Candidate · November 3, 2026
Cyril Jefferson
On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 6th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $232K
- cash on hand
- $7,859
- issues with public statements
- 18
§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 6th District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic Party1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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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 describes him as a former teacher and the current mayor of High Point.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because he believes every community in North Carolina should get practical results from its leaders, and that what happens in Washington should make daily life better.6 His campaign website says he is running to keep doing the work he has always done.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitecyrilforcongress.com9
- Facebookfacebook.com/CyrilForCongress9
- Instagraminstagram.com/cyriljefferson9
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/cyril-jefferson-744058709
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@Cyril.Jefferson9
§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.
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says he wants to bring down prescription drug prices by giving Medicare more power to negotiate with drug companies.7,
- Repeal or scale back negotiation
- Keep the program as it is
- Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
Health Care
His campaign website says he would protect Medicaid and Medicare for families and seniors in North Carolina.10
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he would defend SNAP (the food assistance program), expand farm-to-school programs and work to make fresh food affordable.10
His campaign website says he would expand affordable child care so that parents can work.4
Abortion and Reproductive Health
A section of his campaign website on women's health care and reproductive rights says government should stay out of the doctor's office, that a person need not agree with abortion to accept that others have a right to choose their own health care, and that the country should invest in early childhood education and maternal health.10
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he opposes across-the-board tariffs, which it says raise prices for families and small businesses, and supports targeted trade policies meant to protect American jobs while avoiding higher prices.7
His campaign website says he would boost small business growth with Small Business Administration micro-loans and Main Street accelerator funds.11
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website lists congressional term limits among the structural reforms he would advance in Congress.5
His campaign website lists overriding Citizens United among the structural reforms he would advance in Congress.5
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
His campaign website lists banning stock trading by members of Congress among the structural reforms he would advance in Congress.5
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website lists a binding judicial ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court among the structural reforms he would advance in Congress.5
- Pass a law setting a binding ethics code, with outside review of complaints and recusal decisions
- Keep ethics rules in the court's hands, but have it add its own way to enforce them
- Keep the court's current code
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says he would bring federal tax dollars home to expand broadband, fix roads and improve rail service, and support farmers with rural broadband.11
Housing
Immigration
His campaign website says he is standing with mayors across the country who are calling on Congress to attach conditions to any new Department of Homeland Security funding, including that agents of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) be clearly identifiable without masks and use body-worn cameras.12
- Let officers cover their faces and keep their names private
- Require visible ID and body cameras, but allow face coverings
- Require visible ID and body cameras, and ban most face coverings
His campaign website says he believes ICE must be overhauled and should follow the law with proper training, oversight and accountability, and it lists judicial warrants for entries and protection for sensitive places such as schools and hospitals among the guardrails he supports.12
His campaign website says he would protect American wages with E-Verify, along with expanding legal visa pathways and streamlining hiring for trusted employers.12
His campaign website says he would expand legal visa pathways and make hiring simpler for trusted employers as part of fixing the immigration system.12
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he favors putting money into up-to-date policing tools, teams that respond to mental health crises and prevention programs, along with clear measures of accountability for results.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.13
| Raised | $232,325 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $224,465 |
| Cash on hand | $7,859 |