Several races in North Carolina kept Orange County blue as multiple Democratic incumbents were re-elected.

Democratic incumbent Valerie Foushee was re-elected to represent District 23 of the North Carolina State Senate. Foushee won the race against Republican opponent Tom Glendinning with 75.41 percent of the total votes and all 41 precincts reporting.

Foushee initially assumed office on September 13, 2013. During her latest campaign, she focused on issues that have been amplified because of the pandemic – including widespread access to broadband internet, unemployment benefits, affordable housing and equitable and affordable education.

A life-long resident of Orange County and a 1974 graduate of Chapel Hill High School, Foushee is a graduate of UNC – where she received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and African and Afro-American Studies. Valerie retired from the Chapel Hill Police Department after 21 years of service.

Democratic incumbent Verla Insko ran unopposed and will continue representing District 56 in North Carolina’s House of Representatives. Insko assumed office in 1997 and has served since. This will be her 13th consecutive term. According to her website, Insko focuses on issues surrounding education, healthcare, free and fair elections and inclusion and diversity.

Insko received an A.B. in Biology from California State University-Fresno in 1959 and her M.P.A. from UNC in 1993. Her professional experience includes working as a consultant, nonprofit director and health administrator before retirement.

Democratic incumbent Graig Meyer also ran unopposed and will continue to represent District 50 in North Carolina’s House of Representatives. Meyer has served in the state’s House of Representatives since 2013. He represents House District 50, serving constituents in Orange and Caswell Counties.

Meyer’s main issues include education, small businesses and rural economies and job creation.

Prior to becoming a legislator, Meyer spent sixteen years working in North Carolina’s public schools.  From 2012 through 2014, Graig also served as the Director of Student Equity for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.

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