April Cook
Candidate for State Senator, 34th District
Background
- Occupation
- CEO, North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
- Lives in
- Concord
- Campaign website
- aprilcook.com
Co-founder and longtime executive director of the Lake Norman Community Health Clinic (now the Cook Community Clinic). Since 2022 she has been CEO of the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Proposes ending sales tax on groceries and diapers.
ReportPlatform: April Cook for NC Senate 34Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
“Exempting sales tax on groceries, diapers, and feminine hygiene products”
Education
Supports restoring income caps on private school vouchers.
She told the Public School Forum she supports "returning income caps to 2019 levels" and that private schools accepting public funds should meet the standards public schools are held to.
ReportPlatform: April Cook for NC Senate 34Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
“I support restoring income caps and redirecting savings to the public funding formula.”
2026 NCGA Candidate Survey response: April CookCandidate questionnaire · Public School Forum of North Carolina · Question 4 · ncforum.org
Supports matching neighboring states' teacher starting pay.
In the Public School Forum survey she also backed restoring advanced-degree pay and retiree health care for new hires.
ReportPlatform: April Cook for NC Senate 34Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
“In the short term, we should match neighboring states' starting pay and make sure our salaries match the cost of living.”
2026 NCGA Candidate Survey response: April CookCandidate questionnaire · Public School Forum of North Carolina · Question 3 · ncforum.org
Economy & jobs
Supports banning algorithmic pricing at grocery stores.
ReportPlatform: April Cook for NC Senate 34Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
“Banning dynamic and algorithmic pricing at grocery stores to prevent large food retailers from making you pay more”
Health & human services
Proposes requiring charity-care screening before medical debt collection.
ReportPlatform: April Cook for NC Senate 34Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
“Preventing medical debt by forcing hospitals to determine if patients are eligible for charitable or financial assistance before collection”
Supports enshrining a right to IVF.
ReportPlatform: April Cook for NC Senate 34Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
“Enshrining the right to assisted reproductive technology, including IVF”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from April Cook on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Cabarrus County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Meet April: April Cook for NC Senate 34
Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
- Platform: April Cook for NC Senate 34
Campaign website · April Cook for NC · aprilcook.com
- 2026 NCGA Candidate Survey response: April Cook
Candidate questionnaire · Public School Forum of North Carolina · ncforum.org
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