LIBERTARIAN

Feldman is a self-described "world-renowned dermatology expert, relative of Holocaust survivors, and author." According to his campaign website, Feldman’s three guiding principles are working together toward common goals, having the military defend but not direct, and leading “our children a country that is fiscally strong, at peace at home and abroad, and leads by example.” Additionally, Feldman hopes to improve the rural healthcare gap and publicly voices his opposition to maintaining Israel’s apartheid. He is on the board of directors of Voices for Justice in Palestine, and he founded Promised Land, an online Jewish museum that gives context on conflict between Palestinians and the Israeli government. Having received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Duke University’s School of Medicine, he is a Professor of Dermatology, Pathology, & Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest University, as well as a senior advisor at Sensal Health. Feldman has lived in North Carolina for over 40 years, and he is married with two adult sons. (Age ~65)

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Harrigan is a self-identified “Green Beret, businessman, and a dedicated husband and father.” Harrigan previously ran for Congressional District 14 in 2022 and lost to Jeff Jackson. This year, he won a competitive primary against Grey Mills. He is the owner of a firearms manufacturing company. According to his campaign website, Harrigan is dedicated to curbing inflation, eliminating wasteful government spending, securing the border, and cracking down on violent crime. He is running for office because he “could no longer stand idly by and watch our country deteriorate economically, socially, morally, and spiritually at the hands of failed leadership achieving failed outcomes.” He is a graduate of West Point, where he majored in nuclear engineering. He is endorsed by Donald Trump. Harrigan currently has an address in Hickory where he lives with his wife, Rocky and two young daughters Reagan and McKinley. Previous news articles have him residing in Gastonia and Charlotte. (Age ~36)

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CONSTITUTION CANDIDATE

Helm is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Agricultural Development Initiatives Inc., which helps the agricultural sector in low-income countries. He was previously a high school math teacher and football and softball coach. He says he is “seeking to change our culture of government” and that he “leads with Boldness, Perseverance and Compassion.” He says the biggest issue is the federal debt, and that our country needs new laws to fix immigration. He says marriage “means one man, one woman, one lifelong union” and that he is against abortion and “the LBGTQ agenda.” He says he has been married for 34 years.

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DEMOCRAT

Scott is an Air Force veteran, father, grandfather and sixth great-grandson of James Madison. According to his campaign website, God, family, and individual rights are the three pillars he would like to focus on. He emphasizes respecting everyone’s individual beliefs, hopes to raise the child tax deduction to the same as an adult for families making $100,000 or less per year, and is a proponent of letting the people vote on issues such as abortion and gun rights during presidential election years. Additionally, Scott hopes to increase accessible educational opportunities and community engagement initiatives for the people of Iredell County. He has been a long-time resident of Catawba County, and he currently lives in Statesville. (Age ~66)

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REPUBLICAN

Sawyer has served in the N.C. Senate since 2018. She is running to represent Iredell and the northern part of Mecklenburg county. She was a leader in the Iredell County Republican Party prior to being elected. She has sponsored legislation favoring hotel owners to evict long-term, “disruptive” guests and enabling easier student searches at schools. She cites “conservative leadership” and “common sense principles” on her website. She also expresses concerns about challenges with transportation in our growing area and wants to raise the age of child marriage in N.C. She says she grew up in a trailer park in Davidson County and was the salutatorian of her high school class. She and her husband own an insurance sales company in Mooresville. She is a graduate of UNC Charlotte and participates in a WSIC radio show/podcast where she discusses “the latest legislation.” The tone of those recordings are moderate and even at times critical of the MAGA wing of her party. She is the mother of two. (Age ~49)

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Barr says “District 37 is so gerrymandered that I don’t stand a chance.” She nonetheless is running because she wants to “make some noise and raise some hell.” Her website URL in fact is http://katebarcantwin.com. She told a TV station, “The thought of walking into the booth in November and only having one name on my ballot for my Senate district made me nauseous.” She believes “abortion is healthcare” and that “we need common sense gun laws to keep our communities safe.” She is also anti-gerrymandering. She lives in Davidson and has a bachelor’s and public health master’s from UNC Chapel Hill. She was a former Davidson Town Planning board member. She completed high school at the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics. She is a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation, an entrepreneur who started a baby product company and mother of two. (Age ~42)

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Robinson is a self-identified “common-sense retired business leader.” Robinson is running because he strongly believes that “the political games in Raleigh must end.” He hopes to stop wasteful spending, leave personal health care decisions up to the people, support public schools, manage over-development and fix the roads, all represented through his slogan: “Mike Robinson - A Better Way for North Carolina.” Robinson has lived in North Carolina for 45 years and Iredell County for 25 years. An active member of several United Methodist churches, Robinson is also a retired Coast Guard Auxiliary, former Scout Leader, and School Volunteer of the Year. He was also awarded the “Order of the Long Leaf Pine” by former Gov. Jim Hunt for his community service to the state. He was born in Wilmington, Del., and received his B.A. from Elon University and a master’s degree in leadership from Charter Oak State College. (Age ~66)

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REPUBLICAN

A lifelong resident of Iredell County, Carver has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement with the Mooresville Police Department and Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. In his official campaign announcement, Carver says that he is entering the race “because I have lived my life in a career of service to my community.” He hopes to tackle issues such as supporting public education, law enforcement and veterans. He previously served on the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board for Education for District 7 and ran unsuccessfully for Iredell County’s Board of Commissioners in 2022. He retired in 2020 and works as the Basic Law Enforcement Training Director at Mitchell Community College. Carver is a U.S. Air Force veteran, and he lives in Mooresville with his wife and two grown children, both of whom went through the public school system. He has no campaign website and didn’t respond to multiple emails from The Charlotte Ledger. (Age ~52)

REPUBLICAN

Young is running for District 32 Seat 2.

Young is an incumbent who has served in the role since 2020. He was a former county government attorney, where he argued before the N.C. Appellate and Supreme Courts. According to his campaign Facebook page, Young is involved in a partnership with a joint LLM program that works to improve juvenile delinquency courts in the U.S. and U.K. He hopes to maintain the policy of requiring substance abuse assessments and treatment recommendations for criminal defendants who suffer from substance abuse, and he wants to work on developing the infrastructure for a drug treatment court. He has a B.A. from UNC Asheville and his JD from Drake University. Young lives with his wife and two children in Iredell County. (Age ~57)

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REPUBLICAN

Marlowe is running for District 32 Seat 3.

Marlowe has been an assistant district attorney in the county since 2015. She describes herself as a Christian conservative and says that she is “pro-life, pro-veteran, pro-law enforcement, pro-Second Amendment.” According to her campaign Facebook page, she wants the people to know that “I am a member of your community, and I want to continue to make this place somewhere we can love to live. I will fight for our families, our civil liberties, and our Constitutional rights.” Marlowe is a lifelong resident of Taylorsville, having graduated from Alexander Central High School. She has a B.A. from Campbell University and has her JD from N.C. Central School of Law. (Age ~36)

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REPUBLICAN

Hedrick is running for District 32 Seat 4.

Hedrick has served as district court judge for Iredell County since 2009. He was previously an attorney in private practice and an assistant district attorney prior to that. He holds a bachelor's and JD from UNC Chapel Hill. (Age ~59)

REPUBLICAN

Underwood is running for District 32 Seat 5.

Underwood is running for re-election, as she has been serving as district court judge since January 2009. Underwood worked as a private practice attorney with the Law Offices of Kenneth B. Darty for two years before opening her own private practice. She specializes in criminal and delinquency defense matters (abuse, neglect, and dependency cases). Underwood was in the news in 2021 for ordering Mooresville to return $17,000 that police officers had seized; she threatened city officials with jail time. She holds a B.A. in communications from Appalachian State University and a J.D. from Campbell University. She lives in Stony Point. (Age ~52)

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Corbett is running for District 32 Seat 6.

Corbett has been serving as district court judge since January 2021. He specializes in traffic violations, DWIs, criminal defense, family law, personal injury, estate planning and civil litigation matters. Residents of Iredell County say that “Bryan takes enormous pride in his community and looks forward to continuing to enrich the lives of friends and neighbors in the months and years ahead." He holds a BASc in construction management and business from Western Carolina University and a J.D. from the Charlotte School of Law. Corbett worked as managing attorney for the Law Offices of Bryan A. Corbett, PLLC, for one year and the managing partner at Habinson, Brzykcy & Corbett, LLP, for over four years until becoming district court judge. A lifelong resident of Iredell County, Corbett lives in Statesville with his wife and their two children. (Age ~37)

Jenkins’ family has a farm in Stony Point. He is an incumbent on the Iredell Soil and Water Conservation Board. He is a registered Republican. (Age ~56)

REPUBLICAN

Knight was first elected to the board in 2020 (he is in District 4 now, but is running for District 6 due to redistricting). He appears to be a physics professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University. He is a proponent of STEM education during the school year and through summer programs. He said in his campaign announcement, “I am a conservative who believes in freedom and liberty for the individual, and a Christian who, even though I stumble at times, follows the Savior with all my heart.” There appears to be some tension among the board members as Knight voted to censure one of his colleagues for a variety of infractions including “working against the superintendent and board.”He resides in Albemarle with his wife. (Age ~58)

DEMOCRAT

Peele is a former after-school program coordinator and substitute teacher. She calls herself a “special education advocate.” She says she wants to ensure that all students are getting a fair education and equal opportunities across the district despite their socioeconomic class" and that it is important to have "research options that will address the disparities in academic success and school suspensions for African American students, males and students with disabilities." She has a child currently enrolled in Iredell-Statesville Schools. (Age ~50)