Sam Searcy

Searcy defeated Tamara Barringer on November 6, 2018, as the nominee of the Democratic Party.^[1] Searcy won by a margin of 50 percent to 47 percent for Barringer.^[2] In November 2020, Searcy was reelected to a second term by defeating Mark Cavaliero by a margin of 51 to 44 percent. In November 2020, Searcy launched CliniStart, along with Brad Wilson, the former CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC.^[3] Searcy then resigned before his term began in January 2021.^[4]

In July 2021, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Searcy to a six-year term on the North Carolina Capital State Board of Community Colleges.^[5]

Searcy announced that he had filed to run in the Democratic primary for 13th congressional district.^[6] The district covered southern Wake County, as well as all of Johnston County and parts of both Wayne and Harnett Counties.^[7]

In the May 2022 Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 13th congressional district, Searcy was soundly defeated by Wiley Nickel, who received 52% of the vote to Searcy’s 22%."Nickel wins crowded NC-13 Democratic primary". The News & Observer. May 17, 2022.

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