Ashley Bell (North Carolina)
Ashley Bell (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 10th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Bell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ashley Bell was born in Tyler, Texas. She graduated from Henderson High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston in 2003, a graduate degree from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2011., and a graduate degree from the University of Lynchburg in 2019. Her career experience includes working as a physician assistant and educator.[1]
Bell has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- American Academy of Physician Associates
- Physician Assistant Education Association
- American Association of University Professors
- Democratic Women of North Carolina
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Steven Feldman is running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Incumbent Pat Harrigan and Matthew Sin are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 3, 2026.
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Steven Feldman advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ashley Bell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was raised in ruby red rural East Texas by small business owners. My grandfather started an HVAC business in 1957 that still operates today. I was the first in my family to attend college, graduating from the University of Houston - thanks to the Pell grant, academic and music scholarships, and multiple part time jobs to pay my way.
I'm not a career politician — I'm a physician associate and teacher who has spent my life in public service. I am the ONLY candidate in this race who has direct, first hand experience with healthcare, education, and national leadership.
I understand what it's like to lose a job due to illness, to be denied reasonable accommodations so one can do their job, and to experience financial crisis because of that. It's all happened to me personally, and I know the consequences of poor policies and how they harm working families.
Many years ago, I chose North Carolina as my permanent home. I love the people, the places, and the opportunities here. I'm committed to making sure others in NC-10 have access to the opportunities they want to pursue.- The United States has the resources to ensure that our citizens are taken care of and given the opportunity they need to succeed. However, current conditions are presenting barriers to that.
Everything is too expensive. The "waste, fraud and abuse" people are creating more waste, fraud, and abuse. Millions are losing their healthcare. People can't afford rent, or to buy homes. Children are going hungry. Some veterans - people who have served our country - are homeless and without access to healthcare. And who's really thriving? Billionaires.
It is embarrassing that in the greatest country in the world, people can't afford to pay for basic needs. This has to change. - Our healthcare system is a mess from top to bottom, and has been for as long as most of us can remember. As a PA, I understand the crisis from the inside. I've treated patients who can’t afford meds, can’t access mental health care, and can’t get appointments. Don't even get me started on arguments with insurance companies. Prior authorization MUST be outlawed. I believe healthcare providers should be calling the shots on healthcare in this country, rather than sleazy, profit driven politicians with no experience in medicine. I believe that healthcare providers have endured enough abuse in the last several years. Frontline healthcare workers (not overpaid CEOs) have to be treated better so that our patients can be treated better.
- I am an action taker. While those currently in office and other candidates just talk about doing things, I actually do them. If we want change, we have to #DoSomething. As a leader in my profession for the last 15 years, I've served on multiple boards of directors and visited Congress often to advocate for my patients, healthcare providers and students. I LOVE fighting corruption, which is good, since there's plenty of it in Congress. When a billion dollar ed-tech company tried to exploit my students for money in exchange for poor quality education, I teamed up with the Wall Street Journal and the US Department of Education to expose their lack of ethics and poor business practices. Not long after, that company filed bankruptcy.
Second, it’s the job of Congress to write and pass laws that actually improve people’s lives. That includes lowering healthcare costs, investing in education and workforce training, supporting small businesses, protecting our freedoms, and strengthening rural communities.
Third, a representative must provide real oversight — making sure taxpayer dollars are used wisely, holding government agencies accountable, and keeping our democracy strong and stable.
Families are being squeezed by the rising cost of healthcare, housing, childcare, medications, and education. If people can’t afford to live, work, and raise a family in their own communities, then the American Dream slips further away. Fixing this means lowering healthcare and prescription costs, expanding the workforce, rebuilding the middle class, and investing in small businesses and local economies.
Second, we face deep threats to our democratic stability.
Our country is more polarized than at any point in modern history. Trust in institutions is falling. Political violence, disinformation, and attacks on election integrity are real dangers. Protecting democracy means defending the rule of law, ensuring safe and fair elections, and electing leaders who will lower the temperature instead of inflaming division.
Third, we must prepare for global competition and technological change.
The founders designed it so representatives would stay accessible, responsive, and accountable. If your community’s needs change, you shouldn’t have to wait six years to get new leadership.
However, I also recognize the downside: it forces members of Congress into a nonstop campaign cycle.
Too many representatives spend more time fundraising and playing political games than governing.
So while I respect the two-year term as part of our constitutional design, I believe the real solution is not lengthening terms; it’s fixing the political incentives.
However, term limits alone aren’t enough. We also need to fix the money system that keeps the same politicians in office year after year. That means reducing the influence of big donors, ending gerrymandering, and strengthening ethics rules. Otherwise, term limits just shuffle the same power from one insider to another.
To me, compromise doesn’t mean abandoning your values.
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See also
2026 Elections
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