

Ashley Bell
NC-10 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePhysician assistant / physician associate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundPhysician assistant / physician associate
EducationWake Forest University (Physician Assistant Studies; Wake Forest School of Medicine)
Notable personal detailsAshley Thrasher Bell is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District. She is a physician assistant/physician associate and has worked in clinical settings including family medicine and telemedicine. Bell is a Wake Forest University School of Medicine graduate and has earned a Doctor of Medical Science from the University of Lynchburg.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that expand social spending and affordability measures, including a national minimum wage, expanded aid for household costs, and Medicare for All, and frames economic policy as prioritizing working families over the wealthy.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and expanding access to healthcare, including ending prior authorization and restricting insurer practices. Advocates untethering healthcare benefits from employment and strengthening support for healthcare providers and telemedicine. Prioritizes affordability and protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing ICE and calls for humane, legal immigration reform with expanded protections rather than expanded enforcement. Advocates policy changes aligned with progressive immigration reform.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying and protecting a woman’s right to choose and opposes abortion restrictions and bans. Describes abortion care as a decision between a woman and her health care provider and calls for increased access to emergency contraception (Plan B and Ella).
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and a transition to clean, renewable energy with public transit expansion and increased clean-energy jobs and manufacturing. Has professional experience working at the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center, indicating engagement with climate adaptation work.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports common-sense gun reform while affirming support for the Second Amendment; opposes gun violence and favors policies to reduce it. No detailed legislative prescriptions are listed on the campaign site.
News
Ashley Bell is being discussed in the context of a shifting 2026 House landscape, as Republicans have lost ground in several key districts. The update suggests Democrats now have a better path to retaking the House, and some previously safe Republican seats are becoming more competitive. No specific new action by Bell is described in the provided summary.
Polls

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Endorsements
Endorsers of Ashley Bell for NC-10 Democratic nominee?
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Public endorsement
Track AIPAC endorsed Ashley Bell for Congress in North Carolina's 10th District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC



