2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Senate District 23

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Jonah Garson

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, District 23
Work
Attorney, Parry Law, PLLC; state senator

Jonah Garson is the sitting State Senator for District 23 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Caswell, Orange and Person counties.

Jonah Garson is an attorney at Parry Law, PLLC, representing businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and individuals, and previously worked at Milbank LLP and the New York State Attorney General's office. Jonah Garson holds a law degree from Columbia Law School.

Garson's committees

  • Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology
  • Commerce and Insurance
  • Regulatory Reform
  • State and Local Government
  • Non-Standing Committees (Senator Jonah Garson is not currently assigned to any non-standing committees)

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Laura Pichardo

Republican

Work
Senior accounts payable analyst; finance manager, Kathy Transportation

Laura Pichardo is a senior accounts payable analyst who previously worked at Hanesbrands and is finance manager for Kathy Transportation; she holds an economics degree from UNC Greensboro and an MBA from Winston-Salem State University. Laura Pichardo ran for Senate District 23 in 2024 and in the Republican primaries for U.S. House District 6 in 2020 and 2022.

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