Michael Garrett (North Carolina)
Michael Garrett (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Garrett (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Michael Garrett was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, in 2007. His career experience includes working as the managing partner of a family-owned marketing firm.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Garrett was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
- Appropriations on Department of Transportation Committee
- Commerce and Insurance Committee
- Education/Higher Education Committee
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Garrett was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on Department of Transportation Committee
- Commerce and Insurance Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee
2019-2020
Garrett was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on Department of Transportation Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 27
Incumbent Michael Garrett defeated Paul Schumacher in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Garrett (D) | 60.8 | 65,146 |
 | Paul Schumacher (R) | 39.2 | 42,011 | |
| Total votes: 107,157 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Garrett advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Paul Schumacher advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Garrett in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 27
Incumbent Michael Garrett defeated Richard Sessoms in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Garrett (D) | 54.5 | 37,055 |
 | Richard Sessoms (R) | 45.5 | 30,932 | |
| Total votes: 67,987 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Garrett advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Richard Sessoms advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 27
Incumbent Michael Garrett defeated Sebastian King in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Garrett (D) | 54.3 | 67,287 |
 | Sebastian King (R) | 45.7 | 56,575 | |
| Total votes: 123,862 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Garrett advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Sebastian King advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 27
Michael Garrett defeated incumbent Trudy Wade in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Garrett (D) | 50.5 | 45,205 |
 | Trudy Wade (R) | 49.5 | 44,268 | |
| Total votes: 89,473 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27
Michael Garrett advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27
Incumbent Trudy Wade advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 27 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Trudy Wade |
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2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Trudy Wade defeated Michael Garrett in the North Carolina State Senate District 27 general election.[4][5]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Trudy Wade Incumbent |
53.32% | 54,512 | |
| Democratic | Michael Garrett | 46.68% | 47,731 | |
| Total Votes | 102,243 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Michael Garrett ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 27 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael Garrett (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Trudy Wade ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 27 Republican primary.[8][9]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Trudy Wade Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Garrett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Michael Garrett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Garrett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garrett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a product of Guilford County Schools and the University of North Carolina - Greensboro I am a passionate advocate for investment in our education system. North Carolina was a beacon of education in the region and I know that it can be again. We've got to begin to tackle our massive need for school repair and construction and to pay teachers what they are worth.
I stepped forward to serve for the sake of my family and those of my neighbors in Guilford County. For the last decade our state has seen economic growth, but Republican legislative leaders have consistently failed to make critically needed investments into health care and education that match that growth. I'm asking for your support in 2020 so that I can join a new legislative majority that will no longer ignore our state's needs.
- We must invest in our education system now. There are billions of dollars worth of school construction and repairs needed across the state and educators are still far underpaid for their work.
- Closure of the Medicaid coverage gap is years overdue and there is no excuse for any further delay. More than half a million people would get health insurance coverage and everyone else would enjoy the massive economic benefit of closing the gap
- North Carolina needs an economy that works for everyone, not just the big corporations. I support policies that help working families stay out of poverty and that make North Carolina a state where small businesses can successfully grow.
The average public school teacher in NC is making less money now than before the 2008-09 recession, when taking inflation into account. This is unacceptable. We need to restore dignity to the teaching profession by paying teachers what they are worth. This will help us attract and retain the very best talent in the country and make our school classrooms the foundations of world-class education.
Health Care - We must expand Medicaid now. More than half a million North Carolinians are going without critical coverage purely due to political ideology in the General Assembly. Beyond those who would gain health coverage, the rest of us would reap the benefits of the projected billions of dollars of stimulus to our state and local economies and the thousands of jobs that would be created.
North Carolina is the state with the second largest highway system and, as such, our Transportation Committees see quite a lot of activity. Our transportation infrastructure is one of the most visible examples of state government and everyone wants to see it maintained and grown. The Committee deliberations were almost always bipartisan affairs, which is what we need to see more of in state government.
I think that too often legislators are far removed from the real world impact of their decisions. While is may appear somewhat defensible to refuse federal Medicaid expansion dollars while sitting in a committee room (though I strongly disagree with that), lives hang in the balance. This woman and an untold number of others are paying the ultimate price for this lack of legislative action. That story comes to my mind often.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 18, 2020
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
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| Preceded by Trudy Wade (R) |
North Carolina State Senate District 27 2019-Present |
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