PA PAC Press Release - Endorsements for March Primary and November General Elections 2026 

PA PAC Endorsement Meeting Held Virtually - Over 580 members meet to decide - Nida Allam endorsed for U.S. House of Representatives, Sophia Chitlik endorsed for NC Senate District 22, Christine Walczyk endorsed for NC Court of Appeals Seat 03, Myra Griffin endorsed for Superior Court Judge District 16B 02, No Endorsement for District Court District Judge 16B Seat 02, Christy Hamilton Malott for NC District Court Judge District 16B Seat 05, Satana Deberry for Durham County District Attorney, Aminah Thompson for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court, Clarence Birkhead for Durham County Sheriff, Natalie Bent Kitaif for Durham County Board of Education District 1, Nadeen Bir for Durham County Board of Education District 2, Gabrielle Rivero for Durham County Board of Education District 3, and Xavier Cason for Durham County Board of Education District 4. 

Also passing through the consent agenda - Roy Cooper for U.S. Senate, Anita Earls for NC Supreme Court, John Arrowood for NC Court of Appeals Seat 01, Tobias Hampson for NC Court of Appeals Seat 02, Natalie Murdock for NC Senate District 20, Ray Jeffers for NC House District 002, Vernetta Alston for NC House District 029, Marcia Morey for NC House District 030, Zack Hawkins for NC House District 031, Josephine Kerr Davis for NC Superior Court Judge District 16B Seat 03, Dave Hall for District Court Judge District 16 Seat 01, Kevin Jones for District Court Judge District 16 Seat 03, Dorothy Hairston Mitchell District Court Judge District 16B Seat 04, and Amanda Maris for District Court Judge District 16B Seat 06.

Agenda

Linked here, you will find materials candidates submitted to the People's Alliance PAC in support of their efforts to seek the organization's endorsement. Offices are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot in the primary election in March 2026, and candidates are listed in the order they appear on the sample ballot issued by the Board of Elections.

Note: Some candidates did not submit materials by the deadline. We will add them as they come in, if they do.

(I) denotes incumbents.

Join People’s Alliance PAC for our 2026 candidate mixer!

The mixer will take place on Tuesday, January 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave., Durham, NC 27701.

Meet the candidates running for office up and down the ballot in the 2026 elections.

The candidate mixer is free and open to the public. You do not need to be a member of People's Alliance to attend this event.

Click here for a complete list of candidates who filed with the Durham County Board of Elections. 

Lists of candidates who filed with the NC State Board of Elections are available here.

Light fare will be provided, and there will be a cash bar. 

Agenda:

6:00 pm – Doors open for meeting, eating, & mingling
6:45 pm – Welcome & recognition of elected officials
7:00 pm – Candidate speeches
7:45 pm – Closing remarks

Sincerely,

People's Alliance PAC

PS. You must be a 2026 member to attend the PA PAC endorsement meeting on Tuesday, January 13. Learn more about the endorsement meeting.

Welcome to People's Alliance PAC. With the help of our membership, we help elect progressive candidates in Durham, North Carolina. The upcoming 2026 election cycle is a big one in our city, state, and nation. With a March 3rd primary, we need your help to hit the ground running in 2026! Current members: mark your calender for the 2026 endorsement meeting, happening January 13th! Prospective members: check out membership here.

Please review the following procedures for our virtual endorsement meeting: 

• All votes will take place using Zoom polls. There will be no voting by message.
• All attendees will be required to log in from their own device to vote.
• The results of Zoom polls will be displayed for all attendees to view.
• Members will be required to have registered for the Zoom meeting no later than five days (120 hours) before the meeting begins.
• Members who do not register for Zoom by this time will not be allowed to attend. This policy will be strictly enforced.

In order to ensure members can vote, we will run a "dummy poll" at the beginning of the meeting. We will endeavor to provide support for members experiencing challenges.

We strongly encourage all members to join from laptops rather than phones, as the Zoom desktop app makes voting easier than the mobile version.