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NEWS: NC Senate moves constitutional amendment on local property tax increases to the November ballot
05/20/2026 - NC Newsline
Sen. Jonah Garson (D-Orange) talked about the white supremacist roots of “right to work” laws. He offered a proposed change to rewrite the amendment to raise the state minimum wage, which Republicans voted to table.
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NEWS: Chapel Hill political organizer Jonah Garson appointed to NC Senate 04/10/2026 - WRAL
NC Democrat Party vice chair Jonah Garson replaces former Sen. Graig Meyer of Hillsborough, who resigned his state Senate seat last month. Garson won local Democratic Party support over several other challengers.
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INTERVIEW: On Air Today: Jonah Garson, Orange County’s New State Senator 04/09/2026 - WCHL & Chapelboro
Aaron welcomes Jonah Garson, who was recently appointed to take over for Graig Meyer as Orange County’s new State Senator, following Meyer’s retirement to take over as head of the NC Justice Center.
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NEWS: NC Democratic Vice Chair Jonah Garson to succeed state Sen. Graig Meyer 04/06/2026 - NC Newsline
Garson’s pitch to the committee centered on upholding democracy by protecting North Carolinians’ voting rights, maintaining health care access by working to uphold Medicaid expansion, and ensuring equal access to educational resources
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NEWS: Democratic Party Committee Selects Jonah Garson for Nomination to Succeed Graig Meyer in N.C. Senate 04/04/2026 - WCHL & Chapelboro
“We need a legislator who is more than just a good, community-informed progressive policy vote,” said Garson. “If we are to win the progressive policy that our communities care about — that our communities are dying for — then we need someone with the actual relationships in each of these three counties…and the strategic plan and the commitment to serving in a job over the course of years to get us from here to there.”
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NEWS: Who Democrats selected to replace former Sen. Graig Meyer in General Assembly 04/04/2026 - The News & Observer
Garson collected dozens of endorsements from community leaders across the district — from Chapel Hill Mayor Jessica Anderson to Yanceyville Mayor Alvin Foster.
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NEWS: Who Will Succeed Graig Meyer in the N.C. Senate? The Choice May Fall to Two Orange County Residents
03/31/2026 - Indy Week
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NEWS: Garson to run for NC Senate District 23 seat
03/31/2026 - Caswell Messenger
"Garson touts his statewide political and community organization experience as preparation for a diverse district with both rural and urban communities. “I have worked in every corner of this state, in almost all 100 counties, to get good, smart leaders elected at every level of government. Caswell, Orange, and Person counties are very different from one another."
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NEWS: Following N.C. Sen. Graig Meyer's resignation, Jonah Garson announces run to replace him
03/11/2026 - Daily Tar Heel
"Garson is focusing his campaign on opposing the MAGA agenda and promoting progressive policies in the General Assembly. His top issues include protecting democracy, supporting Medicaid and taxing wealthy individuals and corporations."
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NEWS: 3 Democrats run to replace outgoing state senator in Triangle district 03/11/2026 - WRAL
[Garson] continued: “We need legislators who know how to fight in the electoral field, at the ballot box, and, as necessary, in the courtroom. We need legislators who have a strategic vision for how we achieve good outcomes for people.”
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NEWS: Democratic leaders from Chapel Hill want vacant NC Senate seat. What comes next
03/11/2026 - News & Observer
[Garson] continued: “We need legislators who know how to fight in the electoral field, at the ballot box, and, as necessary, in the courtroom. We need legislators who have a strategic vision for how we achieve good outcomes for people.”
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NEWS: Democratic Party Vice Chair, Chapel Hill Attorney Jonah Garson Campaigns for NC Senate Appointment
03/10/2026 - Chapelboro
"North Carolina Democratic Party First Vice Chair Jonah Garson is launching a campaign to earn appointment to Meyer’s District 23 seat in the Senate and serve the remainder of its unexpired term representing Orange, Caswell and Person counties."
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