Michele Morrow's Controversial Statements and Actions

Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee for North Carolina's K-12 public education, was filmed at the US Capitol riots calling for the military to keep Trump in power. She also made extreme comments about public executions of prominent Democrats. Morrow has been endorsed by other Republicans and is running on a platform of supporting parental rights and opposing critical race theory.

North Carolina Politics

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper criticizes Republican candidate Michele Morrow for homeschooling her children and being part of an 'extreme' group of Republican candidates in the state.

North Carolina Republican Primary for Superintendent of Public Instruction

Michele Morrow, a nurse and former Christian missionary, won the Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, defeating incumbent Catherine Truitt. Morrow criticized Truitt for not being conservative enough and for prioritizing radical agendas over scholastics. Truitt led the Department of Public Instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery, focusing on improving reading skills in early grades. Morrow will now face Democrat Maurice Green in the November election.