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Rod Powell

Democratic · North Carolina · 2026

Running for North Carolina Senate District 44, North Carolina

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Strengthen public schools and teacher support
  • Expand rural healthcare access, including telehealth and mental health services
  • Invest in roads, water systems and broadband
Biography

Rod Powell is a retired school teacher with 30 years of classroom experience in North Carolina, per his campaign site. His district covers Cleveland, Lincoln and part of Gaston counties, per the same source.

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North Carolina Senate District 44North Carolina · 2026Lincoln County sample ballot

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