Don Davis
Says results matter more than party politics and that he works with independents, Republicans and Democrats.
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Issue record
Government and elections
In short
Davis's campaign says results matter more than party. Buckhout's campaign would restore accountability in government; Bailey's would restore voting rights and the Bill of Rights. On the record, Davis served six state Senate terms, with a gap in 2011 and 2012. His campaign says he passed 90 bills there; he is listed as a sponsor on 110 enacted bills and resolutions and was primary sponsor of 47.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Laurie Buckhout
Says she will restore accountability in government and is running against career politicians.
Tom Bailey
Would restore citizens' voting rights and the Bill of Rights, especially due process.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
His official biography lists him in the state Senate for one term starting in 2009 and five starting in 2013, with a gap in 2011 and 2012.
Full detail
His campaign calls him a six-term state senator. The official congressional biography lists him in the North Carolina Senate for 2009-11 and 2013-22. That is one two-year term starting in 2009 and five starting in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021. The legislature's records list his bills in each of those six sessions and none in 2011. Limit: The terms were not back to back: he was out of the Senate in 2011 and 2012.
official action
Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
He is listed as a sponsor on 110 enacted bills and resolutions, and he was a primary sponsor of 47 of them.
Full detail
His campaign says he passed 90 pieces of legislation as a state senator. The legislature lists 565 Senate bills and resolutions with him as a sponsor across his six sessions. 110 of them were enacted or adopted: 97 session laws and 13 resolutions. He was a primary sponsor of 47 of the 110: 40 session laws and 7 resolutions. Limit: The count of 90 or more holds when every bill listing him as a sponsor counts, as this site counts sponsors and cosponsors alike. Counting only bills he led, it is 47. The list includes a 2019 law letting electric co-ops offer rural broadband and a 2019 law he led on emergency operating funds for utilities; the other subjects were not checked bill by bill.
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Sources12 source records
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- About the candidatehttps://www.votedondavis.com/about
Don Davis for NC · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His biography and the claims about his record: Air Force service, six Senate terms, 90 pieces of legislation, work across the aisle.
candidate statement
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Congressional Directory, 119th Congress, February 20, 2026: North Carolina, First Districthttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CDIR-2026-02-20
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Feb 20, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Official biography: Air Force Academy 1994; Air Force officer 1994-2001; East Carolina University faculty 1998-2007; Ed.D. 2007; mayor of Snow Hill 2001-08; North Carolina State Senate 2009-11 and 2013-22. Gives years, not months.
official office record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Senator Don Davis, introduced bills, 2009 sessionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/S/230/2009
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Every 2009-10 Senate bill and resolution listing him as a sponsor, with its last action and whether he was a primary sponsor. 44 of the 195 ended chaptered.
official legislative record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Senator Don Davis, introduced bills, 2013 sessionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/S/230/2013
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
18 of the 68 bills and resolutions listing him ended chaptered.
official legislative record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Senator Don Davis, introduced bills, 2015 sessionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/S/230/2015
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
15 of the 76 bills and resolutions listing him ended chaptered.
official legislative record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Senator Don Davis, introduced bills, 2017 sessionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/S/230/2017
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
9 of the 58 bills listing him ended chaptered.
official legislative record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Senator Don Davis, introduced bills, 2019 sessionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/S/230/2019
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
19 of the 92 bills and resolutions listing him ended chaptered.
official legislative record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim
- Senator Don Davis, introduced bills, 2021 sessionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/S/230/2021
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
5 of the 76 bills listing him ended chaptered. The 2011 page returns an error, as expected: he was not a senator in 2011-12.
official legislative record
For: Don Davis: Matches stated record claim