Don Davis

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Also running: Laurie Buckhout (R) · Tom Bailey (L)

Position history

1. Published Oct 7, 2026 · Elections, ethics & government

   I will continue working hard to deliver so our rural communities have the resources they require to remain healthy, strong, and productive.

   Source: Official House press release
2. Published Oct 16, 2026 · Elections, ethics & government

   For nearly 30 years, E-Rate has helped give students in rural communities, including across eastern North Carolina, the tools they need to learn and succeed. Since 1998, North Carolina’s public schools and libraries have received more than $1 billion in E-Rate discounts, helping our state to become the first to connect all K-12 classrooms to high-speed broadband

   Source: Official House press release

Economy

1. Oct. 20, 2026 (in an interview on the WUNC Politics Podcast)

   I would even say it's no longer just affordability or inflation — it's survivability. They're concerned if they're going to be able to keep the family farm. Fishermen, right now, when you look at diesel prices, some are making decisions just not even to go out.

   Source: WUNC North Carolina Public Radio

Governance

1. Oct. 27, 2026 (at a Rocky Mount campaign event reported by The Assembly)

   I'm not here working for any person or party, I'm here to speak up for Eastern North Carolina.

   Source: The Assembly NC