-relief dollars reach communities promptly
• Supports rural entrepreneurship and workforce initiatives

“In Congress, LaKesha Will: Expand rural broadband access”

D Democratic Lakesha Womack

Supports diplomacy, USAID, and global humanitarian aid

Womack champions global diplomacy and international development assistance, opposing cuts to USAID and humanitarian programs. She links stable international markets and climate adaptation funding directly to benefits for North Carolina farmers, universities, and businesses.

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

“America’s leadership should not be defined only by military strength, but also by our commitment to diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, and global stability.”

R Republican Timothy K. Moore

Opposes transgender participation in female sports

Moore supports restricting participation in school athletic programs designated for women or girls to individuals whose biological sex is female. In Congress, he voted for federal legislation enacting this restriction.

• Voted Yea on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)

R Republican Timothy K. Moore

Supports restricting federal court injunction powers

Moore supports limiting the power of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. He voted for federal legislation restricting district court injunctions to only the parties before the court.

• Voted Yea on the No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R. 1526 / NORRA of 2025)