Richard N. Ojeda II
Candidate for U.S. Representative, 9th Congressional District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired Army major
- Campaign website
- ojedafornc.com
Retired U.S. Army major who served 24 years, and a former teacher and state legislator.
Photo: Campaign photo — ojedafornc.com (via Internet Archive)
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes replacing ICE with an accountable enforcement system
ReportFixing Our Broken Immigration System — Ojeda for NCCampaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
“Replace ICE with an accountable and lawful immigration enforcement system.”
Supports a path to legal status for long-term residents
Also calls for removing people who commit violent crimes.
ReportFixing Our Broken Immigration System — Ojeda for NCCampaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
“People who have worked here for decades, raised families here, and broken no other laws should have a path that involves accountability”
Supports universal background checks and secure-storage laws
Describes himself as a gun owner and Second Amendment supporter, per Enlace Latino NC.
ReportRichard Ojeda II is running to represent District 9 in the United States House of RepresentativesNews coverage · Enlace Latino NC · Feb 27, 2026 · enlacelatinonc.org
“he supports universal background checks and federal secure storage laws”
Economy & jobs
Proposes indexing the federal minimum wage to inflation
As reported by Enlace Latino NC before the March primary.
ReportRichard Ojeda II is running to represent District 9 in the United States House of RepresentativesNews coverage · Enlace Latino NC · Feb 27, 2026 · enlacelatinonc.org
“linking the federal minimum wage to inflation”
Health & human services
Supports capping prices for insulin and other essential drugs
ReportEnsuring Quality Healthcare — Ojeda for NCCampaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
“I will hold Big Pharma accountable and cap prices for life-saving medicine like insulin”
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and access to birth control
ReportEnsuring Quality Healthcare — Ojeda for NCCampaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
“I will codify Roe v. Wade, protect the right to choose, and defend access to birth control, cancer screenings, and prenatal care.”
Pledges to protect Medicaid coverage from federal cuts
ReportEnsuring Quality Healthcare — Ojeda for NCCampaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
“I will push to expand Medicaid and protect it from federal sabotage.”
Pledges full VA funding and expanded veterans' services
ReportRichard Ojeda II is running to represent District 9 in the United States House of RepresentativesNews coverage · Enlace Latino NC · Feb 27, 2026 · enlacelatinonc.org
“that promise does not expire when they take it off … full funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and expand services”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Richard N. Ojeda II on them.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
All sources (12)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Alamance County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Chatham County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Cumberland County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Guilford County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Hoke County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Moore County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Randolph 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
- Richard Ojeda for NC09 - United We Win
Campaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
- Ensuring Quality Healthcare — Ojeda for NC
Campaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
- Fixing Our Broken Immigration System — Ojeda for NC
Campaign website · Ojeda for NC · ojedafornc.com
- Richard Ojeda II is running to represent District 9 in the United States House of Representatives
News coverage · Enlace Latino NC · Feb 27, 2026 · enlacelatinonc.org
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