US House of Representatives District 1
Source: er.ncsbe.gov
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Don Davis
WonDemocratic · Incumbent
Don Davis has represented eastern North Carolina in Congress since 2023, after about 12 years in the state Senate and election as mayor of Snow Hill at 29. An Air Force Academy graduate who served eight years, he taught for two decades at East Carolina University.
Records: Environment and Public Health 36 for, 44 against, Immigration 2 for, 22 against, Government Spending Reduction 14 against,
Laurie Buckhout
LostRepublican
Laurie Buckhout is a retired U.S. Army colonel with 26 years of service who commanded an 800-person battalion task force in Iraq and finished as the Army's chief of electronic warfare. She founded the defense firm Corvus Consulting and held a Pentagon cyber policy post in 2025.
Tom Bailey
LostLibertarian
Tom Bailey is a Greensboro-based U.S. Army veteran who served from 1968 to 1971 and chaired the North Carolina Libertarian Party's legal action committee. His priorities include ending the federal income tax on individuals and cutting federal regulations.