U.S. Senate · 2026
Qualitative research dossier. No comprehensive numeric score or endorsement is assigned from these statements alone.
Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10
Inventory completeness is not policy-audit completeness. Missing evidence is unscored. Party platforms are not imputed to individuals.
In AARP’s questionnaire both Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley support protecting Social Security and caregiving assistance. Cooper proposes broader Medicare dental/vision/hearing and drug negotiation. Whatley emphasizes telehealth and rural funding. A senior tax deduction is not abolition of all tax on Social Security. Michael Dublin is the Green and Shannon Bray the Libertarian candidate.
These shared goals do not eliminate substantial delivery/funding differences. Expanded benefits need cost and provider capacity; telehealth does not replace every in-person service. P21/O04 require solvency detail. Assess Dublin and Bray on their individual proposals; do not substitute the former Green nominee or national platform.
Lead source: https://www.aarp.org/states/north-carolina/cooper-whatley-senate-2026-q-and-a/
Directory and selected official-status fields from the Edition 10 research inventory. A directory listing is not final certification.
Democratic · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
former Govermor Roy Asberry Cooper, III • 28 July 2025: Announcement of candidacy. First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020; term limited in 2024. • FEC S6NC00407; 30 Jun 26; Tot $34,975,789; Dsb $14,258,222
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6NC00407
Republican · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Michael David Whatley • FEC S6NC00415; 30 Jun 26; Tot $11,272,504; Dsb $7,810,806
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6NC00415
Green · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. • FEC S6NC00563; 30 Jun 26; Tot $25,276; Dsb $16,990
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6NC00563
Libertarian · Ballot status: not independently certified in the selected official extracts
Shannon Wilson Bray • FEC S0NC00335
Campaign / directory link · FEC S0NC00335
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