Candidate · November 3, 2026
Lakesha Womack
On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 14th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $59K
- cash on hand
- $4,793
- issues with public statements
- 12
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
§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.
LaKesha Womack earned a degree in political science from Vanderbilt University and is also working toward a Master of Legal Studies degree at Vanderbilt Law School.4 She founded Womack Consulting Group, through which, her campaign says, she has worked for more than twenty years with community leaders, small businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizations, and for the past three years she has also consulted for American Baptist Home Mission Societies and Judson Press.4 She is Chief Strategy Officer of ASPIRE Community Capital, a community development financial institution that is still getting established.4 She has held positions with several organizations, including the Charlotte Business Inclusion Advisory Committee, Interfaith Action for Human Rights and Friends of Keep Charlotte Beautiful.4
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running because the 14th District deserves a representative who is visible, attentive and acts with integrity.5 It lists economic opportunity, affordability and education as the campaign's focus, along with making government work for the people it serves.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitewomack4nc14.com5
- Instagraminstagram.com/lakeshawomack5
- Facebookfacebook.com/lakeshawomack5
- Threadsthreads.com/@lakeshawomack5
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/lakeshawomack5
- TikToktiktok.com/@lakeshaswomack5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@LaKeshaWomack5
§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.
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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.
Health Care
Her issues page says she would protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, back limits on out-of-pocket costs and on prescription drug costs, push for full funding for rural hospitals and community health centers, and oppose policies that move health care costs onto working families.6
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Her issues page says she supports raising the federal minimum wage.6
Her issues page says she would widen small businesses' access to capital through community development financial institutions and community-based lenders, give them more chances at federal contracts, back technical assistance and entrepreneurship programs, and ease regulatory barriers she considers unnecessary while keeping protections for workers and consumers.6
Education
Her issues page says she supports affordable higher education and relief for student debt.6
Taxes and Budget
Her issues page says federal spending should come with strong oversight and accountability, with priority for investments that deliver measurable results, and that she opposes wasteful spending and politically motivated budget cuts.6
Technology, Privacy and AI
Her issues page says she supports expanding rural broadband access.6
Infrastructure and Transportation
Her issues page says she would work to ensure FEMA and other disaster-relief dollars reach communities promptly.6
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her issues page says she supports restoring and strengthening an independent U.S. Agency for International Development, protecting money for maternal health, access to contraceptives and worldwide public health programs, and opposing cuts to humanitarian and development assistance that it calls politically motivated.6
- 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
Abortion and Reproductive Health
Her priorities page lists protecting reproductive freedom among her health care commitments.7
§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, 2026.8
| Raised | $59,183 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $55,626 |
| Cash on hand | $4,793 |