Keith Davenport (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia

Keith Davenport was born in Rome, New York and was raised in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Iver C. Ranum High School. He has a wife. 

Keith served as a police officer in the U.S. Air Force. He previously worked as an activist and ordained bishop. 

Keith previously served as a city council member and mayor. He also ran for U.S. House in 2024 and U.S. Senate in 2022, but either withdrew or was disqualified. 

Supports improving the trade balance by making it easier to do business in the U.S. and supporting innovation and manufacturing at home.

Supports improving trade by supporting innovation and manufacturing at home.

Supports investing in logistics and export capacity to boost international sales.

Supports replacing the minimum wage with a "living wage that actually reflects the cost of survival in America."

Supports affordable housing and expanding housing opportunities.

Supports eliminating the federal "debt ceiling" and passing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

- Supports improving trade by supporting innovation and manufacturing at home.
- Supports investing in logistics and export capacity to boost international sales.
- Supports replacing the minimum wage with a "living wage that actually reflects the cost of survival in America."
- Supports affordable housing and expanding housing opportunities.
- Supports eliminating the federal "debt ceiling" and passing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Economy

Supports equal treatment under the law regardless of background.

Supports fair, equal treatment under the law regardless of background.

Supports the passage of a "gun safety day."

- Supports fair, equal treatment under the law regardless of background.
- Supports the passage of a "gun safety day."

Public Safety

Supports replacing the current healthcare system with a single, streamlined program that covers all Americans, saying "Healthcare is a basic human right."

Supports replacing the current healthcare system with a single, streamlined, affordable program that covers all Americans.

- Supports replacing the current healthcare system with a single, streamlined, affordable program that covers all Americans.

Healthcare

Supports fully funding public schools, supporting teachers, and making higher education more affordable and accessible.

- Supports fully funding public schools, supporting teachers, and making higher education more affordable and accessible.

Education

States that climate change is a "scientific fact."

- States that climate change is a "scientific fact."

Energy & the Environment

Supports providing healthcare, housing, and job opportunities for veterans.

- Supports providing healthcare, housing, and job opportunities for veterans.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports ending gerrymandering, expanding voting access through same-day registration and mail-in voting, and ensuring democracy serves the public interest.

Supports expanding voting access through same-day registration and mail-in voting.

Supports ending gerrymandering, practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.

- Supports expanding voting access through same-day registration and mail-in voting.
- Supports ending gerrymandering, practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.
- Supports Congressional term limits.

Voting & Elections

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Keith Davenport

Supports increasing U.S. manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign countries for critical goods.

Supports increasing U.S. manufacturing to increase competitiveness and reduce dependence on foreign countries for critical goods. 

As of January 2, 2026, Keith Davenport’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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