State

State Representative, 26th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Candidates Compare by issue

L'Bertrice Solomon

Democratic

Public health officer; minister · Clayton

The gist

Supports keeping rural hospitals open.
Supports fully funding public schools, not vouchers.
Supports roads and infrastructure that keep pace with growth.
Supports women's access to comprehensive health care decisions.
Supports housing policies that keep residents from being priced out.

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Supports keeping rural hospitals open.
L'Bertrice Solomon for NC House District 26
Campaign website · Friends of L'Bertrice Solomon · solomonfornc.com
“Everyone deserves affordable and accessible care, and that starts with keeping rural hospitals open.”
Supports fully funding public schools, not vouchers.
L'Bertrice Solomon for NC House District 26
Campaign website · Friends of L'Bertrice Solomon · solomonfornc.com
“Fully fund public schools - not vouchers - and ensure smaller classes, fair discipline, and real resources for every student.”
Supports roads and infrastructure that keep pace with growth.
Platform — L'Bertrice Solomon for NC House District 26
Campaign website · Friends of L'Bertrice Solomon · solomonfornc.com
“I will advocate for infrastructure and roads that keep pace with development”
Supports women's access to comprehensive health care decisions.
Platform — L'Bertrice Solomon for NC House District 26
Campaign website · Friends of L'Bertrice Solomon · solomonfornc.com
“I believe women deserve meaningful access to comprehensive healthcare and the ability to make deeply personal healthcare decisions”
Supports housing policies that keep residents from being priced out.
Platform — L'Bertrice Solomon for NC House District 26
Campaign website · Friends of L'Bertrice Solomon · solomonfornc.com
“Growth should never price people out of home.”

Donna McDowell White

RepublicanIncumbent

Registered nurse; aging specialist · Clayton

The gist

Sponsored suspending, not ending, Medicaid for incarcerated people.In office
Sponsored expanded insurance coverage for opioid treatment.In office
Sponsored higher Medicaid rates for personal care and nursing.In office

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

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Sponsored suspending, not ending, Medicaid for incarcerated people.
House Bill 546, "Medicaid Modernization." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to modify the medicaid program to suspend rather than terminate medicaid eligibility for incarcerated individuals”
Sponsored expanded insurance coverage for opioid treatment.
House Bill 824, "Expand Treatment Access/Opioid Use Disorder." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to expand access to treatment for opioid overdose and opioid use disorder”
Sponsored higher Medicaid rates for personal care and nursing.
House Bill 453, "Increase Medicaid PCS and PDN Rates." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to increase medicaid reimbursement rates for personal care services and private duty nursing services”

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