North Carolina Senate District 22: 2026 candidates

LaKeshia M. Alston

Republican

Work: Educator

LaKeshia M. Alston is an educator with degrees from the Aveda Institute Chapel Hill and Winston-Salem State University. This is her first run for public office.

Sources for Alston

LaKeshia M. Alston candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sophia Chitlik

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 22
Work: Founder and principal consultant, Believer; state senator since 2025

Sophia Chitlik is the sitting State Senator for District 22 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Durham County; the member page lists 1 term in the Senate.

Sophia Chitlik founded the consulting firm Believer and previously co-founded Tend, was managing general partner of Rites Ventures and chief operating officer of The Future Project; she also worked in the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Secretary. Sophia Chitlik has served in the North Carolina Senate since 2025.

Chitlik's committees

Appropriations on Education/Higher Education
Education/Higher Education
Judiciary
Regulatory Reform
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology

Sources for Chitlik

Sophia Chitlik: official member information (North Carolina General Assembly, Public record)
North Carolina General Assembly: committee information (North Carolina General Assembly, Public record)
North Carolina General Assembly: current member roster (North Carolina General Assembly, Public record)
Sophia Chitlik candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Sophia Chitlik candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

North Carolina Senate District 22

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