State

State Representative, 35th 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

Evonne S. Hopkins

Democratic

Family law attorney · Raleigh

The gist

Supports income caps and accountability for Opportunity Scholarships.
Supports higher teacher pay and more counselors and nurses.
Supports keeping reproductive health decisions with patients and doctors.
Supports making new growth help pay for infrastructure.
Supports keeping guns away from children and dangerous people.
Supports more investment in public transportation.

More about Evonne

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Supports income caps and accountability for Opportunity Scholarships.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“If elected, Hopkins would support adding income caps, accountability measures and private school tuition caps to the program.”
Supports higher teacher pay and more counselors and nurses.
Elect Evonne Hopkins for NC House District 35
Campaign website · Hopkins for House · hopkinsforhouse.com
“North Carolina must raise teacher pay, but a paycheck alone cannot fix overcrowded classrooms”
Supports keeping reproductive health decisions with patients and doctors.
Elect Evonne Hopkins for NC House District 35
Campaign website · Hopkins for House · hopkinsforhouse.com
“She also believes reproductive healthcare decisions belong with patients, their families, and their doctors, not politicians”
Supports making new growth help pay for infrastructure.
Elect Evonne Hopkins for NC House District 35
Campaign website · Hopkins for House · hopkinsforhouse.com
“Evonne will work with local leaders to ensure our infrastructure keeps pace and that new growth helps pay for the resources it requires.”
Supports keeping guns away from children and dangerous people.
Elect Evonne Hopkins for NC House District 35
Campaign website · Hopkins for House · hopkinsforhouse.com
“We can protect that right while keeping guns away from children and people who pose a threat.”
Supports more investment in public transportation.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“She also would invest more into public transportation to relieve some congestion.”

Mike Schietzelt

RepublicanIncumbent

Attorney · Raleigh

The gist

Opposes tolls on Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1).
Sponsored a 22% average teacher raise with $50,000 starting pay.
Sponsored requiring open enrollment within school districts.
Supports Opportunity Scholarships, possibly with some restrictions.
Opposes rushing approval of the WakeMed-Atrium merger.
Sponsored exempting government retirement income from state income tax.In office
Sponsored a sales tax exemption for diapers and baby essentials.In office

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

More about Mike

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Opposes tolls on Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1).
Issues - Mike Schietzelt For NC House District 35
Campaign website · Mike Schietzelt for NC House · mikeschietzelt.com
“I successfully introduced a budget amendment to bar the use of tolls on U.S. 1/Capital Boulevard”
Sponsored a 22% average teacher raise with $50,000 starting pay.
Issues - Mike Schietzelt For NC House District 35
Campaign website · Mike Schietzelt for NC House · mikeschietzelt.com
“sponsor bipartisan legislation that would provide an unprecedented 22% average pay bump for public school teachers”
Sponsored requiring open enrollment within school districts.
Issues - Mike Schietzelt For NC House District 35
Campaign website · Mike Schietzelt for NC House · mikeschietzelt.com
“requiring all local school boards to adopt an open enrollment plan”
Supports Opportunity Scholarships, possibly with some restrictions.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“Schietzelt supports Opportunity Scholarships, but potentially with some restrictions”
Opposes rushing approval of the WakeMed-Atrium merger.
Wake home to 3 hot NC legislative races in '26 general election
News coverage · Carolina Public Press · Sep 21, 2026 · carolinapublicpress.org
“We need to slow down until we have all the information”
Sponsored exempting government retirement income from state income tax.
House Bill 387, "Eliminate Tax on Gov't Retirees." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to make income received from a north carolina state or local government retirement plan, or a federal government retirement plan, exempt from income tax”
Sponsored a sales tax exemption for diapers and baby essentials.
House Bill 1200, "Tax-Free Family Essentials Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to exempt diapers, baby wipes, over”

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