Don Davis
Democratic · NC · U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Don Davis has represented North Carolina's 1st Congressional District since 2023 and is seeking re-election in 2026 against Republican Laurie Buckhout in a rematch of their 2024 race. A U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who served eight years in the Air Force, he was elected mayor of Snow Hill at 29, served about 12 years in the North Carolina Senate, and taught for two decades at East Carolina University, where he earned a doctorate in education. He is a fifth-generation eastern North Carolinian and Presbyterian minister.
Campaign Finance Information — US House of Representatives District 1
Campaign Finance Information · US House of Representatives District 1 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $4,287,386
- Spent
- $987,862
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- NOT EMPLOYED$1,616,279
- RETIRED$690,365
- ATTORNEY$365,959
- CEO$230,712
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- INVESTOR$151,488
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Immigration
· 1 record
Voted for H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, requiring federal detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and certain other crimes — the only North Carolina Democrat to vote for the bill.
January 7, 2025Against
Source: dondavis.house.gov · researched July 3, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Voted for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act (the House farm bill), one of a small group of Democrats supporting the bipartisan 224-200 passage, citing eastern North Carolina priorities including crop insurance, rural water, and family farms.
May 24, 2024For
Source: dondavis.house.gov · researched July 3, 2026
Elections
- US House of Representatives District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (119th Congress), North Carolina · incumbent
Profile last researched July 3, 2026.