Disaster recovery
Prioritizes delivering promised Hurricane Helene recovery funds and reducing delays for communities and businesses.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Jamie Ager
Candidate for U.S. House · North Carolina · District 11
Projected winner: Jamie Ager
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 8:43 AM Eastern.
Associated Press race call. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.
Certification: pending. NCSBE · State canvass scheduled November 24
Summed from the state precinct file, including absentee and provisional entries present in that file. Later canvass changes may alter totals. North Carolina State Board of Elections · November 3 precinct file
THE PERSON
Background
Jamie Ager is a fourth-generation farmer and entrepreneur from Fairview who built the Hickory Nut Gap sustainable meat business with his wife.
Roots
- Hometown: Fairview, North Carolina
- Career: Farmer; co-founder of Hickory Nut Gap
Education
- Warren Wilson College · Environmental studies and history
- North Carolina State University · Agriculture Leadership Development Program, 2004–2006
Background sources checked October 28, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Housing
Supports more housing and first-time buyer assistance, including for public-service workers.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Family costs
Supports energy-saving tax credits, expanded childcare grants and the child tax credit.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Veterans
Opposes VA cuts and supports additional clinics, mobile care and Asheville’s Fisher House.
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Opposes selling federal public lands.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Public safety
Supports better pay, training and equipment for law enforcement and firefighters.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. House · District 11 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 21, 2026.
North Carolina State Board of Elections · General federal and state candidates ↗The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.