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State Senator, 12th District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

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Tanya White AndersonCampaign photo — Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate

Tanya White Anderson

Democratic

Community advocate · Linden

The gist

  • Supports more public school funding and higher teacher pay.
  • Supports a living wage and affordable health care.
  • Supports increasing access to affordable housing.
  • Pledges to work for veterans' housing and health care.
  • Pledges to co-sponsor and vote to ratify the ERA.
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  1. Supports more public school funding and higher teacher pay.

    Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate · ncdemocrats.wixsite.com

    “Tanya will fight for increased funding for public schools, higher teacher pay, and more support for at-risk students.”
  2. Supports a living wage and affordable health care.

    Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate · ncdemocrats.wixsite.com

    “Every person in North Carolina deserves to earn a living wage and have access to affordable healthcare.”
  3. Supports increasing access to affordable housing.

    Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate · ncdemocrats.wixsite.com

    “Tanya will work for policies that support working families, like increasing access to affordable housing.”
  4. Pledges to work for veterans' housing and health care.

    Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate

    Campaign website · Tanya White Anderson for NC Senate · ncdemocrats.wixsite.com

    “Tanya will work for veterans' housing and health in the Senate.”
  5. Pledges to co-sponsor and vote to ratify the ERA.

    2026 Candidate Survey - Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance

    Candidate questionnaire · Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance · Jun 29, 2026 · N.C. Senate table … N.C. Senate table · era-nc.org

    “A green checkmark means the candidate will co-sponsor and vote for the resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. … Tanya White Anderson D ✅”
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Jim BurginOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Jim Burgin

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; insurance business owner · Angier

The gist

  • Sponsored zero-based budgeting for state agencies.In office
  • Sponsored limits on hospital medical-debt interest and collections.In office
  • Sponsored opportunity scholarships for home-schooled students.In office
  • Sponsored juvenile care and adoption changes, now law.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored zero-based budgeting for state agencies.

    Senator Jim Burgin, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “Zero-Based Budgeting”
    Senate Bill 126 (Zero-Based Budgeting), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 text

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “budgeting for state agencies on a rotating basis”
  2. Sponsored limits on hospital medical-debt interest and collections.

    Senator Jim Burgin, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “Protect North Carolinians from Medical Debt”
    Senate Bill 672 (Protect North Carolinians from Medical Debt), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 text

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “LIMIT THE ABILITY OF LARGE MEDICAL FACILITIES TO CHARGE UNREASONABLE INTEREST RATES”
  3. Sponsored opportunity scholarships for home-schooled students.

    Senator Jim Burgin, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “Add Home Schools to Opportunity Scholarships”
    Senate Bill 389 (Add Home Schools to Opportunity Scholarships), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 text

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “to permit opportunity scholarships to be AWARDED to students in home schools”
  4. Sponsored juvenile care and adoption changes, now law.

    Senator Jim Burgin, primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 session, North Carolina General Assembly

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “Parents Protection Act”
    Senate Bill 442 (Parents Protection Act), 2025-2026 session, edition 1 text

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “to make various changes to laws affecting the care of juveniles and the adoption of children”

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