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Issue record

Education

In short

Davis's campaign would strengthen schools, expand early learning and make college and job training cheaper. Buckhout's and Bailey's campaigns list no education position on the pages checked. On the record, Davis introduced a 2026 job-training bill and cosponsors bills on special education, debt-free college and Head Start work-study; none has had a vote. He voted against the 2025 budget law, which also created Pell grants for short job-training courses.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Don Davis

Would strengthen schools, expand early childhood education and make college and job training cheaper.

Laurie Buckhout

No position found. Searched her campaign site's home, about and issues pages; the issues page has no education section.

Tom Bailey

No position found. Searched his 2026 Ballotpedia survey answers; he has no campaign website (the one on his 2018 FEC filing does not load). His campaign Facebook page loads only up to a login wall; the public posts reached do not cover this.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Don Davis: Matches stated direction

    He introduced a job-training bill and cosponsors special education, debt-free college and Head Start bills, none voted on, and voted against the 2025 law creating job-training Pell grants.

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    Full detail

    His campaign says he is fighting to strengthen schools, expand early childhood education and make college and workforce training more affordable. In August 2026 he introduced the Lifelong Learning Act with Republican Brad Finstad. It would let local job-training boards spend up to 30 percent of their federal training money, up from 20, on training people who already have jobs. He cosponsors bills to fully fund the federal share of special education (IDEA Full Funding Act), to fund debt-free study at in-state public colleges (Debt-Free College Act of 2026), and to let college work-study students work in Head Start and other early learning programs (Head Start for Our Future Act). Limit: None of these bills has had a vote. He voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 budget reconciliation law, which among many other things created Pell grants for job-training courses of 8 to under 15 weeks.

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Sources15 source records

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  1. Eastern North Carolina Firsthttps://www.votedondavis.com/delivering-new-page

    Don Davis for NC · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His six priority sections: cost of living, jobs, education, rural infrastructure, military and veterans, and a practical approach. The text sits in collapsed panels on the page.

    candidate statement

    For: Don Davis: campaign position; Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  2. Laurie Buckhout for Congress, home pagehttps://www.lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com/

    Laurie Buckhout for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Paid for by Laurie Buckhout for Congress; the site her FEC committee lists. Links her X (@lauriebuckhout), Instagram (lauriebuckhout) and Facebook (lauriebuckhout).

    candidate statement

    For: Laurie Buckhout: campaign position

  3. Abouthttps://www.lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com/about

    Laurie Buckhout for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her biography and the claims about her own record: Army service, her defense business, and her Pentagon cyber post.

    candidate statement

    For: Laurie Buckhout: campaign position

  4. Issueshttps://www.lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com/issues

    Laurie Buckhout for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Eight sections: economy, border, farmers and fishermen, the Second Amendment, the military, veterans, technology and AI, digital assets. One sentence about Democrats in general is not checked.

    candidate statement

    For: Laurie Buckhout: campaign position

  5. Tom Bailey (North Carolina)https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Bailey_(North_Carolina)

    Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Carries his own answers to Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey, submitted February 15, 2026. Lists a campaign Facebook page (tombaileyforushouse) and no campaign website. Used only for his own words. The Facebook page loads only up to a login wall.

    candidate statement

    For: Tom Bailey: campaign position

  6. COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM BAILEY (C00686212)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00686212/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Bailey's only FEC committee. It filed for the 2018 cycle and lists tombaileyushousenc.com, which did not resolve on October 1, 2026.

    fec filing

    For: Tom Bailey: campaign position

  7. H.R. 10085 (119th), Lifelong Learning Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10085

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced August 13, 2026 by Davis with Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) as original cosponsor. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  8. H.R. 10085, introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr10085ih

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 2 raises from 20 to 30 percent the share of a local area's training funds that may go to training incumbent workers.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  9. 29 U.S.C. 3174, use of workforce funds (2024 edition)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title29/html/USCODE-2024-title29-chap32-subchapI-partB-subpart3-sec3174.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Subsection (d)(4)(A)(i): a local board may use not more than 20 percent of its funds for training incumbent workers.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  10. H.R. 2598 (119th), IDEA Full Funding Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2598

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA). Would provide full federal funding of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Davis became a cosponsor on January 9, 2026. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  11. H.R. 10455 (119th), Debt-Free College Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10455

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI); Davis is an original cosponsor, September 16, 2026. State-federal partnerships for debt-free study at in-state public colleges. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  12. H.R. 4318 (119th), Head Start for Our Future Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4318

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX). Adds child development and early learning, including Head Start, to the community service jobs federal work-study can pay for. Davis became a cosponsor on September 14, 2026. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  13. H.R. 1 (119th), One Big Beautiful Bill Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The House agreed to the Senate amendment July 3, 2025, Roll Call 190, 218-214.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  14. Roll Call 190, H.R. 1, July 3, 2025 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Motion to concur in the Senate amendment, 218-214. Davis: No. No Democrat voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  15. Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ21

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 83002 creates Workforce Pell Grants for programs of 150 to under 600 clock hours, lasting 8 to under 15 weeks.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction