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Hurricane Helene recovery

In short

Balkcom's campaign says she will fight for Helene recovery funding. Ager's campaign calls delivering recovery money his top priority; Groo's lists no position on the pages checked. On the record, Balkcom voted for all five state Helene relief acts and the 2026 budget's $706 million for recovery; most passed with nearly every member voting yes. She sponsored a 2025 law making it a crime to deny state disaster aid over politics.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Jennifer Capps Balkcom

She says she will work to make sure western North Carolina has the resources it needs to keep recovering from Hurricane Helene. Her second ad says she will fight for Helene funding.

Jamie Ager

He says delivering recovery money is his top priority, that towns are still waiting for money Congress promised, and that red tape should be cut to get it to people and small businesses.

Travis Groo

No position on Helene recovery was found. 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.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

    She voted for all five Helene relief acts and the 2026 budget's $706 million for recovery, sponsored House Bill 251, and is vice chair of the House Helene recovery committee.

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    Her statement on winning the nomination says she has fought for Henderson County in Raleigh and will work to make sure the region has the resources it needs to keep recovering from Hurricane Helene. She voted for each of the five Helene relief acts titled Disaster Recovery Act on its final House vote: the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 (113 to 0) and its Part II (108 to 0) in October 2024; Part III, which also moved appointment of the State Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor, on adoption (63 to 46) and on overriding the governor's veto (72 to 46); and the 2025 acts Part I (115 to 1) and Part II (109 to 0). She is listed as a sponsor of the 2025 Part I. She is a primary sponsor of House Bill 251, which became Session Law 2025-18; it makes denying state disaster aid over politics a crime and relaxes some building rules for Helene-damaged property. She is vice chair of the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery. She also voted for the 2026 budget, which puts $706 million into the Helene recovery fund (88 to 21 on final reading), and for a September 2025 act with more disaster money, including Helene repairs at Warren Wilson College and UNC Asheville (105 to 4). Limit: Most of these passed with nearly every member voting yes, so her votes show direction, not leadership. The third act paired relief with changes to state officials' powers, and Democrats voted against it.

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Sources25 source records

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  1. 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; Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  2. NC-11 candidates offer competing 'mountain values' in unique adshttps://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/30/nc-11-candidates-offer-competing-mountain-values-in-unique-ads/

    NC Newsline · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Transcribes both campaigns' newest ads.

    original reporting

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: campaign position

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Travis Groohttps://lp.org/candidate/travis-groo/

    Libertarian Party · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The national party's candidate page. Its bio section is empty; it links x.com/groofornc and facebook.com/groofornc. No campaign website was found: groofornc.com does not resolve and travisgroo.com is a parked domain.

    candidate statement

    For: Travis Groo: campaign position

  6. House Roll Call #797, HB 149 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/797

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of October 9, 2024, adopted 113 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  7. Session Law 2024-51, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2024-51.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The first Helene relief act, signed October 10, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  8. House Roll Call #799, SB 743 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part II), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/799

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of October 24, 2024, adopted 108 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  9. Session Law 2024-53, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part IIhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2024-53.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The second Helene relief act, signed October 25, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  10. House Roll Call #808, SB 382 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part III), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/808

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of November 19, 2024, adopted 63 to 46. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  11. House Roll Call #811, SB 382 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part III), veto overridehttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2023/H/811

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 11, 2024, overridden 72 to 46. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  12. Session Law 2024-57, Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 - Part III and other changeshttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2023-2024/SL2024-57.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Helene money combined with budget adjustments and other law changes, including moving appointment of the State Board of Elections from the governor to the state auditor. Vetoed November 26, 2024; enacted over the veto December 11, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  13. House Roll Call #38, HB 47 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/38

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 18, 2025, adopted 115 to 1. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  14. Session Law 2025-2, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part Ihttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-2.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Helene appropriations, signed March 19, 2025. Balkcom is listed as a sponsor of House Bill 47.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  15. House Roll Call #571, HB 1012 (Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part II), conference reporthttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/571

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 26, 2025, adopted 109 to 0. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  16. Session Law 2025-26, The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part IIhttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-26.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Helene and wildfire appropriations, signed June 27, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  17. House Bill 251, Various Disaster Recovery Reforms (2025-26)https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H251

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Primary sponsors Hastings, Greene, Balkcom and Bell. Signed June 26, 2025; Session Law 2025-18.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  18. Session Law 2025-18, Various Disaster Recovery Reformshttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-18.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Makes it a crime to deny state disaster aid over political affiliation or speech, adds a crime for stealing emergency temporary housing, and relaxes some building rules for Helene-damaged property.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  19. House Roll Call #429, HB 251, concurring in the Senate versionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/429

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 17, 2025, passed 113 to 1. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  20. Representative Jennifer Balkcom, committeeshttps://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/H/820

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    2025-26 assignments, including chair of Insurance and of the agriculture and natural and economic resources appropriations subcommittee, and vice chair of the House Select Committee on Helene Recovery.

    official office record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  21. Session Law 2026-41, 2026 Appropriations Acthttps://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-41.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Senate Bill 257, signed July 7, 2026. Section 5A.2(d) allocates $706,128,539 through the Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Fund for 2026-27.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  22. House Roll Call #779, SB 257 (2026 Appropriations Act), conference report, second readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/779

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 1, 2026, adopted 92 to 23. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  23. House Roll Call #783, SB 257 (2026 Appropriations Act), conference report, third readinghttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/783

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 2, 2026, adopted 88 to 21. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  24. Session Law 2025-92, additional disaster relief and budget adjustments (House Bill 358)https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2025-92.html

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed September 30, 2025. Mostly Tropical Storm Chantal relief and budget changes; it also gives $1,500,000 to Warren Wilson College and $1,000,000 to UNC Asheville to repair Helene damage. The Senate turned an insurance bill into this act, so Balkcom's listing as a sponsor of House Bill 358 is not credited to her for the relief money.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction

  25. House Roll Call #607, HB 358, concurring in the Senate versionhttps://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Votes/RollCallVoteTranscript/2025/H/607

    North Carolina General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 23, 2025, passed 105 to 4. The transcript lists Balkcom among the Republican ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Jennifer Capps Balkcom: Matches stated direction