- Jamie AgerDemocratic✓ Verified$5.4M raised
- Jennifer BalkcomRepublican✓ Verified$355K raised
- Travis GrooLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Jamie Ager supports lowering costs for working families, expanding housing and childcare assistance, and reforming the tax code to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share, while also pledging to fight for Hurricane Helene recovery funds 12. Jennifer Balkcom's campaign ad states she will fight for lower costs, Hurricane Helene recovery funding, better healthcare, and supports armed self-defense 368. Travis Groo supports abolishing Certificate of Need laws that restrict healthcare facility construction and says he would work to balance the federal budget and eliminate the federal income tax 510.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Jamie AgerDemocratic | Jennifer BalkcomRepublican | Travis GrooLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Ager supports lowering costs for working families, expanding housing and childcare assistance, and reforming the tax code to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share. Ager pledges to take on 'corporate greed' he says is raising costs for Western North Carolina, and to fight for Helene recovery funds. | Balkcom's campaign ad says she will fight for lower costs and Hurricane Helene recovery funding. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Jamie Ager supports lowering costs for working families, expanding housing and childcare assistance, and reforming the tax code to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share 1. He also pledges to take on 'corporate greed' that he says is raising costs for Western North Carolina and to fight for Hurricane Helene recovery funds 2. Jennifer Balkcom's campaign ad states she will fight for lower costs and Hurricane Helene recovery funding 3. | |||
| Healthcare | Ager supports making quality healthcare affordable and accessible, defending Medicare and Medicaid, pushing for a public option, and improving mental health services. | Balkcom's campaign ad says she will fight for better healthcare for the district. | Groo supports abolishing Certificate of Need (CON) laws that restrict new healthcare facility construction. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Jamie Ager supports making quality healthcare affordable and accessible, defending Medicare and Medicaid, pushing for a public option, and improving mental health services 1. Travis Groo supports abolishing Certificate of Need (CON) laws that restrict new healthcare facility construction 2. Jennifer Balkcom's campaign ad says she will fight for better healthcare for the district 3. | |||
| Immigration | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Ager supports programs for public service employees like firefighters and first responders as part of his broader economic and community support platform. | Balkcom's campaign ad depicts her supporting armed self-defense, highlighting an incident in which her mother shot a home intruder. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Jamie Ager supports programs for public service employees such as firefighters and first responders as part of his broader economic and community support platform 1. Jennifer Balkcom's campaign ad highlights her support for armed self-defense, referencing an incident where her mother shot a home intruder 2. | |||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Ager supports tax code reforms to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share and backs transparency and anti-corruption measures to reduce government waste. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Groo says he would work to balance the federal budget and eliminate the federal income tax. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Jamie Ager supports tax code reforms to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share and backs transparency and anti-corruption measures to reduce government waste 1. Travis Groo says he would work to balance the federal budget and eliminate the federal income tax 2. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Ager emphasizes sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship as part of his farming background and commitment to preserving Western North Carolina’s land. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |