Pat Timmons-Goodson is running to represent North Carolina’s Eighth Congressional District. Before declaring her candidacy, Timmons-Goodson was a trailblazer in the legal field. At 29 years old, she became the first Black district court judge in the 12th District of North Carolina. She was the first Black woman to be nominated to the state’s court of appeals. From 2006 to 2009, she served as a judge for North Carolina’s Supreme Court, the first Black woman to do so. Timmons-Goodson currently serves as vice chair of the United States Commision on Civil Rights. Timmons-Goodson was also nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, a nomination that was blocked by Mitch McConnell.

Pat Timmons-Goodson believes in preventing gun violence by passing measures to require background checks on all gun sales, close loopholes that allow domestic abusers to legally purchase and possess firearms, and fund community-based violence intervention programs. As an accomplished judge, she understands we can respect the Second Amendment while passing legislation to keep communities safe. North Carolinians can count on Pat Timmons-Goodson to protect them and prevent gun violence.

We are proud to endorse Pat Timmons-Goodson for the US House of Representatives in 2020.