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State Senator, 18th District
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Haseeb Fatmi

Candidate for State Senator, 18th District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator; attorney
Lives in
Wake Forest
Campaign website
electhaseeb.com

Appointed state senator for District 18 (Granville and part of Wake counties) on May 21, 2026, after Sen. Terence Everitt resigned. An attorney and former Wake Forest town commissioner, he teaches trial advocacy at Campbell Law School.

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Photo: Official portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports more funding and better pay for law enforcement.

    Platform - Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate · electhaseeb.com

    “we must increase funding for our local law enforcement and ensure we are treating them fairly, with adequate salaries and retention benefits”
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Education

  • Opposes unchecked expansion of private school vouchers.

    Platform - Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate · electhaseeb.com

    “I oppose the unchecked expansion of private school vouchers”
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Health & human services

  • Supports loosening certificate-of-need rules to allow new hospitals.

    He cites years of blocked efforts to build a hospital in Wake Forest.

    Platform - Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate · electhaseeb.com

    “Lawmakers should also revisit our certificate of need laws and get rid of the red tape preventing hospitals from being built.”
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  • Supports protecting Medicaid and Medicaid expansion.

    Platform - Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate · electhaseeb.com

    “The General Assembly must protect Medicaid and Medicaid expansion”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports independent, nonpartisan redistricting.

    Platform - Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Haseeb Fatmi for NC Senate · electhaseeb.com

    “North Carolinians deserve legislative districts that reflect their communities, not gerrymandered maps carefully drawn to favor the Republican majority.”
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  • Pledges to co-sponsor and vote to ratify the ERA.

    Answer to the ERA-NC Alliance's 2026 candidate survey, which marks candidates who say they will co-sponsor and vote for the General Assembly resolution ratifying the federal Equal Rights Amendment.

    2026 Candidate Survey - Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance

    Candidate questionnaire · Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance · Jun 29, 2026 · N.C. Senate table … N.C. Senate table · era-nc.org

    “A green checkmark means the candidate will co-sponsor and vote for the resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. … Haseeb Fatmi D ✅”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Haseeb Fatmi on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (9)

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