How Dems Ran 2026

Cyril Jefferson

NC-06

Supported stronger oversight of data-center development

Developers should help fund the infrastructure their facilities require, rather than passing those costs onto families.Candidate questionnaire, WSOC, October 15, 2026
I’d like to see national standards around it, appropriate environmental reviews, and safeguards to protect ratepayers.North Carolina Health News candidate Q&A

Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs

Developers should help fund the infrastructure their facilities require, rather than passing those costs onto families.Candidate questionnaire, WSOC, October 15, 2026

Enforceable water, energy, and community protections

I’d like to see national standards around it, appropriate environmental reviews, and safeguards to protect ratepayers.North Carolina Health News candidate Q&A

Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare

it's the kind of position that this campaign has endorsed that we would wholeheartedly push for when you go to Congress.Interview, For Forsyth, October 22, 2026

Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage

we've got to ensure that the aca premiums are are not only or sorry the aca subsidies are not only expandedInterview, The Election Hub, February 4, 2026

Called for lowering prescription-drug prices

Lower prescription drug prices by expanding Medicare’s negotiating power.Campaign website, health care priorities page (undated)

Called for restoring ACA subsidies

Asked how he would protect health programs, Jefferson discussed the failure to extend ACA subsidies: what I'm most concerned about is that we didn't extend the ACA subsidies that we should have.PBS North Carolina State Lines candidate interview

Government price negotiation

Lower prescription drug prices by expanding Medicare’s negotiating power.Campaign website, health care priorities page (undated)

Creating a public option

it's the kind of position that this campaign has endorsed that we would wholeheartedly push for when you go to Congress.Interview, For Forsyth, October 22, 2026

Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy

But for those folks who make gobs and gobs of money, we want to see them pay their fair share.Town hall, Our Vote Counts, March 5, 2026

Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence

Advance meaningful structural reforms, including congressional term limits, overriding Citizens United, banning stock trading by members of Congress, establishing a moratorium on lobbying after leaving office, and implementing a binding code of judicial ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.Campaign website, democracy and accountability priorities page (undated)

Called to overturn Citizens United

Advance meaningful structural reforms, including congressional term limits, overriding Citizens United, banning stock trading by members of Congress, establishing a moratorium on lobbying after leaving office, and implementing a binding code of judicial ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.Campaign website, democracy and accountability priorities page (undated)

Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress

Advance meaningful structural reforms, including congressional term limits, overriding Citizens United, banning stock trading by members of Congress, establishing a moratorium on lobbying after leaving office, and implementing a binding code of judicial ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.Campaign website, democracy and accountability priorities page (undated)

Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules

Take BAC Congress is focused on common-sense reforms like term limits, overturning Citizens United, banning stock trading for members of Congress, a five-year lobbying moratorium after leaving office, and a real code of judicial ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.Cyril Jefferson campaign Instagram
Government reforms that make congress more accountable to the people, such as banning stock trading while in office, setting term limits and working to fix campaign finance laws.Charlotte Observer and News & Observer candidate questionnaire, captured February 7, 2026
Take BAC Congress listed this candidate among the signatories to this shared written pledge in its October 30, 2026 archive. The wording is collective; the individual signing date is not stated. Believing it is not only the just course, but one requisite to renew our trust in a government "by and for the people," we the undersigned unequivocally support and commit to tirelessly fighting for and passing into law the following: Congressional Term Limits House: 6, two-year terms Senate: 2, six-year terms Overturn Citizens United Getting unlimited corporate money out of politics Moratorium on Lobbying Minimum of 5 years between end of term and employment as lobbyist No Stock Trading Prohibit stock trading for members of Congress while in office Code of Judicial Ethics for US Supreme Court Holds Supreme Court AccountableJoint candidate pledge (Take BAC Congress), captured October 30, 2026

Called out Trump's corruption, self-dealing, or profiting from office

Find out how many hundreds of millions and billions of dollars Trump and his inner circle have made off of this war.For Forsyth candidate interview

Reforming the Supreme Court

Advance meaningful structural reforms, including congressional term limits, overriding Citizens United, banning stock trading by members of Congress, establishing a moratorium on lobbying after leaving office, and implementing a binding code of judicial ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.Campaign website, democracy and accountability priorities page (undated)

Called for a Supreme Court ethics code or enforceable ethics rules

Advance meaningful structural reforms, including congressional term limits, overriding Citizens United, banning stock trading by members of Congress, establishing a moratorium on lobbying after leaving office, and implementing a binding code of judicial ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.Campaign website, democracy and accountability priorities page (undated)

Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs

Revitalizing manufacturing by ending hidden-tariff taxes and supporting job training.Campaign website, issues page

Called for stopping price gouging

Fight back against excessive junk fees and corporate price gouging that drive up everyday expenses.Campaign website, affordability priorities page (undated)
Strengthening food supply chains, expanding SNAP benefits, and cracking down on corporate price gouging to lower grocery costs.Campaign press release, September 24, 2025

Called for making child care more affordable

Expand affordable childcare so parents can work.Campaign website, education priorities page (undated)

Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies

As Mayor of High Point, I am hearing from people in real time how North Carolina is shouldering the cost of this Iran war — starting at the pump.Instagram post, March 16, 2026

Called for making housing more affordable

We also have to look at other ways that the housing market is impacted when big corporations come in. and buy up homes in single family neighborhoods and they price people everyday people out of the market and what we do to restrict them from being able to do that i think is essentialTown hall, Our Vote Counts, March 5, 2026
Expanding federal support for affordable housing, modernizing zoning laws, and protecting renters from skyrocketing rents and evictions.Campaign press release, September 24, 2025
Expand housing supply and cut red tape that makes it harder and more expensive to build homes—so families can afford to live near where they work.Campaign website, affordability priorities page (undated)

Called for restricting corporate, private equity, and hedge fund purchases of homes

We also have to look at other ways that the housing market is impacted when big corporations come in. and buy up homes in single family neighborhoods and they price people everyday people out of the market and what we do to restrict them from being able to do that i think is essentialTown hall, Our Vote Counts, March 5, 2026

Supported protecting or expanding abortion access

I believe the decision for reproductive healthcare, including elective abortion, should be legal and made by the individual.iVoterGuide NC-06 candidate questionnaire, captured October 22, 2026

Expanding clean energy

Discussing federal investment in historically underserved communities, Jefferson wrote: I would also support federal investment in water and sewer infrastructure, resilience, clean energy, and remediation in historically underserved communities.North Carolina Black Alliance candidate questionnaire, updated by October 13, 2026

Supported stronger rights and safeguards in immigration enforcement

CBP and ICE agents must be clearly identifiable (no masks), body-worn cameras must be used, entries must require judicial warrants, and sensitive places like schools and hospitals must be protected.Campaign website, immigration priorities page (undated)

Due-process protections

CBP and ICE agents must be clearly identifiable (no masks), body-worn cameras must be used, entries must require judicial warrants, and sensitive places like schools and hospitals must be protected.Campaign website, immigration priorities page (undated)

Stronger enforcement accountability

CBP and ICE agents must be clearly identifiable (no masks), body-worn cameras must be used, entries must require judicial warrants, and sensitive places like schools and hospitals must be protected.Campaign website, immigration priorities page (undated)

Supporting a path to citizenship

As part of comprehensive immigration reform including stronger border security, Jefferson wrote: I support comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens border security, expands legal pathways, and provides a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and other long-term undocumented residents.North Carolina Black Alliance candidate questionnaire, updated by October 13, 2026

Supported stronger checks on executive power

If elected to Congress, I will fight to block this kind of executive overreach and restore local control to the people it belongs to.Campaign statement, August 11, 2025

Banning partisan gerrymandering

Asked whether he would work to end gerrymandering. Yes. Yes.For Forsyth candidate interview
I support independent, nonpartisan redistricting and am open to ranked-choice voting where proven effective.Charlotte Observer and News & Observer candidate questionnaire

Supported strengthening voting rights

Second, we need to expand early voting and vote-by-mail options nationwide.Ballotpedia candidate survey, 2025
I would protect access to the ballot while ensuring elections are secure, transparent, and adequately funded.Charlotte Observer and News & Observer candidate questionnaire

Opposed war with Iran or called for ending it

would you vote to end the authorization for the president to continue the war with iran yes ... just to be clear war is bad for people war is bad for the world so hope that this war ends soon like today if it canInterview, For Forsyth, October 22, 2026

Called for conditions on or limits to military aid or arms transfers to Israel

Jefferson conditions security assistance on humanitarian standards while supporting Israeli security and a two-state solution. I support a durable two-state solution that protects Israel’s security and Palestinian rights and dignity, with firm protections for civilians and security assistance conditioned on adherence to humanitarian standards.iVoterGuide NC-06 candidate questionnaire, captured October 22, 2026

Called for a specific diplomatic step or civilian protections

Jefferson conditions security assistance on humanitarian standards while supporting Israeli security and a two-state solution. I support a durable two-state solution that protects Israel’s security and Palestinian rights and dignity, with firm protections for civilians and security assistance conditioned on adherence to humanitarian standards.iVoterGuide NC-06 candidate questionnaire, captured October 22, 2026

Specified legal, humanitarian, or government conditions on military aid or arms transfers to Israel

Jefferson conditions security assistance on humanitarian standards while supporting Israeli security and a two-state solution. I support a durable two-state solution that protects Israel’s security and Palestinian rights and dignity, with firm protections for civilians and security assistance conditioned on adherence to humanitarian standards.iVoterGuide NC-06 candidate questionnaire, captured October 22, 2026