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| The Original Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots Est. 2009 Candidate Recommendations for 2026 US Senate Michael Whatley US House of Representatives Laurie Buckhout NC Supreme Court, Seat 1 Sarah Stevens NC Court of Appeals, Seat 1 Michael C. Byrne NC Court of Appeals, Seat 2 George Cooper Bell NC Court of Appeals, Seat 3 Craig Collins NC State Senate Norman Sanderson NC House of Representatives Celeste Cairns District Attorney Matt Wareham Carteret County Commissioner, District 1 NO RECOMMENDATION Carteret County Commissioner, District 2 Chuck Shinn Carteret County Commissioner, District 3 Jimmy Paylor Carteret County Commissioner, District 6 Chris Chadwick Carteret County Board of Education, District 1 Anne Scott Carteret County Board of Education, District 3 Clark Jenkins Carteret County Board of Education, District 5 Brooke Cash Carteret County Board of Education, District 6 Katheryn Smith Chadwick Carteret County Clerk of Superior Court Ken Raper Carteret County Register of Deeds Karen Hardesty Carteret County Sheriff John Nyberg Soil and Water Conservation Glen Howell (R) Constitutional Amendment to require all voters to present photo ID VOTE YES Constitutional Amendment to cap State income tax increases at 3.5% VOTE YES Constitutional Amendment requiring limits on property tax increases by local governments VOTE YES |
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