NC-09 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationDoctorate in History (American and Middle Eastern studies)
Notable personal detailsLent Christopher Carr II is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has described himself as a chancellor and professor at Emmaus Corp Embassy International University and a policy researcher focused on legislative drafting, economic analysis, and civil rights and community advocacy. He has also run previously for local offices in Hoke County, including county commissioner and school board.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports eliminating property taxes and replacing them with a mix of consumption taxes, a high-income surtax on top earners, and corporate contributions; he emphasizes making wealthy individuals and mega-corporations pay their fair share and protecting funding for public services.
Healthcare
The candidate frames health care as a human right, calls for protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, supports paid family leave and measures to stabilize and expand coverage, and emphasizes reducing medical debt and ensuring affordable, dignified care for all.
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Immigration & Border
Supports ending family separation and indefinite detention, restoring and protecting asylum access, establishing a pathway to citizenship for DACA/TPS and undocumented immigrants without violent criminal histories, and increasing legal representation and oversight of immigration enforcement. Advocates humanitarian-centered reforms and limits on enforcement abuses while funding community-based alternatives to detention.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports reproductive rights and a woman’s right to choose; advocates access to comprehensive reproductive health services including contraception and abortion as part of healthcare. Seeks to protect and expand reproductive freedom within broader healthcare policy proposals.
Climate & Energy
Supports investment in renewable energy and environmental justice, promoting job creation in the clean energy sector and policies to address pollution that disproportionately harms low-income and minority communities. Emphasizes leveraging natural resources and renewable-energy growth for local economic development while framing climate-related action in terms of public health and economic equity.
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