Jennifer Capps Balkcom
She says she will support farmers and will not let China or other enemies own or buy the state's farmland.
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Issue record
Farms and farmland
In short
Balkcom's campaign would keep China and other enemies from owning farmland. Ager's campaign backs small and young farmers; Groo's lists no position on the pages checked. On the record, Balkcom was first-listed sponsor of a 2026 law barring governments on a federal adversary list from buying farmland from 2027. Ager's platform says his company helped get grass-fed beef into schools; a state list names its beef in 2026 deliveries without calling it grass-fed.
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Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Jamie Ager
He wants farm policy that favors small farmers, help for young farmers to own land, right-to-repair laws, markets for farm and timber products, and stronger SNAP and WIC.
Travis Groo
No position on farming was found. His survey names property rights as the policy area he cares most about. His only statement of positions found is a three-line Ballotpedia survey (budget, income tax, certificate-of-need laws); his party page has no bio and he has no campaign site.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
She was first-listed sponsor of House Bill 133, signed in July 2026, which bars governments on a federal adversary list, including China, from buying farmland from April 1, 2027.
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Her campaign ad says she led the effort in Raleigh to stop China and other enemies from owning or buying the state's farmland. She is the first-listed of four primary sponsors of House Bill 133, the NC Farmland and Military Protection Act, filed February 17, 2025. It passed the House 111 to 0 on April 16, 2025, the Senate rewrote it in June 2026, the House agreed 111 to 2 on June 30, and the governor signed it on July 7, 2026 (Session Law 2026-54). The law bars governments on a federal list of adversaries, which includes China, and entities they control from acquiring farmland or land near listed military bases. Owners who already hold such land may keep it but must register. The ban starts April 1, 2027. She was also a primary sponsor of the 2023 version, which passed the House and stopped in the Senate. Limit: She led the bill in the sense the legislature records it: first-listed sponsor, with three co-leads and 57 cosponsors. The law covers governments on the federal list and companies they control, not every buyer from those countries. It stops new purchases from April 1, 2027; current owners may keep their land.
official action
Jamie Ager: Matches stated record claim
The state's Farm to School list names Hickory Nut Gap ground beef among its 2026 deliveries; it does not say the beef was grass-fed.
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His platform says Hickory Nut Gap partnered with the state agriculture department to get local grass-fed beef into schools in the region. The department's own post from April 2024 says its Farm to School program was delivering North Carolina beef to 108 school systems, and that ground beef was one of two new items. It does not name any supplier. The program's food-origins page lists Hickory Nut Gap ground beef among its deliveries, including weeks in 2026. Limit: This is a claim about his company, not about public office. The state's list shows 2026 deliveries only and does not say the beef was grass-fed.
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Sources14 source records
- Jennifer Balkcom picked as Rep. Edwards' replacement in North Carolina congressional racehttps://wlos.com/news/local/north-carolina-11th-district-republican-jennifer-balkcom-chuck-edwards-replacement-jamie-ager-election
WLOS · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Reports the district Republican committee's vote on Monday, August 10, 2026, and quotes her campaign's statement in full. Her campaign site does not carry the statement.
original reporting
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: campaign position
- Farmland 30 sechttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmd4TDzHsOs
Jennifer Balkcom for Congress (YouTube) · Published Sep 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Her campaign's ad, posted September 9, 2026; she approves it on camera. Read from the video's own captions on October 1, 2026 (saved in the desk's cache). The wording is checked against Ballotpedia's transcription.
candidate statement
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: campaign position; Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2026https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_11th_Congressional_District_election,_2026
Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Quotes her Farmland ad word for word, matching the video's captions. Also the source of the race ratings history.
original reporting
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: campaign position; Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- Platformhttps://agerforcongress.com/platform
Ager for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled; ten sections. Positions are attributed, not verified facts.
candidate statement
For: Jamie Ager: campaign position; Jamie Ager: Matches stated record claim
- Travis Groo, including his 2026 Candidate Connection surveyhttps://ballotpedia.org/Travis_Groo
Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His survey answers are his own words, published by Ballotpedia. The page also records his earlier Libertarian runs for the state House in 2018 (District 11) and 2024 (District 36) and the state Senate in 2020 (District 17), all lost in November.
candidate statement
For: Travis Groo: campaign position
- House Bill 133, NC Farmland and Military Protection Act (2025-26)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H133
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Primary sponsors Balkcom, N. Jackson, Zenger and Bell, with Balkcom listed first. Filed February 17, 2025; signed by the governor July 7, 2026; Session Law 2026-54.
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- House Roll Call #129, HB 133, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/129
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of April 16, 2025, passed 111 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- House Roll Call #743, HB 133, concurring in the Senate versionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/743
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of June 30, 2026, passed 111 to 2. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- Session Law 2026-54, NC Farmland and Military Protection Acthttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-54.html
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted text. It bars adversarial foreign governments and entities they control, as listed in a federal arms-export rule, from acquiring farmland or land near listed military installations. Those that already hold such land may keep it but must register and may not buy more (new G.S. 64-63(c)); divestment applies to land acquired later by inheritance, foreclosure or debt collection, or held in violation. The ban takes effect April 1, 2027 (Section 6).
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- 22 CFR 126.1, Prohibited exports, imports, and sales to or from certain countrieshttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-126/section-126.1
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The federal arms-export rule the farmland law points to. Its paragraph (d)(1) list includes China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Belarus, Burma, Syria and Venezuela.
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- House Bill 463, NC Farmland and Military Protection Act (2023-24)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H463
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The earlier version. Primary sponsors Bell, Balkcom, Zenger and Moore. Passed the House April 26, 2023 and stopped in a Senate committee.
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- House Roll Call #246, HB 463, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/246
North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of April 26, 2023, passed 114 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.
official legislative record
For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated record claim
- Food Distribution Division is set to deliver over $3.6 million in locally sourced foods to North Carolina schoolshttps://blog.ncagr.gov/2024/04/22/food-distribution-division-is-set-to-deliver-over-3-6-million-in-locally-sourced-foods-to-north-carolina-schools-a-record-for-the-program-this-farm-to-school-effort-has-not-only-benefitted/
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Published Apr 22, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The department's own post: its Farm to School program delivers North Carolina beef to schools. It names no supplier. A search of the department's blog for Hickory Nut Gap found no post about the program.
official office record
For: Jamie Ager: Matches stated record claim
- NC Farm To School Food Originshttps://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/food-distribution/farm-school/nc-farm-school-food-origins
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
The program's list of each item, farm and delivery week. It lists Hickory Nut Gap of Hendersonville for frozen ground beef chubs, including weeks of 2026.
official office record
For: Jamie Ager: Matches stated record claim
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