Research candidates for Charlotte congressional districts and US Senate

The Charlotte Observer asked all local congressional candidates with a competitive primary as well as U.S. Senate candidates to complete a questionnaire with biographical and issue-focused questions.

Click the names below to read their response to the candidate questionnaire. No questionnaire is available for candidates who did not respond. For congressional seats, voters cast a ballot in the district where they live. Go here to find out which congressional district you live in.

The 2022 primary election will be held May 17. In-person early voting began April 28.

Go here for more information about requesting a mail-in ballot to vote absentee. Go here to find your polling place, verify registration and see a sample ballot. Go here to see a list of every candidate in Mecklenburg County.

Congressional District 12 candidates

Democrats

Alma S. Adams | John Sharkey

Republicans

Andrew Huffman (did not respond) | Nalini Joseph (did not respond) | Tyler Lee

Congressional District 14 candidates

Democrats

Jeff Jackson | Ram Mammadov

Republicans

Pat Harrigan | Jonathan Simpson

U.S Senate

Democrats

Greg Antoine | Cheri Beasley | Chrelle Booker (did not respond) | James L. Carr, Jr. | Robert Colon | Alyssia Rose-Katherine Hammond | Constance (Lov) Johnson (did not respond) | Tobias LaGrone | B. K. Maginnis | Rett Newton | Marcus W. Williams

Republicans

Jen Banwart | Lee A. Brian | Leonard L. Bryant | Ted Budd (did not respond) | Drew Bulecza | Marjorie K. Eastman | David Flaherty | Benjamin E. Griffiths (did not respond) | Kenneth Harper, Jr. (did not respond) | Pat McCrory | Charles Kenneth Moss (did not respond) | Lichia Sibhatu (did not respond) | Debora Tshiovo (did not respond) | Mark Walker

This story was originally published May 9, 2022 at 10:59 AM.