NORTH CAROLINA · 2028 U.S. SENATE

FOUR-SOURCE CONVERGENCE · THE MOUNTAINS, THE MILLS & THE TIDEWATER

MUGWUMPS ATLAS · MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2026 · LANGHORNE P. BREEDLOVE

230 distinct public-role leads across four documents after provisional name normalization. 26 entries appear in multiple dossiers. Multiple appearances do not constitute independent validation or imply interest in running.

01 | EXECUTIVE SYNTHESIS

The four source registers provide complementary coverage: Appalachian recovery and coastal waterwork; local rural finance and labor; tribal elected government and local labor councils; plus educators, logging, forestry, working fisheries and Indigenous state commission members. They are research leads, not self-declared nominees.

02 | ELECTION FIELD

Republican Ted Budd holds North Carolina's Class III seat; the next election is November 7, 2028. The supplied source files report Republican Zachary Brown as listed in the 2028 candidate field. The November 2026 election for the other Class II seat, involving Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley, must not be conflated with this contest. Verify filings with the North Carolina State Board of Elections before publication.

03 | PRIORITY BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH INDEX

This is a research order based on regional distinctiveness and observable public service—not an endorsement, electoral forecast, ideological score, party assignment or assessment of willingness to run.

01 | Sara Chester · West / Morganton

PUBLIC RECORD · Former Industrial Commons director; rural worker-owned economy. Source dossier(s): 2, 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

02 | Kim Shepherd · Northwest · Ashe County

PUBLIC RECORD · SkyLine telecommunications cooperative CEO. Source dossier(s): 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

03 | Kuyzendra A. Cobb · Northeast · Roanoke Rapids

PUBLIC RECORD · Eastern Piedmont labor council president; steelworkers. Source dossier(s): 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

04 | RYAN BETHEA · Central Coast · Harkers Island

PUBLIC RECORD · Oyster farmer and former teacher. Source dossier(s): 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

05 | MORTY GASKILL · Outer Banks · Ocracoke

PUBLIC RECORD · Commercial fisherman. Source dossier(s): 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

06 | Andy Anderson · Southeast / Whiteville

PUBLIC RECORD · Disability Rights NC investigator and faith leader. Source dossier(s): 2, 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

07 | Ridge Graham · West · Boone / western North Carolina program

PUBLIC RECORD · Appalachian Voices North Carolina program manager. Source dossier(s): 1. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

08 | Ashley Daniels · Southeast · New Hanover County / Cape Fear organizing

PUBLIC RECORD · Program and organizing director at Toxic Free NC; previously worked on tenants organizing and communities affected by concentrated animal feeding operations. Source dossier(s): 1. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

09 | Bree Charron · Coast · water quality

PUBLIC RECORD · Water quality program director and professional engineer. Source dossier(s): 1. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

10 | JOHN NASH · Statewide · logging

PUBLIC RECORD · Logging business / Forestry board. Source dossier(s): 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

11 | Lavita Hill · West · Big Cove

PUBLIC RECORD · Eastern Band Tribal Council member; tribal finance and Cherokee place-name advocate. Source dossier(s): 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

12 | Alex Baker · Southeast · Lumbee service area

PUBLIC RECORD · Lumbee Tribal Council speaker in 2026 reporting. Source dossier(s): 1, 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

13 | Paula Benson · East / Wilson

PUBLIC RECORD · NC Rural Center board chair; Wilson healthcare foundation. Source dossier(s): 2, 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

14 | Braxton Davis · Coast · statewide coastal federation

PUBLIC RECORD · North Carolina Coastal Federation executive director. Source dossier(s): 1, 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

15 | KATHERINE MCGLADE · Outer Banks · Hatteras

PUBLIC RECORD · Oyster farmer. Source dossier(s): 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

16 | Darren Crotts · Western and statewide rural service

PUBLIC RECORD · Rural faith-community program director; former pastor. Source dossier(s): 2. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

17 | Norma Wesson · Northeast / Bertie County

PUBLIC RECORD · Loan servicing director and rural health board member. Source dossier(s): 2. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

18 | Hamid Kamara · North-central / Eden and Pelham

PUBLIC RECORD · Faith in Rural Communities program manager and pastor. Source dossier(s): 2. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

19 | Heather Kilbourne · West / Marion roots

PUBLIC RECORD · Rural faith communities director; former minister. Source dossier(s): 2. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

20 | Rory Brown · East · Havelock / coastal plain

PUBLIC RECORD · Eastern NC labor council president; machinists union. Source dossier(s): 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

21 | CHRISTINA COLE · Triangle · Wake

PUBLIC RECORD · NCAE president. Source dossier(s): 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

22 | SHANNA PEELE · West · Buncombe

PUBLIC RECORD · NCAE regional director. Source dossier(s): 4. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

23 | Patrick Woodie · Northwest / Sparta roots; Raleigh-based work

PUBLIC RECORD · Rural Center president/CEO. Source dossier(s): 2, 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

24 | Liz Reasoner · Northeast / Hertford

PUBLIC RECORD · Food Bank of the Albemarle executive director. Source dossier(s): 2. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

25 | Blake Honeycutt · West · Asheville

PUBLIC RECORD · Western NC labor council president; Teamsters. Source dossier(s): 3. Follow up on personal achievement, exact residence, prior public office, positions stated directly and any self-declared interest.

04 | DEDUPLICATED COMBINED DIRECTORY

001 | Sara Chester · West / Morganton

Former Industrial Commons director; rural worker-owned economy · Source(s) 2+3

002 | Kim Shepherd · Northwest · Ashe County

SkyLine telecommunications cooperative CEO · Source(s) 3

003 | Kuyzendra A. Cobb · Northeast · Roanoke Rapids

Eastern Piedmont labor council president; steelworkers · Source(s) 3

004 | RYAN BETHEA · Central Coast · Harkers Island

Oyster farmer and former teacher · Source(s) 4

005 | MORTY GASKILL · Outer Banks · Ocracoke

Commercial fisherman · Source(s) 4

006 | Andy Anderson · Southeast / Whiteville

Disability Rights NC investigator and faith leader · Source(s) 2+3

007 | Ridge Graham · West · Boone / western North Carolina program

Appalachian Voices North Carolina program manager · Source(s) 1

008 | Ashley Daniels · Southeast · New Hanover County / Cape Fear organizing

Program and organizing director at Toxic Free NC; previously worked on tenants organizing and communities affected by concentrated animal feeding operations · Source(s) 1

009 | Bree Charron · Coast · water quality

Water quality program director and professional engineer · Source(s) 1

010 | JOHN NASH · Statewide · logging

Logging business / Forestry board · Source(s) 4

011 | Lavita Hill · West · Big Cove

Eastern Band Tribal Council member; tribal finance and Cherokee place-name advocate · Source(s) 3

012 | Alex Baker · Southeast · Lumbee service area

Lumbee Tribal Council speaker in 2026 reporting · Source(s) 1+3

013 | Paula Benson · East / Wilson

NC Rural Center board chair; Wilson healthcare foundation · Source(s) 2+3

014 | Braxton Davis · Coast · statewide coastal federation

North Carolina Coastal Federation executive director · Source(s) 1+4

015 | KATHERINE MCGLADE · Outer Banks · Hatteras

Oyster farmer · Source(s) 4

016 | Darren Crotts · Western and statewide rural service

Rural faith-community program director; former pastor · Source(s) 2

017 | Norma Wesson · Northeast / Bertie County

Loan servicing director and rural health board member · Source(s) 2

018 | Hamid Kamara · North-central / Eden and Pelham

Faith in Rural Communities program manager and pastor · Source(s) 2

019 | Heather Kilbourne · West / Marion roots

Rural faith communities director; former minister · Source(s) 2

020 | Rory Brown · East · Havelock / coastal plain

Eastern NC labor council president; machinists union · Source(s) 3

021 | CHRISTINA COLE · Triangle · Wake

NCAE president · Source(s) 4

022 | SHANNA PEELE · West · Buncombe

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

023 | Patrick Woodie · Northwest / Sparta roots; Raleigh-based work

Rural Center president/CEO · Source(s) 2+3

024 | Liz Reasoner · Northeast / Hertford

Food Bank of the Albemarle executive director · Source(s) 2

025 | Blake Honeycutt · West · Asheville

Western NC labor council president; Teamsters · Source(s) 3

026 | 2028 ELECTORAL FIELD · KEEP DISTINCT · Locality unverified

Public role needs verification · Source(s) 1

027 | AARON BUTLER · Southeast · Lumbee

Lumbee commissioner · Source(s) 4

028 | Aaron Daum · Central / Raleigh

NC AFL-CIO local organizer · Source(s) 2+3

029 | Adam Wachacha · West · Snowbird/Cherokee County

Eastern Band Tribal Council member · Source(s) 3

030 | Alan B. Ensley · West · Cherokee / Qualla Boundary

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians vice chief · Source(s) 1+4

031 | Alex Johnson · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Development associate · Source(s) 2

032 | ALEXA VEACH · Piedmont · Guilford

Principals division president · Source(s) 4

033 | ALFRED RAY RICHARDSON · Northeast · Haliwa-Saponi

Haliwa-Saponi commissioner · Source(s) 4

034 | Alia Todd · Statewide / locality verify

Labor and community organizer · Source(s) 2+3

035 | ALLIE SHEFFIELD · Southeast · Wilmington/Pender

Environmental lawyer · Source(s) 4

036 | ALLISON BESCH · Triangle · Durham/coastal

Coastal board secretary · Source(s) 4

037 | ALLISON SWAIM · Triangle · Durham

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

038 | Alyson Flynn · Coast · oyster and fisheries restoration

Oyster program director · Source(s) 1

039 | AMANDA JACOBS BALLARD · Piedmont · Guilford

Native community commissioner · Source(s) 4

040 | Amanda Lyle · Coast · community engagement

Chief community engagement officer · Source(s) 1

041 | AMANDA THOMPSON · Charlotte-Mecklenburg

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

042 | AMY HARRISON · Piedmont · Guilford

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

043 | Ann Edmondson · Statewide · Carolinas service network

Feeding the Carolinas executive director · Source(s) 3

044 | Anne Faircloth · Southeast / Clinton

Agriculture and business operator · Source(s) 2

045 | APRIL CLARK · Central Coast · Swansboro

Coastal Federation board president · Source(s) 4

046 | April Hall · Coast · community resilience

Coastal resilience planner and manager · Source(s) 1

047 | Armeer Kenchen · Piedmont / Durham

Small-business credit executive · Source(s) 2

048 | ASHLEY ASKEW · Statewide

Young Farmers program contact · Source(s) 4

049 | BEN BURGER · Eastern NC · cellulose

Forestry Eastern vice president · Source(s) 4

050 | Ben Knight · East / Kinston and Wilmington

Small business and rural food economy co-founder · Source(s) 2

051 | Betsy Greer · Piedmont / Charlotte roots; Durham

Communications manager · Source(s) 2

052 | Bill Oxendine · Southeast · Lumbee District 1

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

053 | BLAIR BISHOP · Statewide · private forestry

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

054 | BLAKELY HILDEBRAND · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network vice chair · Source(s) 4

055 | Bobby Emanuel · Southeast · Lumbee service area

Lumbee Tribal Council vice chairman · Source(s) 1+3

056 | BRANDON POWELL · South-central · Cumberland

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

057 | Brandy Harrell · Triangle · statewide rural health association

North Carolina rural health association representative named in national state-network directory · Source(s) 1

058 | Braxton Winston II · Southwest Piedmont / Charlotte

NC AFL-CIO president; former Charlotte city councilmember and 2024 statewide candidate · Source(s) 2+3

059 | BRETT GOULDING · Statewide · natural capital

Forestry first vice president · Source(s) 4

060 | Brian Buzby · Statewide / Raleigh organization

NC Conservation Network executive director · Source(s) 2

061 | Brian Powell · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Communications director · Source(s) 2

062 | Brianna Knisley · West / regional energy network

Appalachian Voices director of public power campaigns · Source(s) 1

063 | Brianna McCallum · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Community organizer · Source(s) 2

064 | BRIDGET WEBB · Southeast · New Hanover

Education support staff at-large · Source(s) 4

065 | BRYAN PROFFITT · Triangle · Durham

NCAE vice president · Source(s) 4

066 | Carrington Locklear · Southeast · Lumbee District 5

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

067 | Carter Crain · Central and eastern / food producer network

Food procurement vice president · Source(s) 2

068 | Catherine Walton-Ward · Statewide / Raleigh office

NC AFL-CIO organizing and mobilization director · Source(s) 2+3

069 | CATHERINE WILSON · Piedmont · NC A&T

Student NCAE president · Source(s) 4

070 | Charlie Hale · Central and eastern / Raleigh organization

Chief operating officer · Source(s) 2

071 | CHERIE FEEMSTER · Southwest Piedmont · Gaston

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

072 | Chocajuana Oxendine · Southeast · Lumbee District 11

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

073 | CHRIS CHAREST · Central · lumber

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

074 | Chris Estes · Statewide / Raleigh; former housing coalition leader

Chief program officer; housing and rural policy · Source(s) 2+3

075 | Christine Diaz · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Environmental justice coordinator · Source(s) 2

076 | CIERRA WARD · Statewide · forest management

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

077 | CLAIRE WILLIAMSON · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

078 | CLICKABLE SOURCE REGISTER · Locality unverified

Public role needs verification · Source(s) 1

079 | COLE MANESS · Statewide

Young Farmers program contact · Source(s) 4

080 | DAISHA WALL · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network at-large · Source(s) 4

081 | Daisy Butzer · Statewide / office location

Rural leadership and training manager · Source(s) 2

082 | Dale McKeel · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Transportation campaigns manager · Source(s) 2

083 | Dalton Bailey · Statewide / office location

Research and data manager · Source(s) 2

084 | Daniel Michael · Northeast / Elizabeth City roots

Chief financial officer · Source(s) 2

085 | DANIEL WEBB · Southeast · New Hanover

Education support staff at-large · Source(s) 4

086 | DANNY BELL · Triangle · Wake

Triangle Native American Society commissioner · Source(s) 4

087 | David Kaiser · Statewide / Triangle

Policy and economic development director · Source(s) 2

088 | David L. Garris · Central and eastern / regional network

Food bank board chair; retail supply executive · Source(s) 2

089 | David Wolfe · West · Yellowhill

Eastern Band Tribal Council vice chair; former UPS employee · Source(s) 3

090 | DEBRA ANDERSON FARMER · Triangle · Wake

Education support staff at-large · Source(s) 4

091 | DEMETRIA HARVEY · Triangle · Wake

Education support staff at-large · Source(s) 4

092 | DODD HAYNES · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network treasurer · Source(s) 4

093 | Donyell “DJ” Jones · Central / Wake County

Food bank director; youth services executive · Source(s) 2

094 | DOROTHY STEWART YATES · North-central · Person

Commission vice chair / Sappony · Source(s) 4

095 | DOUG BURLESON · Statewide · lumber

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

096 | DOUG WAKEMAN · Triangle · Pittsboro

Economist and conservation advocate · Source(s) 4

097 | DR. MICHAEL LAMBERT · Western · Cherokee

Eastern Band commissioner · Source(s) 4

098 | ED SIMERMEYER · Southeast · Coharie

Commission representative · Source(s) 4

099 | EDWARD LIVINGSTON · Northeast · Meherrin

Meherrin commissioner · Source(s) 4

100 | Elizabeth Calderin · Statewide / office location

Rapid recovery loan portfolio manager · Source(s) 2

101 | EMILY SUTTON · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network secretary · Source(s) 4

102 | Eric Aft · Piedmont · Winston-Salem / Northwest NC

Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC CEO · Source(s) 3

103 | Eric Chavis · Southeast · Lumbee District 21

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

104 | FIRST DEEP-RESEARCH THREADS · Locality unverified

Public role needs verification · Source(s) 1

105 | Genevieve Myers · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Community organizer · Source(s) 2

106 | Grace Fuchs · Statewide / multi-campus

Campus organizing · Source(s) 2

107 | Grady McCallie · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Policy director · Source(s) 2

108 | Grady O’Brien · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Water policy manager · Source(s) 2

109 | GRAY JERNIGAN · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network chair · Source(s) 4

110 | Graylen Mitchell · Southeast · Lumbee District 2

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

111 | GREG BRYANT · Charlotte/Mecklenburg

Commission chair / Metrolina Native Americans · Source(s) 4

112 | Hannah Cullen · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Environmental justice organizer · Source(s) 2

113 | Harold Smith · Southeast · Lumbee District 3

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

114 | HARRISON JONES · South-central · Cumberland

Native community commissioner · Source(s) 4

115 | Homer Fields · Southeast · Lumbee District 14

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

116 | ISAAC LIDKE · Statewide

Young Farmers program contact · Source(s) 4

117 | Jacob Boyd · Coast · marsh restoration

Salt marsh program director · Source(s) 1

118 | JADIE ANDREWS · Statewide · consulting forestry

Forestry Association chairman · Source(s) 4

119 | JARED LUCAS · Central · Troy Lumber

Forestry president-elect/treasurer · Source(s) 4

120 | JARRETT CROWE · Western · Cherokee

Eastern Band commissioner · Source(s) 4

121 | Jason Kanawati Stephany · Central and eastern / statewide networks

Communications and public policy vice president · Source(s) 2

122 | JAY BOYETTE · Statewide · farm/forestry

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

123 | JEFF CURRIE · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

124 | JEFF MEACHAM · Statewide · logging

Logging business / Forestry board · Source(s) 4

125 | Jenal Austin · Statewide / Triangle institutional office

Strategic partnerships and special projects · Source(s) 2

126 | Jeremy Sprinkle · Central / statewide Raleigh office

NC AFL-CIO communications director and operations manager · Source(s) 2+3

127 | JESS PARTON · West · Gilkey Lumber

Forestry Association president · Source(s) 4

128 | JESSICA MENDEZ ROWE · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

129 | Jim Owle · West · Birdtown

Eastern Band Tribal Council chair; Navy veteran, forestry and postal work · Source(s) 3

130 | Jo Doss · Southeast · Lumbee District 12

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

131 | JOANNE POWELL · Central Coast · Gloucester

Marine science educator, retired · Source(s) 4

132 | Jody Bullard · Southeast · Lumbee service area

Lumbee Tribal Council member · Source(s) 1+3

133 | JOHN HATCHER · Statewide · Raleigh office

Forestry executive director · Source(s) 4

134 | John L. Lowery · Southeast · Pembroke / Robeson and adjacent Lumbee counties

Lumbee Tribal chairman; federal recognition achieved December 2025 · Source(s) 1+3

135 | JOHN RUNKLE · Triangle · Chapel Hill

Environmental attorney, retired · Source(s) 4

136 | Johnny Bell · Southeast · Lumbee service area

Lumbee Tribal Council member · Source(s) 1+3

137 | JONELLE STOVALL · East · Goldsboro/Topsail

Dentist and heritage volunteer · Source(s) 4

138 | Joy Stewart · Statewide / Raleigh institution

Compliance and internal audit director · Source(s) 2

139 | Juhi Modi · West · North Carolina program service

Appalachian Voices North Carolina program coordinator · Source(s) 1

140 | Justin Garber · East / Spring Hope

Controller and former rural health finance worker · Source(s) 2

141 | KASAUNDRA MOODY · Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Student services division president · Source(s) 4

142 | Kate Boyle · West / regional service; domicile unknown

Appalachian Voices deputy executive director · Source(s) 1

143 | Kate Fulbright · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Affiliate capacity manager · Source(s) 2

144 | Kathy Hunt · Southeast · Lumbee District 8

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

145 | Kelsey Yokovich · Triangle · statewide rural health network

Assistant staff director in rural-health state association directory · Source(s) 1

146 | Kendall Wimberley · Triangle / statewide policy service; domicile unknown

Toxic Free NC policy manager; environmental and soil science researcher · Source(s) 1

147 | KENNETH S. CHESTNUT SR. · Southeast · Wilmington

Coastal board vice president, construction veteran · Source(s) 4

148 | Kerri Allen · Coast · statewide

Coastal advocate and coastal management program director · Source(s) 1

149 | KIM STEWART · Rural NC · farm/forestry

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

150 | Kristen Rhodes · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Civic engagement organizer · Source(s) 2

151 | Kristin Stroup · West / regional resilience work

Energy and climate resilience senior program manager · Source(s) 1

152 | Lariza Garzón · Southwest Piedmont / Charlotte

Hispanic Federation North Carolina director; agricultural worker advocacy · Source(s) 2

153 | Larry Chavis · Southeast · Lumbee District 6

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

154 | Larry Soles · Southeast · Lumbee District 19

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

155 | Lela Schlenker · Coast · advocacy

Coastal advocate · Source(s) 1

156 | LENORA LOCKLEAR · Southeast · Coharie

Commission representative · Source(s) 4

157 | LORI FARRINGTON · Northwest Piedmont · Forsyth

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

158 | Lou Murrey · West · western North Carolina field work

Appalachian Voices North Carolina field coordinator · Source(s) 1

159 | Luna Homsi · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Energy policy manager · Source(s) 2

160 | Lynn Shoemaker · Southeast · Wilmington

Southeastern labor council president; stagecraft workers · Source(s) 3

161 | Malik Stagger · East / Pitt and Johnston counties

Loan operations specialist · Source(s) 2

162 | Margaux Kerr · Coast · coastal resilience

Coastal resilience planner and manager · Source(s) 1

163 | Mary Lane Locklear · Southeast · Lumbee service area

Lumbee Tribal Council member · Source(s) 1

164 | Mary Locklear · Southeast · Lumbee District 18

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

165 | MaryBe McMillan · West Piedmont / Hickory

Retired NC AFL-CIO president; Hickory roots · Source(s) 2

166 | MATT ABER-TOWNS · Statewide · NCAE

NCAE executive director · Source(s) 4

167 | Matt Wasson · West / central Appalachian program

Appalachian Voices director of programs · Source(s) 1

168 | MAX HARMON · Triangle · Chatham

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

169 | MELISSA WILLIAMS · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

170 | MICHAEL SERBOUSEK · Outer Banks · Kitty Hawk

Telecommunications executive, retired · Source(s) 4

171 | Michell Hicks · West · Cherokee / Qualla Boundary

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians principal chief; longstanding tribal government executive · Source(s) 1+3+4

172 | Michelle Thompkins · Central and eastern / Raleigh organization

Chief people officer · Source(s) 2

173 | Mike Hawkins · West / Pisgah Forest and Brevard

Rural Center treasurer; former Transylvania County commissioner · Source(s) 2+3

174 | Mike Lento · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Digital content creator · Source(s) 2

175 | Mike Parker · West · Wolftown/Big Y

Eastern Band Tribal Council member; project management · Source(s) 3

176 | Mindy Hiteshue · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Operations and finance director · Source(s) 2

177 | Morgan Talton · Statewide / North Carolina residence

Rural church engagement specialist · Source(s) 2

178 | NADINE F. PATRICK · Southeast · Waccamaw Siouan

Commission secretary-treasurer · Source(s) 4

179 | Nanci Locklear · Southeast · Lumbee service area

Lumbee Tribal Council secretary · Source(s) 1+3

180 | Olaunda Green · South-central / Bunnlevel roots

Rural leadership and training executive · Source(s) 2

181 | PAIGE VARNER · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

182 | PAM STRAUGHAN · West · Qualla Boundary

Cherokee deputy chief of staff · Source(s) 4

183 | PAMELA SUNSHINE RICHARDSON · Northeast · Haliwa-Saponi

Haliwa-Saponi commissioner · Source(s) 4

184 | Paxton Myers · West · Cherokee / Qualla Boundary

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians chief of staff · Source(s) 1+4

185 | PERRY LYNN HUNT JR. · Piedmont · Guilford

Native community commissioner · Source(s) 4

186 | Rachel Bisesi · Coast · coastal education network

Coastal education coordinator · Source(s) 1

187 | Randy Gore · Southeast / Brunswick roots; Greensboro

Rural economic and agricultural education leader · Source(s) 2

188 | REAH JACOBS · Southeast · Waccamaw Siouan

Waccamaw Siouan commissioner · Source(s) 4

189 | Reuben Saunders · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Business manager · Source(s) 2

190 | Rev. Charles Brooks · Central and eastern / local church service

Food bank board member and pastor · Source(s) 2

191 | RICKY BURNETT · Southeast · Lumbee

Lumbee commissioner · Source(s) 4

192 | RITA JACKSON GILBERT · East · Pitt

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

193 | ROB CLARK · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

194 | Robert Randles · South-central · Fayetteville/Sandhills

Greater Sandhills labor council president; federal workers · Source(s) 3

195 | Rubalena Locklear · Southeast · Lumbee District 7

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

196 | Rudy Locklear · Southeast · Lumbee District 20

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

197 | Ryan Byrley · Statewide / Raleigh office

NC AFL-CIO campaigns manager and field director · Source(s) 2+3

198 | Sandra Dial · Southeast · Lumbee District 17

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

199 | SANDRA HATLEY · Western Piedmont · Catawba

Retired school personnel vice president · Source(s) 4

200 | Sarah Bodin · Coast · coastal resilience

Coastal resilience planner and manager · Source(s) 1

201 | SARAH DIEHL · Central Coast · Carteret

Fire department finance / coastal board · Source(s) 4

202 | SCOTT ASKEW · Central · lumber supply

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

203 | SCOTT PAGE · Statewide · sawmill

Sawmill operator / Forestry board · Source(s) 4

204 | SHANA RICHARDS · Piedmont · Guilford

NEA director as of September 2026 · Source(s) 4

205 | Shannon Swimmer · West · Painttown

Eastern Band Tribal Council member; former Cherokee judge, attorney · Source(s) 3

206 | SHARON HARKER · Central Coast · Beaufort

Beaufort mayor / coastal board · Source(s) 4

207 | Sharon Hunt · Southeast · Lumbee District 15

Lumbee Tribal Council representative · Source(s) 3

208 | Shawn Harding · Statewide · farm bureau

North Carolina Farm Bureau president · Source(s) 3+4

209 | SHEKERA POPE · Triangle · Durham

Education support staff council president · Source(s) 4

210 | Stephanie McDonald · North-central / Greensboro

NC AFL-CIO local organizer · Source(s) 2+3

211 | Stephanie Schweickert · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Environmental health campaigns director · Source(s) 2

212 | Susan Allison · Central and eastern / Raleigh food-bank network

Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC chief financial officer · Source(s) 2

213 | TADASHI TOTTEN · Statewide

Young Farmers program lead · Source(s) 4

214 | TAMA BOUNCER · Triangle · Wake

Retired school personnel president · Source(s) 4

215 | Ted Wilgis · Coast · fisheries and marine debris

Coastal scientist and marine debris program director · Source(s) 1

216 | Terrence Dewberry · Central · Raleigh/Triangle

Triangle Labor Council president; transit workers · Source(s) 3

217 | THE GAPS THIS FIRST EDITION MUST FIX · Locality unverified

Public role needs verification · Source(s) 1

218 | Tom Cormons · West · Boone organizational base

Appalachian Voices executive director; institutionally senior · Source(s) 1

219 | TOMMY ADKINS · Piedmont · wood products

Forestry Piedmont vice president · Source(s) 4

220 | Tony Groll · Piedmont · Triad

Triad labor council president; autoworkers · Source(s) 3

221 | TRIPP DOWLING · Piedmont · wood products

Forestry board member · Source(s) 4

222 | Trisha Pande · Statewide / Raleigh

NC AFL-CIO general counsel · Source(s) 2+3

223 | TYSON EDWARDS · West · lumber

Forestry Western vice president · Source(s) 4

224 | VERNANDA 'VEE' OXENDINE · Southeast · Lumbee

Lumbee commissioner · Source(s) 4

225 | VERONICA CARTER · Southeast · Leland

Logistics veteran / coastal board; local officeholder · Source(s) 4

226 | WALTER DAVID 'WD' BAUCOM · Charlotte/Mecklenburg

Metrolina native association commissioner · Source(s) 4

227 | WHITNEY JEMISON · Statewide / specific county unverified

Conservation Network board · Source(s) 4

228 | Will Hendrick · Statewide / Raleigh organization

Environmental justice director · Source(s) 2

229 | YOLANDA FREEMAN · Southeast · Bladen

NCAE regional director · Source(s) 4

230 | Yolanda Taylor · Central / Wake Forest

Rural Center secretary · Source(s) 2+3

05 | RECURRING NAMES AND CONFLICT CHECKS

Braxton Davis · dossier(s) 1, 4

John L. Lowery · dossier(s) 1, 3

Alex Baker · dossier(s) 1, 3

Bobby Emanuel · dossier(s) 1, 3

Nanci Locklear · dossier(s) 1, 3

Jody Bullard · dossier(s) 1, 3

Johnny Bell · dossier(s) 1, 3

Michell Hicks · dossier(s) 1, 3, 4

Alan B. Ensley · dossier(s) 1, 4

Paxton Myers · dossier(s) 1, 4

Patrick Woodie · dossier(s) 2, 3

Chris Estes · dossier(s) 2, 3

Paula Benson · dossier(s) 2, 3

Sara Chester · dossier(s) 2, 3

Mike Hawkins · dossier(s) 2, 3

Yolanda Taylor · dossier(s) 2, 3

Andy Anderson · dossier(s) 2, 3

Braxton Winston II · dossier(s) 2, 3

Jeremy Sprinkle · dossier(s) 2, 3

Catherine Walton-Ward · dossier(s) 2, 3

Ryan Byrley · dossier(s) 2, 3

Alia Todd · dossier(s) 2, 3

Aaron Daum · dossier(s) 2, 3

Stephanie McDonald · dossier(s) 2, 3

Trisha Pande · dossier(s) 2, 3

Shawn Harding · dossier(s) 3, 4

Name variations and institutional updates require special scrutiny: Michell/Michelle Hicks, John L./John Lowery, Alan B./Alan Ensley, and Dr. Braxton/Braxton Davis. A tribal council or commission position is not evidence of partisan affiliation, personal ideology, consent or federal eligibility.

06 | GEOGRAPHY, ISSUE COVERAGE & GAPS

West: mountain flood recovery, logging, housing and rural healthcare

Piedmont: mill and manufacturing jobs, worker voice and schools

Sandhills: military-family services, county healthcare, forestry and agriculture

Eastern coastal plain: farm labor, rural hospitals, water and independent small producers

Tidewater: commercial fisheries, oyster production, storms, insurance and coastal restoration

Tribal nations: sovereign government, education, water, cultural and service institutions

Missing for verification: working nurses, commercial fishing crews, rank-and-file factory and timber workers, religious sisters, community advocates publicly active after Helene, Black small farmers, LGBTQ+ business/Pride leaders, disability self-advocates and close local electoral challengers.

07 | ORIGINAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Dossier 1 · FANCY 1.33 · https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gTrXfURPa5DlaGkeSXCurDbsKoPFuyBFj21A1f0KH4g/edit

Dossier 2 · REMY 1.6 · https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-1VzhG9drPOFBXgIVRKwuCGG-cO92jBLh47kVQrqgDM/edit

Dossier 3 · ERIKA 1.6 · https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNw6dDw0WC0em_T8VyHsyUEAYOTWEoj4L9dcJ-yrphQ/edit

Dossier 4 · LANGHORNE 1.1 · https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QlX-pW8HbK0fVWALvtSSEFChvmYnslphtMFPYjwkwdk/edit

08 | RESEARCH CONTROLS

All occupations, hometowns and dates should be checked with the primary source. An institution's region is not proof of home residence; tribe and cultural identity should not be inferred from office titles. Evidence about public views, legal eligibility, prior campaigns and willingness to run is incomplete. The master list is a synthesis, not a validated recruitment slate.