NC-10 Democratic nominee?
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Overview
Current roleAssociate Professor of History, Wake Forest University
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundAssociate Professor of History, Wake Forest University
EducationPh.D., History, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2012)
Notable personal detailsMir Yarfitz is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District (2026 cycle). He is an associate professor of history at Wake Forest University whose teaching and research focus on Latin America, migration, and gender and sexuality studies. He earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in History from UCLA and a B.A. in International and Comparative Policy Studies from Reed College.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports progressive, fair taxation and reforms to the tax system that increase taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations; opposes corporate bailouts and subsidies and calls for returning surplus wealth to workers. Advocates expanded public investments (higher minimum wage, housing protections, universal childcare/education supports, and social program expansion) funded through progressive taxation and reforms.
Healthcare
Supports universal healthcare and endorses Medicare for All-style policies, framing healthcare as a right and calling for removing insurance and pharmaceutical industry influence. Advocates expanding public programs and subsidized/free reproductive and gender-affirming care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports ending funding for ICE and CBP and stopping detentions, family separations, and deportations of non-criminals; calls for protecting due process and civil rights for immigrant communities. Describes immigration enforcement as a human-rights and racial-justice issue and seeks limits on expanded enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports full rights to abortion and reproductive healthcare, including free on-demand access without restrictions. Advocates enshrining reproductive justice into law and subsidizing contraception and abortion services. Opposes barriers to care and seeks protections for providers and expanded access in conservative and rural areas.
Climate & Energy
Supports U.S. re-engagement on climate, expansion of clean energy jobs and incentives, federal support for farmers and protections for heat-exposed farmworkers, and restoration of cancelled clean-energy tax incentives.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports major reforms to the criminal-justice and immigration-enforcement systems, including stopping funding for ICE and rebuilding carceral systems. The platform calls for mandatory body cameras and accountability for law enforcement and endorses treating mental health and addiction through care systems rather than incarceration.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
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