2020 Election

Bernie Draws Music Festival-Sized Crowd to Asheville Campaign Event

By • May 17, 2019
Cass Herrington / BPR News

 

“Check the receipt.” That was an overarching theme of presidential hopeful Bernie Sander’s campaign rally in Asheville Fri. The Vermont Senator highlighted his consistent political record throughout his career, in his pitch to voters for the Democratic nomination.

Bernie Sanders Bringing Presidential Campaign to Asheville

By • May 15, 2019
Paul Sancya / Associated Press

One of the early front runners in the bid for the Democratic presidential primary vote is stopping in Asheville on Fri.

Tillis Picks Up 2020 GOP Challenger

By • May 9, 2019
Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A retired North Carolina financier challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in next year's GOP primary says he'd stand with President Donald Trump on issues like cutting foreign aid and immigration.

Garland Tucker of Raleigh formally announced his candidacy Wednesday, two days after filing paperwork to create a campaign committee . Tucker's campaign says he made the announcement on Sean Hannity's national radio show.

'Born Alive' Abortion Bill Speaks To 2020 As Much as 2019

By • Apr 22, 2019

North Carolina governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bill last week dealing with care for babies born after attempted abortions.  His decision sets up the first showdown in Raleigh over veto overrides since the governor's fellow Democrats gained more seats in the General Assembly in last fall's election, ending the ability of majority Republicans to override Cooper vetoes through party line votes.

NC Politics Roundup: General Assembly Gets Down To Business While 2020 Ballot Takes Shape

By • Jan 30, 2019

The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened Wednesday in Raleigh, and bills for the coming session began to be introduced.  The power dynamic in Raleigh is much different this year, as Democrats were able to break Republican supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly in the 2018 legislative elections.  That means the GOP will not be able to override vetoes from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper along party line votes, as they had done numerous times during Cooper's first two years in office. 

Lt. Gov. Forest Takes Next Step In 2020 Bid For Governor

By • Jan 29, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has taken another step — but not a surprising one — toward running for governor in 2020.

Forest announced Monday that he has formed an "exploratory" committee to seek the GOP nomination, releasing a brief video in which he talks about building a better North Carolina.

2nd Democrat Announces Candidacy To Challenge U.S. Senator Thom Tillis Next Year

By • Jan 28, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Democratic legislator is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican incumbent Thom Tillis.

State Sen. Erica Smith, from Northampton County in the northeast, announced her 2020 bid to unseat Tillis on Saturday through social media and at a Democratic Party gathering in Charlotte. Smith is a math instructor and ordained minister first elected to the legislature in 2014.

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Trevor Fuller also announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination last week. Primaries are in March 2020.

Van Duyn Announces Candidacy For Lieutenant Governor

By • Dec 10, 2018
ncleg.net

Buncombe County Democratic state senator Terry Van Duyn will run for lieutenant governor in 2020.  She made the announcement Monday morning in a video posted on her Twitter account.