State

State Representative, 3rd District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
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

Diannia Bright

Democratic

Special education teacher · Cove City

The gist

Supports access to mental health care for every family.
Supports quality education access for every child.

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Supports access to mental health care for every family.
Diannia Bright for State House
Campaign website · Committee of Diannia Bright House · dianniabrightforstatehouse.com
“every family can obtain mental health and healthcare services”
Supports quality education access for every child.
Diannia Bright for State House
Campaign website · Committee of Diannia Bright House · dianniabrightforstatehouse.com
“every child has access to quality education”

Angela Humphries

Libertarian

New Bern

The gist

Opposes school taxes on families who skip public schools.
Supports permitless (constitutional) carry of firearms.
Supports reducing Certificate of Need regulations.

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Opposes school taxes on families who skip public schools.
Angela Humphries for NC House 3
Campaign website · Angela Humphries for NC House 3 · angelahumphries.org
“NC Taxpayers not using the government schools should not be forced to prop up failing systems via forced taxation.”
Supports permitless (constitutional) carry of firearms.
Angela Humphries for NC House 3
Campaign website · Angela Humphries for NC House 3 · angelahumphries.org
“North Carolina lawmakers have repeatedly failed to deliver Constitutional Carry to law-abiding residents.”
Supports reducing Certificate of Need regulations.
Angela Humphries for NC House 3
Campaign website · Angela Humphries for NC House 3 · angelahumphries.org
“Reducing burdensome regulations such as Certificate of Need laws, would allow for ease of access and competitive costs for patients”

Steve Tyson

RepublicanIncumbent

Realtor and general contractor · New Bern

The gist

Supports a trained resource officer in every school.
Pledges to defend Second Amendment rights.
Pledges to advocate for protecting the Neuse and Trent rivers.
Supports term limits.
Sponsored faster police removal of squatters from private property.In office
Sponsored making data centers bear their electricity costs.In office

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

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Supports a trained resource officer in every school.
Steve Tyson on the Issues
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Steve Tyson · tysonfornchouse.com
“The world we live in necessitates that we provide a trained school resource officer in every school.”
Pledges to defend Second Amendment rights.
Steve Tyson on the Issues
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Steve Tyson · tysonfornchouse.com
“I will always defend and protect the Second Amendment.”
Pledges to advocate for protecting the Neuse and Trent rivers.
Steve Tyson on the Issues
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Steve Tyson · tysonfornchouse.com
“I will be a strong advocate for protecting our waterways”
Supports term limits.
Steve Tyson on the Issues
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Steve Tyson · tysonfornchouse.com
“I have been a proponent of term limits for over 30 years.”
Sponsored faster police removal of squatters from private property.
House Bill 96, "Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT TO CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE REMEDY FOR THE EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS FROM private PROPERTY BY a law enforcement agency”
Sponsored making data centers bear their electricity costs.
House Bill 638, "Equit. Escalation of Electricity Demand Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to assign the cost of new data centers, electric vehicle charging stations, and associated ELECTRICITY demands to those who benefit directly”

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