State Representative, 40th District · North Carolina 2026 General Election

Lucas Everett Jones

Libertarian

Raleigh

The gist

Supports reducing or repealing certificate of need laws.
Supports requiring cities to allow duplexes and multiplexes.
Supports maintaining and expanding education vouchers.
Supports constitutional carry (House Bill 5).
Supports keeping existing abortion restrictions.

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Supports reducing or repealing certificate of need laws.
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“The state legislature should reduce these restrictions or repeal the law entirely.”
Supports requiring cities to allow duplexes and multiplexes.
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“We should require that municipalities allow duplexes and multiplexes in low density housing zones.”
Supports maintaining and expanding education vouchers.
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“North Carolina should maintain and expand our education voucher program to create competition where we can.”
Supports constitutional carry (House Bill 5).
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“Constitutional carry was introduced to the NC House with House Bill 5, and I would vote for it.”
Supports keeping existing abortion restrictions.
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“Maintain existing abortion restrictions.”

Phil Rubin

DemocraticIncumbent

Attorney · Raleigh

The gist

Sponsored the Fair Maps Act to end gerrymandering.
Supports fully funding the Leandro plan for schools.
Supports safe gun storage requirements and a ghost gun ban.
Sponsored accountability rules for voucher-funded private schools.In office
Sponsored phased teacher raises and scaled-back voucher funding.In office
Sponsored expanded property tax relief for seniors.In office

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

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Sponsored the Fair Maps Act to end gerrymandering.
Priorities | Phil Rubin | NC House District 40
Campaign website · Phil Rubin for NC House · philrubin.com
“I’m the primary sponsor of the Fair Maps Act to end that corruption”
Supports fully funding the Leandro plan for schools.
Priorities | Phil Rubin | NC House District 40
Campaign website · Phil Rubin for NC House · philrubin.com
“I’m fighting to fully fund the Leandro Plan so schools can hire and retain qualified teachers and counselors”
Supports safe gun storage requirements and a ghost gun ban.
Priorities | Phil Rubin | NC House District 40
Campaign website · Phil Rubin for NC House · philrubin.com
“legislation to require safe gun storage, report lost or stolen firearms, ban ghost guns”
Sponsored accountability rules for voucher-funded private schools.
House Bill 816, "Voucher School Transparency Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to increase accountability AND REPORTING STANDARDS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVING OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS”
Sponsored phased teacher raises and scaled-back voucher funding.
House Bill 1178, "The NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to increase teacher compensation and establish a phased framework for continued compensation increases for teachers”
Sponsored expanded property tax relief for seniors.
House Bill 1179, "Senior Property Tax Relief Modernization Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to expand the property tax homestead circuit breaker and to reimburse local governments for their resulting revenue loss”