Candidate’s name: Rep. Zack Hawkins. Address: 130 Elmsford Street Durham NC 27703. E-mail Address: zack@zackhawkinsnc.com campaign@zackhawkinsnc.com. Website: zackhawkinsnc.com.

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Zack Hawkins's listed address is in Durham, North Carolina.

Discussing food insecurity and shortages of school psychologists and nurses in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “As a former teacher, this was one of the first things that I realized as a problem. As a higher education professional, I have witnessed Universities struggle to address it.”

Zack Hawkins works as a higher education professional and previously worked as a teacher.

Zack works as a higher education professional and previously worked as a teacher.

2026 North Carolina General Election

Poverty and Upward Mobility: The campaign page lists “Re-establish Poverty Reduction and Economic Recovery Legislative Study Commission,” “Partner with local governments to fund solutions to help working families,” and “Pay workers a living wage.”

Issues - Zack Hawkins for North Carolina

Innovation, Infrastructure, and Transportation: The campaign page lists “Increase allocation of non-highway funding to further modernize our state’s transportation system,” “Expand broadband access statewide,” and “Support innovation and technology everywhere.”

In a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote that North Carolina's tax structure was not fair, citing corporate tax cuts and reduced capacity for infrastructure and programs. He then stated: “Direct remedies are to repeal cuts made in previous sessions and replace them with investments in education, transportation and evening the playing field for working families across our state.”

Asked about using state economic-development incentives to attract corporations in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “I am not opposed to economic incentives that are fairly matched to the opportunity, with proper consideration for workers and actual job production and investment in the local economy and community. The incentives cannot mortgage away our future and misspend our hard earned money and not guarantee high paying jobs and livable wages.”

Asked about the minimum wage in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “A minimum wage of $15-$20 is what anyone with a job in our state should expect. It should cover all workers across North Carolina. I was a sponsor of bills towards this effort and co-sponsor for the inclusion of the classified employees, including cafeteria workers and bus drivers.”

Asked how to make North Carolina's tax code more progressive in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “Increase corporate income taxes and allow variability based on income for local property taxes and state taxes. At minimum, bring back a sales tax holiday for moderate to low, working families that contribute the most in sales, as they spend a larger portion of their income on goods and services.”

Calls for re-establishing the Poverty Reduction and Economic Recovery Legislative Study Commission.

Advocates for workers to receive a living wage.

Supports increasing non-highway transportation funding to modernize the state's transportation system.

Supports expanding broadband access statewide.

Calls for repealing previous tax cuts and replacing them with investments in education, transportation, and working families.

Supports economic-development incentives when they consider workers, job creation, local investment, high-paying jobs, and living wages.

Supports a statewide minimum wage of $15–$20 for all workers.

Supports increasing corporate income taxes, income-based local and state taxes, and restoring a sales-tax holiday for moderate- and low-income working families.

- Calls for re-establishing the Poverty Reduction and Economic Recovery Legislative Study Commission.
- Advocates for workers to receive a living wage.
- Supports increasing non-highway transportation funding to modernize the state's transportation system.
- Supports expanding broadband access statewide.
- Calls for repealing previous tax cuts and replacing them with investments in education, transportation, and working families.
- Supports economic-development incentives when they consider workers, job creation, local investment, high-paying jobs, and living wages.
- Supports a statewide minimum wage of $15–$20 for all workers.
- Supports increasing corporate income taxes, income-based local and state taxes, and restoring a sales-tax holiday for moderate- and low-income working families.

Economy

Asked about the electricity sector in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins proposed: “Expand securitization and use some of the savings to fund a just transition but helping communities that will lose fossil fuel plants transition to clean jobs with workforce development programs.”

Asked about environmental and climate-justice priorities in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “I will answer by stating what I will continue to work on in this area. Critical areas are: 1. Access to clean water 2. Access to affordable public transportation options and reduction on gas powered vehicles 3. Increase solar options for homes across the state 4. Access to clean energy jobs of the future.”

In the same 2022 electricity-policy response, Hawkins proposed: “Authorize a percentage of income payment plan programs for low-income customers.”

Proposes using securitization savings to help communities losing fossil-fuel plants transition to clean jobs through workforce-development programs.

Prioritizes clean-water access, affordable public transportation, reduced reliance on gas-powered vehicles, home solar options, and clean-energy jobs.

Proposes percentage-of-income utility payment plans for low-income customers.

- Proposes using securitization savings to help communities losing fossil-fuel plants transition to clean jobs through workforce-development programs.
- Prioritizes clean-water access, affordable public transportation, reduced reliance on gas-powered vehicles, home solar options, and clean-energy jobs.
- Proposes percentage-of-income utility payment plans for low-income customers.

Energy & the Environment

Health Care and the Economy: “Healthy people are working people. Working people contribute to and invest in NC.” The campaign page lists: “Expand Medicaid to more than 500,000 North Carolinians. Now.”

Supports expanding Medicaid to more than 500,000 North Carolinians.

- Supports expanding Medicaid to more than 500,000 North Carolinians.

Healthcare

Good Government: “People deserve a government they can trust and that serves their best interest.” The campaign page lists: “Expand voter access and convenience. Support Automatic Voter Registration.”

Asked what changes were needed to protect voting rights in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “I pushed for automatic voter registration this session and intend to work until it’s the law of the land. We need to remove the current barriers that come with registration and move to a pure focus on voter engagement and education.”

Good Government: “People deserve a government they can trust and that serves their best interest.” The campaign page lists: “Establish a non-partisan redistricting committee.”

In the same 2022 candidate questionnaire response on voting access, Hawkins wrote: “I also would like to remove the barriers related to felon voting and increase access to incarcerated non-felon voters.”

Supports automatic voter registration and reducing voter-registration barriers.

Supports establishing a nonpartisan redistricting committee.

Wants to reduce barriers to voting by people with felony convictions and expand access for incarcerated voters without felony convictions.

- Supports automatic voter registration and reducing voter-registration barriers.
- Supports establishing a nonpartisan redistricting committee.
- Wants to reduce barriers to voting by people with felony convictions and expand access for incarcerated voters without felony convictions.

Voting & Elections

Asked about gun policy in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “My colleague Marcia Morey led this charge this session. Extreme Risk Protection Orders, people who are a potential harm to themselves and others don't need guns. Limit the size of magazines. Make mandatory background checks and close the gun show loophole. Ban bump stocks. Never allow a teacher to have a gun at school.”

Supports extreme risk protection orders, magazine limits, mandatory background checks, closing the gun-show loophole, banning bump stocks, and prohibiting teachers from carrying guns at school.

- Supports extreme risk protection orders, magazine limits, mandatory background checks, closing the gun-show loophole, banning bump stocks, and prohibiting teachers from carrying guns at school.

Public Safety

Education: “Fund education at a top 10 level. Increase access to higher education.” The campaign page lists: “Increase education spending, increase teacher pay and support Pre-K and special education at top 10 level.”

Education: “Fund education at a top 10 level. Increase access to higher education.” The campaign page lists: “Keep public dollars in public schools.”

Education: “Fund education at a top 10 level. Increase access to higher education.” The campaign page lists: “Further incentivize high-achieving high school graduates.”

Asked about higher-education funding in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “Community college needs to be free and HBCUs have been underfunded since their establishment and connection to the state.”

Asked about teaching civil-rights history, racial inequality, and discrimination in a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Hawkins wrote: “History needs to be taught in its entirety. As a society, we know the past is filled with hurtful and shameful events and incidents, but the truth is what helps our students and society move forward. As we did with teaching of the holocaust, NC Government can expand our literary offerings to ensure that all are included and our full history discussed.”

Supports increased education spending and teacher pay, with support at a top-10 level for pre-kindergarten and special education.

Supports keeping public dollars in public schools.

Supports additional incentives for high-achieving high school graduates.

Supports teaching history in its entirety and expanding literary offerings so that everyone is included and the full history is discussed.

- Supports increased education spending and teacher pay, with support at a top-10 level for pre-kindergarten and special education.
- Supports keeping public dollars in public schools.
- Supports additional incentives for high-achieving high school graduates.
- Supports making community college free.
- Supports teaching history in its entirety and expanding literary offerings so that everyone is included and the full history is discussed.

Education

As of January 5, 2026, Zack Hawkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Zack Hawkins

- Prioritizes clean-water access, affordable public transportation, reduced reliance on gas-powered vehicles, home solar options, and clean-energy jobs.
- Proposes percentage-of-income utility payment plans for low-income customers.

Zack is a state representative. He works at the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he has served since January 1, 2019. He previously served as a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from North Carolina.

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Zack Hawkins is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing District 31. He was elected in 2018 and has served three terms.

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