Latisha Grady
Candidate for State Representative, 18th District
Background
- Occupation
- Business operations specialist
- Lives in
- Wilmington
- Campaign website
- electlatishagrady.com
Business operations specialist with more than 15 years in fraud analysis at Bank of America, vendor onboarding and contract governance at Ripple Labs, and commercial real estate support; East Carolina University graduate and secretary of the Jones County GOP from 2021 to 2023.
Photo: Courtesy photo — Port City Daily candidate questionnaire
Documented positions
Public safety
Supports curbing license plate reader surveillance.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I am uncomfortable with automated license plate readers and networked surveillance systems continuously tracking vehicle movements”
Education
Supports letting school boards set their own calendars.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I’d support H.B. 121 to repeal the law to give authority to school boards to determine calendars”
Economy & jobs
Opposes rolling back data center sales tax exemptions.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“What’s still on the table is the exemption on equipment and construction materials, and I don’t support rolling that back either.”
Roads & infrastructure
Opposes a toll on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.
She would explore a temporary tiered sales tax to pay for the bridge instead.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I would vote against a toll.”
Environment & parks
Supports state limits on more PFAS compounds and 1,4-dioxane.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I’d support setting state-level enforceable MCLs for additional PFAS compounds and 1,4-dioxane, independent of waiting on federal action”
Proposes requiring closed-loop cooling at new data centers.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I’d sponsor or co-sponsor legislation requiring closed-loop cooling and on-site power generation as the standard for new data centers”
Government & transparency
Opposes an independent redistricting commission.
ReportLatisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“No, I would not because Republicans won the majority in North Carolina in 2010 using map lines drawn by Democrats.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Latisha Grady on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (New Hanover 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
- Latisha Grady 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
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