In the News: Despite Cancer Diagnosis, I'm Staying in the Race

After my biopsy confirmed prostate cancer, the Salisbury Post followed up with me about the diagnosis and the campaign.

I talked about out-of-pocket costs that had already reached about $10,000, and why affordable health care is at the top of my agenda for District 76. I'm probably not the only person in Rowan County making that drive to the cancer center, and that's exactly why I'm not dropping out.

"Prostate cancer is one of the most curable cancers," I told the Post. This diagnosis makes me more determined to stay in this race and fight, not less.

Salisbury Post, July 8, 2026. Read the full story in the Salisbury Post.