a north carolina Democrat seeking re-election House says he is “fighting every day” for families in his district as he refutes allegations made by his Republican challenger That he is “grateful” to President Biden and dismisses constituent concerns .
Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., said in an interview with Fox News Digital that he and his team are “working very hard for families in eastern North Carolina.”
“Over the past few weeks, we have announced more than $13 million in community project funding for 15 different projects across eight counties.”
Republican Laurie Buckhout, who is running to represent North Carolina’s 1st congressional districtSaid Davis is a “career politician” who has “never spent a day in his life running a business.”
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Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., the Democratic nominee, will face off against Republican Laurie Buckhout in the race to represent North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. (Getty Images, Laurie Buckhout Campaign)
But Davis, A air force veteranSaid he is “working every day to make sure that the people of Eastern North Carolina, their voices are heard in Washington, D.C., that we are making connections and telling the story.”
they rejected that too Republican challenger’s Claim he is President Biden and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Are “grateful”.
He said, “Let me be clear. I want to thank Colonel Buckhout for her service to our country. But I think she can’t say much more than that on that whole comment because it’s not about being grateful. Is.” “I’ve heard about flipping seats. But, for me, it’s about fighting every day for the families of Eastern North Carolina.”
Davis said he was “simply grateful to the families of eastern North Carolina,” and pointed to his “fight” for farmers and military families in his district.
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“I’m fighting to make sure that our children, our youth have a future,” he said. “I’m grateful to the farmer right now who is struggling to figure out how they’re going to keep the farm open. I’m grateful to the young people right now who see that they have a future in the East. I’m grateful to those veterans and those military families I am grateful to those who are risking their lives every day.
“I’m just grateful to the people of Eastern North Carolina, and I think people know that about me.”
Buckhout, a former Army colonel and first-time candidate, also took aim at Davis for his voting record.
“We have to acknowledge that Davis is just Biden’s, you know, surrogate on the ground,” Buckhout said. “He’s his agent, he’s his man. He does what Biden says. He votes with Biden.”
“I’m just grateful to the people of Eastern North Carolina and I think people know that about me,” Davis told Fox News Digital. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
However, Davis urged voters to look at his record when campaigning in the race, which has been Rated a “Democrat toss up” By nonpartisan polling analyst Cook Political Report.
Davis said, “Anyone can look at my record. I mean, you’re talking to the third-ranking member of our caucus in Congress when it comes to bipartisanship.”
Asked about the top concerns of people living in eastern North Carolina, Davis acknowledged that these are “huge concerns.” Right now there is concern about cost.,
“It’s really expensive when you put the cost of food on top of paying rent, mortgage payments, housing. And we know we still have huge health disparities. And then we have to put some of the cost of medications on top of that.” Will happen,” she said. “It starts to add up, and it puts a lot of stress on families.”
Davis said he has made more than 170 different stops in the district while campaigning for re-election and believes “people are hurting.”
“I feel the pain, you know, the cost of just trying to make ends meet,” he said.
Among other concerns, Davis, who previously served as mayor of Snow Hill, North Carolina, in the early 2000s, said his constituents have been vocal about broadband and infrastructure.
Davis, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2024. And Jared Golden lined up with the D-men. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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In October 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted new congressional district boundaries, adding the counties of Chowan, Franklin, Greene, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and the remainder of Vance into the state’s 1st Congressional District. The redrawn district no longer includes Wayne County.
Davis, who has served in congress 2023 and previously served ten years in the North Carolina State Senate, will face off against Buckhout in the state’s general election on November 5.
