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Carla D. Cunningham has an associate's degree in nursing from Gaston College and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Winston-Salem State University. 

Carla currently serves as a state representative for District 106. She was first elected in 2012. 

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Carla is a nurse. She previously worked as a hospice nurse, a nurse consultant, and a healthcare educator. 

Supports economic opportunities for everyone.

- Supports economic opportunities for everyone.

Economy

As of January 2, 2026, Carla D. Cunningham’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

- Supports affordable healthcare for all.

Healthcare

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Values a quality, "world-class" education for all.

Supports investing in historical black colleges and universities.

- Values a quality, "world-class" education for all.
- Supported retiring school lunch debt.
- Supports investing in historical black colleges and universities.

Education

Said, "I want ICE to arrest the people who are devastating our communities. Those who traffic and smuggle drugs... But I don’t want innocent people to be harmed.”

- Said, "I want ICE to arrest the people who are devastating our communities. Those who traffic and smuggle drugs... But I don’t want innocent people to be harmed.”

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- Values a quality, "world-class" education for all.

- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 129 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The North Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Carolina General Assembly (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is no term limit.

Your representative and state lawmaker in North Carolina House of Representatives.