The Latest Breaking News from GK Butterfield

WASHINGTON — Rep. G.K. Butterfield announced Friday morning his plans to retire just before midnight Friday.

WASHINGTON — House Democrats tapped Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Wednesday to lead them in the next Congress, and elected California Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Caucus chair.

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D), who has held the seat since 2004, did not file to run for re-election.

Eight candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Sandy Roberson and Sandy Smith led in endorsements and fundraising as of March 31, 2022. Will Aiken, Brad Murphy, Ernest Reeves, Brent Roberson, Billy Strickland, and Henry Williams are also running…

G.K. Butterfield Jr. learned politics at his father’s knee. The elder Butterfield in 1953 became the first African American elected to City Council in Wilson, North Carolina. But a few years later, the council changed election rules while the Butterfields were out of town, making it so Butterfield Sr. couldn’t…

“Republicans spend every waking hour trying to find ways to discourage and even disenfranchise voters of color,” North Carolina Democrat says.