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Jonah Garson

@jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social
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North Carolina State Senator (Caswell, Orange; and Person Counties) • Attorney • Organizer

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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Love to everyone who joined yesterday evening for my swearing-in and first reception as our new State Senator; it was the party with friends from every part of my life that dreams are made of.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
snaps from some very beautiful, fitting tributes here in New Orleans for a great North Carolinian, American, and Aggie, from some of his closest #ncpol #dnc #jessejackson @ncatsuaggies.bsky.social
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It’s @ncgovernor.bsky.social official. Local swearing-in details coming soon. Honored, grateful. ♥️ #ncpol
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97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
“In my vision of a Democratic Party, when you talk about reaching out to rural voters, you are talking about rural Black voters.” Democrats have often failed to mobilize rural Black voters as they try to dent Republican advantages in North Carolina. Via @apnews.com.
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North Carolina’s Electoral Future May Hinge on Rural Black Voters Who Feel Ignored by Democrats - Chapelboro.com
Roughly 4 in 10 Black voters in North Carolina’s last presidential election said they live in small towns or rural communities.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I am honored/humbled/thrilled to be our Senator-designate for Caswell, Orange, & Person Counties. Happy Easter to those celebrating tomorrow, chag sameach to those observing Passover w/ me, & here’s to the hard work ahead. In the meantime, some sleep for yours truly #ncpol
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I’ve been in that fight. I’ll remain in that fight. And I am honored to have Ellie’s support for the work ahead. 🧵🧵
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
16 years later, the tide is turning—Sen. Berger’s defeat is a watershed. We need a Senator with the experience, relationships, and strategic vision to negotiate the new environment, who is in the fight for the long haul.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
She spoke truth. 16 years later, “Project Redmap” remains the sea in which we as North Carolinians swim. Underfunded public schools. Deeply regressive taxes. Indifference or outright disdain for the “least of these.” Rigged maps and voter suppression.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Ellie, then in her 80s, turned to me and, upset, told me that so, so much of the progress that she and others had fought for over lifetimes would be undone overnight by the new GOP majority, which would then turn around and gerrymander themselves into power.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Election night 2010, I was sitting w her watching election returns. It became clear that the GOP had achieved its objective, riding the racist reaction to the election of Pres Obama and leveraging the Citizens United decision, of seizing control of our NCGA. The plan was called “Project Redmap.”
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I learned a lot from her. Forthright and principled, no one would accuse her of being anyone’s Yes-woman. In the Senate, she was a fervent champion of poor and middle-class North Carolinians, and a champion of democracy rights and fair districting—even when it was unpopular with many Democrats.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Ellie ♥️ I’ve told this story a lot. I worked for Senator Kinnaird in the North Carolina Senate after working for the late Rep. Paul Luebke in the House, where he served as finance co-chair. Ellie represented Orange and Chatham, then Orange and Person.. 🧵 #ncpol
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
From Hillsborough to Cedar Grove to Efland to Mebane to Caldwell, N. Orange is beautiful, and rich in history and culture and community bonds. It has been a joy to build relationships over years with the great leaders in this list, and I’m proud to have their support to be our our next State Senator
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Grateful for the opportunity to sit down with Dale Edwards and News of Orange for the long interview excerpted in today’s paper. Not included: some pretty nerdy discussion about the band The Replacements’s North Carolina connections. www.newsoforange.com/community/ar...
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Q&A: Garson says he would fight hard, smart for District 23
With last week’s announcement that Graig Meyer would resign from his seat as N.C. Senator serving District 23, which represents Orange, Person and Caswell counties, among the first to step
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
There’s something fitting about the Democratic ex-Gov who tried to sell a US Senate seat meeting the Republican US Senate candidate who tried to rehabilitate a child sex offender into GOP leadership coming together at a place called “The Gaslight Club” at a Chicago airport #ncpol
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
See the full list and add your endorsement at www.jonahgarson.com/endorsements
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ENDORSEMENTS | Jonah Garson for NC Senate
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I’m proud to have grown up where I grew up. I love Chapel Hill, its people, its University, its public spirit. And I’m proud to have the support of these leaders to be our next State Senator, serving alongside Reps Buansi and Price in Raleigh. 🐏 #ncpol
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Round 2! ♥️
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Colin Campbell @raleighreporter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
With the Berger-Page recount looming, I made a list of all the people who might have a role in the post-election process (from the local board of elections to the N.C. Supreme Court) and also have connections to Berger. It's a long list: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol #ncga
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Sen. Phil Berger has many ties to people in the post-election process in his close primary
As a recount (and possible election legal challenges) loom in the close primary between Senate leader Phil Berger and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, Page is raising concerns over whether the proc...
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
post-pandemic relaunch of @wunc.org polítics & pints w this good #ncpol journo crew (including UNC j-school alum @raleighreporter.bsky.social for all the real nerds
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Thank you ♥️
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Big thanks to every one of these leaders & great human being for lending their good names in support of this appointment. Add your name to the list! tinyurl.com/jgsd23 ⭐️⭐️
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Some news, friends. Let’s do this. #ncpol
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
this morning, my senator @graigmeyer.bsky.social announced he was stepping down from senate to helm the @ncjustice.bsky.social (follow!). I’m grateful for Graig’s work over years to rebuild Dem political power in our state, and for vocal, active leadership. congrats on the new gig & esse quam
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The MAGA/Likud unholy alliance is just taking predictable advantage of the world order admin after admin, Court after Court, has confirmed. Any worthy Dem presidential nominee must commit to the constitutional amendment necessary to right-size the imperial presidency. See yall in the streets
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
And just like that, we’ve started another war in the Middle East. Democrats and Republicans are responsible for the decades-long, unconstitutional aggrandizement of Article II presidential power that allows this shit to happen, again and again, in clear violation of the congressional war powers. 🧵
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