State Representative, 1st District · North Carolina 2026 General Election

Miriam Rollin

Democratic

Retired child and family advocate · Duck

The gist

Pledges to prioritize relief from rising living costs.
Opposes spending tax dollars on private school vouchers.
Opposes tax cuts that mainly benefit the wealthy.
Opposes House Bill 402 on environmental grounds.
Opposes the 2023 and 2025 redistricting and election-law changes.

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Pledges to prioritize relief from rising living costs.
Rollin for NC House (home)
Campaign website · Rollin Forward for NC House 1 Committee · rollinforward4nc.com
“I will make it my top priority to use all avenues available to address the economic hardship”
Opposes spending tax dollars on private school vouchers.
Rollin for NC House (home)
Campaign website · Rollin Forward for NC House 1 Committee · rollinforward4nc.com
“throwing our tax dollars at voucher efforts, which rob from the schools that teach most of our kids”
Opposes tax cuts that mainly benefit the wealthy.
Rollin for NC House (home)
Campaign website · Rollin Forward for NC House 1 Committee · rollinforward4nc.com
“Providing tax cuts that are of greatest benefit to the wealthy, while ignoring or harming people of modest means”
Opposes House Bill 402 on environmental grounds.
Rollin for NC House (home)
Campaign website · Rollin Forward for NC House 1 Committee · rollinforward4nc.com
“Allowing big corporations to poison us and our animal friends by fouling our air, land and water (HB 402)”
Opposes the 2023 and 2025 redistricting and election-law changes.
Rollin for NC House (home)
Campaign website · Rollin Forward for NC House 1 Committee · rollinforward4nc.com
“Altering electoral rules — both district lines (SB 757 in 2023 and SB 249 in 2025) and election processes (HB 958)”

Edward C. Goodwin

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired · Edenton

The gist

Supports lower taxes and smarter state spending.
Supports progress on the Mid-Currituck Bridge.
Supports coastal resilience and beach nourishment funding.
Sponsored a bill raising disabled veterans' property tax exclusion.In office
Sponsored added funds for the Patriot Star Family Scholarship.In office
Sponsored requiring public flag purchases to be U.S.-made.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports lower taxes and smarter state spending.
Elect Ed Goodwin (home)
Campaign website · Elect Ed Goodwin · electedgoodwin.com
“He believes in lower taxes, smarter spending, and accountable government”
Supports progress on the Mid-Currituck Bridge.
Real Results – Elect Ed Goodwin
Campaign website · Elect Ed Goodwin · electedgoodwin.com
“Backed transportation improvements, including long-term support for Mid-Currituck Bridge progress to improve access and reduce congestion”
Supports coastal resilience and beach nourishment funding.
Real Results – Elect Ed Goodwin
Campaign website · Elect Ed Goodwin · electedgoodwin.com
“Advocated for coastal resilience funding to address storm recovery and beach nourishment”
Sponsored a bill raising disabled veterans' property tax exclusion.
House Bill 299, "Increase Disabled Veteran Prop Tax Benefit." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to increase the Disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion”
Sponsored added funds for the Patriot Star Family Scholarship.
House Bill 540, "Additional Funds for Patriot Star Scholarship." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to appropriate funds for the patriot star family scholarship program”
Sponsored requiring public flag purchases to be U.S.-made.
House Bill 227, "U.S. & N.C. Flags/Made In USA." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“shall not use public funds to purchase flags ... UNLESS the flags are made in the united states”