Michael Whatley to run for North Carolina Senate seat
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President Donald Trump has picked the candidate he’s supporting to fill North Carolina’s open Senate seat in the 2026 election: Michael Whatley. Whatley is a North Carolina native who served as head of the state’s Republican Party before Trump selected him in 2024 as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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The Gaston Gazette on MSNGastonia resident and RNC Chair Michael Whatley expected to launch bid for Tillis’ seatA race between Roy Cooper and Gastonia resident Michael Whatley could prove to be “as close to a toss-up as exists in American politics."
Democrats wasted no time Thursday attacking the RNC chairman for his loyalty to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his support of President Donald Trump’s policies.
Top Republican campaign committees have mostly dominated their Democratic counterparts in fundraising so far in 2025, according to new Federal Election Commission filings. The Republican National Committee — led by Chairman Michael Whatley and finance Chair Vice President JD Vance — racked up $96,
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