“Let them be worried:” NC Dem Carla Cunningham on the upcoming legislative short session.

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 515

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago


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State Rep. Carla Cunningham (D-Mecklenburg) starts the legislative session this month as a lame duck who is ticked off at Gov. Josh Stein for endorsing one of her primary opponents.

In an interview on Breaking with Brett Jensen on WBT last week, Cunningham said she felt confident last year going into the primary race as a seven-term incumbent, but Stein’s endorsement of the Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler was decisive.

“It changed the dynamics …

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