LaKesha S. Womack, a Charlotte Democrat, is running for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District against Republican Timothy K. Moore in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Both appear on the State Board of Elections candidate list.

Background

Womack’s campaign biography identifies her as a Vanderbilt University political science graduate and business consultant. She describes growing up in Evergreen, Alabama, and participating in the Alabama Youth Legislature.

BallotReady lists her Vanderbilt degree in 1999 and Alabama School of Math and Science diploma in 1995. It lists her as ASPIRE Community Capital’s chief strategy officer since 2024, chief executive of Thrive Creative Community and president of Black Seed Network since 2023, president of Ministry Matters Media Services since 2022, and lead consultant at Womack Consulting Group since 2005.

Taxes and healthcare

In an August 2026 PBS State Lines interview, Womack described exempting the first $100,000 of earnings from federal income tax as a hypothetical goal. She acknowledged needing research and legislative help to assess how it would fit the budget. She also favored raising the earnings cap subject to Social Security taxes and opposed corporate tax breaks unless companies pay livable wages and contribute to the tax system.

Womack described Medicare for All as a long-term goal and stronger Affordable Care Act subsidies as a near-term priority, with further research needed for a transition.

Other priorities

Her campaign issues page supports caps on out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs, funding for rural hospitals, expanded rural broadband and faster federal disaster assistance.

On housing, she favors investment in affordable development and opposes 50-year mortgages. She calls for stronger public school funding, workforce training and apprenticeships, and support for small businesses through capital, procurement opportunities and technical assistance.

Her congressional priorities page also advocates childcare, paid leave, early childhood education and affordable routes to college and career training.

This profile attributes policy proposals to Womack and her campaign. Proposals are not enacted policies.