North Carolina Senate District 45: 2026 candidates

Greg Cranford

Democratic

Work: Holds a social studies education degree (UNC-Chapel Hill); prior legislative candidate

Greg Cranford holds a degree in social studies education from UNC-Chapel Hill and ran for House District 89 in 2018, 2020 and 2024.

Sources for Cranford

Greg Cranford candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Mark Hollo

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 45
Work: Retired physician assistant; state senator since 2025

Mark Hollo is the sitting State Senator for District 45 in the North Carolina General Assembly, a district that includes all or part of Caldwell and Catawba counties; the member page lists 1 term in the Senate.

Mark Hollo is a retired physician assistant who co-owned a medical practice, taught in the Lenoir-Rhyne physician assistant program and served as a PA in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Mark Hollo served three terms in the North Carolina House before his election to the Senate in 2024.

Hollo's committees

Appropriations on Department of Transportation
Commerce and Insurance
Education/Higher Education
Health Care
State and Local Government
North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid

Sources for Hollo

Mark Hollo: 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)
Mark Hollo candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

North Carolina Senate District 45

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