Four candidates are running for the N.C. Senate District 23 seat in the May 17 primary election.
This district includes Orange, Caswell and Person counties and is currently represented by Sen. Valerie Foushee, who is running for the state’s 4th Congressional District. The four District 23 candidates include Democrats Jamie DeMent Holcomb and N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange, and Republicans Landon Woods and Bill Cooke.
Jamie DeMent Holcomb
Holcomb, a farmer of 18 years in Hillsborough and entrepreneur, said she decided to run for office to be a role model for her 6-month-old daughter.
