Common Cause NC’s Sailor Jones on voting rights and other front burner election issues in 2026

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 130

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Few organizations have had a larger impact on the honesty, transparency and overall health of North Carolina’s government over the few decades than the state chapter of the national nonprofit advocacy organization Common Cause. Recently, the group’s longtime executive director Bob Phillips moved on to retirement, turning over the reins to the longtime organizational deputy director Sailor Jones.

NC Newsline recently sat down with Jones to discuss why he’s already redoubling the group’s …

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