Tonight, Ted Budd will attend a fundraiser in Rockingham County named after segregationist former Senator Jesse Helms whose career was marked by racism and bigotry. North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement in response:

“As an alumna of the then-still-segregated Perry High School, my brothers and sisters and I were the target of politicians like Jesse Helms who wanted to deny us our rights. Congressman Budd’s attendance to a fundraiser held in his name is a slap in the face to North Carolinians still fighting for true equality and justice, and it’s yet another reminder that Ted Budd is too extreme to represent us in the U.S. Senate.”

In Congress, Budd opposed the For The People Act, which would expand access to the ballot box, claiming it “rigs”elections. 

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