NCLCV’s coordinated and independent expenditure PACs report financial support in key races to protect NC environment
RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV), through its independent expenditure PAC, the Conservation Votes PAC (CVP), reports spending $2 million this year to elect environmental leaders to the NC State House of Representatives and Senate. The CVP spent nearly $1.5 million to deliver over 675,000 pieces of mail to NC voters, and over 10 million impressions of digital and television ads in the general election. These ads can be seen at the CVP YouTube channel. CVP invested $2 million in total in the primary and general elections in 2026 (supported candidates names are bolded):
General Election
Thomas Monk (D) vs. Jonathan Almond (R) – NC House District 73
Chris Bishopp (D) vs. Brian Echevarria (R) – NC House District 82
Amy Taylor North (D) vs. Jeff Zenger (R) – NC House District 74
LeVon Barnes (D) vs. Dennis Riddell (R) – NC House District 64
April Montgomery (I) vs. Charles Taylor (R) – NC House District 51
April Cook (D) vs. Kevin Crutchfield (R) – NC Senate District 34
Democratic Primary Election
Patricia Smith vs. Rep. Shelly Willingham – NC House District 23
Valeria Levy vs. Rep. Naseef Majid – NC House District 99
Rep. Rodney Pierce vs. Michael Wray – NC House District 27
Rev. Rodney Sadler vs. Rep. Carla Cunningham – NC House District 106
The CVP was instrumental in electing Josh Stein as governor and narrowly breaking the supermajority in the NC State House of Representatives in 2024. The CVP will continue to invest in candidates and races that will help protect North Carolina’s communities, environment, and democracy.
Separately, the NCLCV’s coordinated PAC, Conservation PAC, contributed nearly $20,000 to other endorsed candidates and environmental champions, including some candidates with a lifetime score of 100 on their annual scorecard.
“Conservation Votes PAC supported candidates who put people and the environment first, not the profits of corporate polluters. While North Carolinians struggle to keep the lights on, corporate-focused lawmakers passed legislation that allows Duke Energy to charge ratepayers for power plants that haven’t even been built yet,” said Dan Crawford, NCLCV’s senior director of public affairs. “What’s worse is they also repealed an important climate goal, and by doing so, have put residential customers on the hook for $23 billion more by 2050. Until the pro-polluting majority takes climate change and other environmental threats seriously, we will seek to replace them with leaders who will take action to protect our communities, our families, and our children’s futures.”
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