NCLCV Conservation PAC endorses slate of legislative candidates for November election

RALEIGH, N.C.— With just over three months until the midterms, the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) Conservation PAC (CPAC) weighed in today with its endorsements for state legislative candidates across the state.

In 2016, NCLCV was instrumental in electing Roy Cooper governor, and in 2018 and 2020, helped multiply the environmental champions who have successfully sustained his vetoes of Jones Street’s pro-polluter policies for the last four years.

This year, NCLCV won a landmark victory in its lawsuit NCLCV v Hall, in which the state Supreme Court ruled partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional for the first time.

“With new, fairer maps, North Carolinians have their best chance in a decade to elect a General Assembly that fights for their right to clean air, clean water, clean energy, and the equal freedom to vote,” said NCLCV Executive Director Carrie Clark.

CPAC endorsed nine candidates ahead of May’s primaries. Eight of the nine won their bids, and they are in the table above, retaining CPAC’s support for the general.

CPAC makes endorsement decisions based on the environmental voting and leadership records of incumbent legislators and other officials, issue questionnaires sent to candidates, and other background information. The latest edition of NCLCV’s annual legislative scorecard will be released later this year.

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The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) is a pragmatic, results-oriented, nonpartisan advocacy organization whose mission is to protect the health and quality of life for all North Carolinians, with an intentional focus on systematically excluded communities of color. We elect environmental champions, advocate for environmental policies that protect our communities, and hold elected leaders accountable for their decisions. We have worked for over 50 years to create the political environment that will protect our natural environment.