State Representative, 83rd District · North Carolina 2026 General Election

Johnnie Jones

Democratic

Retired; former construction, upholstery and racing-industry worker · Davidson

The gist

Proposes environmental surveys before any data center construction.
Supports workers' right to negotiate wages and healthcare.
Opposes private school vouchers.
Pledges full funding and pay for schools and staff.

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Proposes environmental surveys before any data center construction.
PLATFORM | Johnnie Jones For NC
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Johnnie Jones · jonesfornc83.com
“I will support more research, an environmental survey before construction can even be considered, and community-led answers.”
Supports workers' right to negotiate wages and healthcare.
PLATFORM | Johnnie Jones For NC
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Johnnie Jones · jonesfornc83.com
“Workers in North Carolina have the right to fair wages, proper healthcare, and the ability to negotiate for these things.”
Opposes private school vouchers.
PLATFORM | Johnnie Jones For NC
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Johnnie Jones · jonesfornc83.com
“School vouchers are one of the biggest threats to our public education.”
Pledges full funding and pay for schools and staff.
PLATFORM | Johnnie Jones For NC
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Johnnie Jones · jonesfornc83.com
“pass legislation to make sure our classrooms, teachers, and school employees are properly funded and compensated”

Grant Campbell

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; physician

The gist

Supports school choice, including Opportunity Scholarships.
Supports higher teacher pay tied to performance measures.
Supports tougher penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers.
Supports withholding incentives from businesses that miss commitments.
Supports expanding medical and nursing school enrollment.
Sponsored raising the disabled veteran property tax exclusion.In office
Sponsored UNC tuition discounts for military tuition-assistance students.In office

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

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Supports school choice, including Opportunity Scholarships.
Issues | Grant Campbell – N.C. House of Representatives
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Grant Campbell · campbellfornc.com
“Grant supports school choice, including Opportunity Scholarships, so families have access to educational options regardless of their income.”
Supports higher teacher pay tied to performance measures.
Issues | Grant Campbell – N.C. House of Representatives
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Grant Campbell · campbellfornc.com
“Grant supports higher teacher salaries accompanied by objective measures of job performance.”
Supports tougher penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers.
Issues | Grant Campbell – N.C. House of Representatives
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Grant Campbell · campbellfornc.com
“He supports stronger penalties for assaulting law-enforcement officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing from a crime scene.”
Supports withholding incentives from businesses that miss commitments.
Issues | Grant Campbell – N.C. House of Representatives
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Grant Campbell · campbellfornc.com
“Incentives should be withheld when those commitments are not met.”
Supports expanding medical and nursing school enrollment.
Issues | Grant Campbell – N.C. House of Representatives
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Grant Campbell · campbellfornc.com
“Grant supports increasing medical- and nursing-school enrollment at North Carolina's public universities.”
Sponsored raising the disabled veteran property tax exclusion.
Representative Grant L. Campbell, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · HB 118 · ncleg.gov
“Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill”
House Bill 118, "Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill." (2025-2026 session, edition 3)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to increase the disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion amount”
Sponsored UNC tuition discounts for military tuition-assistance students.
Representative Grant L. Campbell, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · HB 373 · ncleg.gov
“UNC Tuition Discounts for Certain Students”
House Bill 373, "UNC Tuition Discounts for Certain Students." (2025-2026 session, edition 4)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“provide discounted tuition to persons receiving military tuition assistance”