Candidate · November 3, 2026
Bo Whitehead
On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 8th District
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · North Carolina's 8th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Green Party1, |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he has worked as a college custodian, gas station attendant, deli worker, auto parts representative and delivery driver, dump truck driver in chalk mines, hazardous chemical transport trainer, shipping loader and loss prevention agent, and that he now supervises a warehouse.4 It says he was homeschooled.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he believes the country's resources should go toward building communities rather than benefiting billionaires, and presents himself as a relatable representative who would work to fix problems rather than complain about them.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitewhiteheadforcongressnc.carrd.co4
- Instagraminstagram.com/Whitehead_for_congress_nc4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he supports a $25 minimum wage and lists raising the minimum wage among the first legislation he would introduce.4
- Keep at $7.25 or leave to states
- Raise it to less than $15, such as $10 or $12
- Raise to $15 or more
His campaign website says he wants to tear down right-to-work and at-will employment laws, which it says make unionizing nearly impossible.4
Health Care
His campaign website says universal healthcare should be implemented as soon as possible, and that the country needs a modern health care system that heals the sick instead of putting them into debt. It also calls for a complete overhaul of the mental health system.4
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says universal childcare should be implemented as soon as possible.4
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says there should be an indefinite moratorium on all data centers until the industry can be properly regulated, saying they use enormous amounts of electricity and contaminate the water supply.4
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
His campaign website says he wants to work toward developing proper infrastructure for electric vehicles.4
Immigration
His campaign website says ICE should be ended and the immigration system completely overhauled, that immigrants who are not wanted for violent crimes should not be handled as though they were, and that immigration detention centers should be shut down.4
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
His campaign website says asylum seekers should get the help they deserve.4
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website lists legalizing marijuana among the first legislation he would introduce.4
- Keep recreational use against the law
- Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
- Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
- Make it legal for adults to buy and use
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website lists ending foreign aid among the issues on which he would introduce legislation.4
- Restore or increase foreign aid, including programs cut in 2025
- Keep foreign aid near its current level
- Cut foreign aid further or end most of it