Configuration of the 1st Congressional District for the 2024 election (Source: NCGA)
Republican Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson announced he is running for Congress in the 1st District where U.S. Rep. Don Davis is serving a second term.
Laurie Buckhout, Davis’s 2024 Republican opponent, has endorsed Roberson.
Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson (Photo: RockyMountNC.gov)Davis, a Democrat, narrowly defeated Buckhout in the eastern North Carolina district that Republicans in the state legislature redrew in 2023 to make it easier for a Republican to win. The mostly rural district is considered the state’s only toss-up.
Roberson’s campaign announcement echoed the themes Buckhout emphasized in her own campaign: the border, fentanyl, and the economy.
“I’m running for Congress because North Carolinians deserve a representative who isn’t afraid to take on the tough issues,” Roberson said in a statement. “In Congress, I’ll stand with President Trump to secure our border, stop the flow of deadly fentanyl into our region, and unleash the American economy to benefit the citizens of North Carolina’s First District.”
Roberson’s announcement said he’s committed to spending at least $2 million of his own money “to help jumpstart his campaign.”
Roberson lost a bitter primary for the 2022 Republican nomination to Sandy Smith. A super PAC linked to the U.S. House Republican leadership spent about $600,000 to support Roberson in that primary. Roberson loaned his 2022 primary campaign more than $1 million, according to FEC filings.
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