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Raised in Warrenton, NC, Valerie is a business owner and the first African American woman on the NC Department of Transportation Board (appointed by Governor Cooper). She’s also an NCCU grad. She's running for State Senate in her home district, and this northeastern NC district will be competitive.
A retired U.S. Army Colonel, Smith College professor, and former ROTC instructor at UC-Berkley, Marcia calls the Cape Fear area home, where she serves on a variety of non-profit boards. Past election results suggest this race is a toss-up.
Sydney Batch was first elected to the NC General Assembly in 2018 and served capably until she was appointed to her NC Senate seat in 2021. She is a small business owner, social worker, and family law attorney. She is running for re-election in her Wake County district.
An attorney by training, Mary Wills left a job on Wall Street to become Executive Director of North Carolinians for Redistricting Reform and decided to run for this newly drawn district to “find common ground for the common good.” This district covers Granville and Wake Counties, where she was born and raised.
Current State House Rep. Rachel Hunt is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and daughter of former Governor Jim Hunt. She is running for State Senate in this suburban Charlotte seat. After the 2020 redistricting cycle, it became a Democrat-leaning district but is still deemed a race to watch.