Senate needs new ideas and independent voices

"Dr. Hunt knows firsthand the strains on our health care system, the pressures on working parents and the real costs of kicking solutions down the road. Unlike some of the career politicians who represent us now, she brings the perspective of a frontline clinician who sees patients every day. She is speaking from experience when she talks about children with mental health needs, families struggling with insurance costs and communities wrestling with an aging population and workforce shortages. She is not just shouting the popular slogans of the day. Instead, she advocates for responsible housing growth, stronger support for child care and education, lower health care costs through better primary care investment and practical solutions that can keep people here in the state."

Read more in The Citizen (July 30, 2026).

Lewis Mudge (he/him), Associate Director at Human Rights Watch and Former Charlotte Select Board member