So Far, So Good: Two NC11 Candidates

So far we have two confirmed Democratic candidates running to oust Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District.

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara is a Buncombe County Commissioner and well known LGBTQ activist. She's also an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. She was able to raise $100,000 within 24 hours of announcing her candidacy, which is a crazy good number. That number is now over $200,000. (I know, we shouldn't put so much emphasis on the money side, but that's politics in 2021.) Learn more at her website.

Josh Remillard is a 38-year-old veteran of the United States Army. He served for eight years, including two combat tours in Iraq. Born and raised in North Carolina, he ran unsuccessfully for NC House District 117 in 2020. His top issues are healthcare, the economy, and education.

I know both of these fine people, and of course either one of them would be a vast improvement over what we have now. I'm also aware of several other prospective candidates, at least one or two of whom look very promising. One complicating factor is that, thanks to the Trump Administration's meddling in the 2020 census, we won't even know what the district lines will be until sometime this fall. Find his website here.

~Andy