Beasley, 55, has won two statewide judicial elections: for the court of appeals in 2008 and for the Supreme Court in 2014. In 2019, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper appointed her to lead the state's highest court but she lost her 2020 election to serve a full eight-year term by 401 votes. "For too many families across North Carolina, the doors of opportunity have been closed," said Beasley in a video."They've been left behind and ignored for too long.
Beasley joins a growing Democratic field for the seat left by the looming retirement of Republican Sen. Richard Burr, including state Sen. Jeff Jackson, former state Sen. Erica Smith, virologist Richard Watkins and Beaufort Mayor Rett Newton. Smith, who ran and lost in the 2020 Senate Democratic primary, and Watkins are Black.Read MoreNorth Carolina Democrats have struggled in recent federal elections.
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