Candidate · November 3, 2026
Eugene F. Douglass
On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 2nd 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 2nd District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican 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 brochure says he earned a B.A. in chemistry and mathematics from The King's College in 1979, an M.S. in chemistry from the University of Connecticut in 1982, a Master of Divinity from Bethel Theological Seminary in 1989, and a Ph.D. in fiber and polymer science from North Carolina State University in 2010.4 It says he worked as an industrial chemist, later taught college-level chemistry in the Tampa area of Florida, held a two-year teaching contract at the College of Micronesia and, from 2005, taught chemistry at UNC-Pembroke.4 It says he is now retired and serves as a chemistry and education consultant, and his campaign site describes him as a retired chemistry professor.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign brochure says he launched his campaign in August 2023, after retiring and moving to Wake County, and that he was moved by the film Sound of Freedom's call to protect the vulnerable.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitegdouglass.us4,
5 - LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/efdouglass5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLLylAjeSUwX3gEW1ayrJFSDByEC2HebHo5
§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.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign brochure proposes lower taxes and a simpler tax code, with a flat rate and minimal deductions for individuals and businesses.4
- Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
- Cut rates further, including the top rate
- Keep current rates
- Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
Education
His campaign brochure proposes shifting oversight of elementary and secondary education to states and localities and eliminating what it calls wasteful federal spending on ineffective policies.4
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign brochure's education proposal says schools should reject DEI, which it calls divisive.4
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign brochure says human life should be safeguarded from conception to natural death, proposes banning partial-birth abortions it calls unnecessary, and says states should be empowered to curb what it calls eugenics presented as choice.4
His campaign brochure says states should be empowered to curb what it calls eugenics presented as choice, in a proposal that also calls for banning partial-birth abortions it considers unnecessary.4
§4Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report6filed Apr 26, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report7filed May 3, 2025
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed Apr 18, 2024