North Carolina State Senator (Caswell, Orange; and Person Counties) • Attorney • Organizerhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mjxmg7iutk2yLove to everyone who joined yesterday evening for my swearing-in and first reception as our new State Senator; it was the party with friends from every part of my life that dreams are made of.20 Apr 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxmg7iutk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mj6dkpyemc2csnaps from some very beautiful, fitting tributes here in New Orleans for a great North Carolinian, American, and Aggie, from some of his closest #ncpol #dnc #jessejackson @ncatsuaggies.bsky.social10 Apr 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6dkpyemc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mj65j2nqas2lIt’s @ncgovernor.bsky.social official. Local swearing-in details coming soon. Honored, grateful. ♥️ #ncpol10 Apr 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj65j2nqas2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3miplw5c7qc2iI am honored/humbled/thrilled to be our Senator-designate for Caswell, Orange, & Person Counties. Happy Easter to those celebrating tomorrow, chag sameach to those observing Passover w/ me, & here’s to the hard work ahead. In the meantime, some sleep for yours truly #ncpol05 Apr 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3miplw5c7qc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mhy2zskekk2pEllie ♥️ I’ve told this story a lot. I worked for Senator Kinnaird in the North Carolina Senate after working for the late Rep. Paul Luebke in the House, where he served as finance co-chair. Ellie represented Orange and Chatham, then Orange and Person.. 🧵 #ncpol26 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy2zskekk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mhjkm4a42s2xFrom Hillsborough to Cedar Grove to Efland to Mebane to Caldwell, N. Orange is beautiful, and rich in history and culture and community bonds. It has been a joy to build relationships over years with the great leaders in this list, and I’m proud to have their support to be our our next State Senator20 Mar 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjkm4a42s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mhiwpccix225Grateful for the opportunity to sit down with Dale Edwards and News of Orange for the long interview excerpted in today’s paper. Not included: some pretty nerdy discussion about the band The Replacements’s North Carolina connections. https://www.newsoforange.com/community/article_ade91939-9784-4c0a-ba4e-a389bee48278.html20 Mar 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiwpccix225https://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mhgm4mveus2nThere’s something fitting about the Democratic ex-Gov who tried to sell a US Senate seat meeting the Republican US Senate candidate who tried to rehabilitate a child sex offender into GOP leadership coming together at a place called “The Gaslight Club” at a Chicago airport #ncpol19 Mar 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgm4mveus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mhc2u4offc2eI’m proud to have grown up where I grew up. I love Chapel Hill, its people, its University, its public spirit. And I’m proud to have the support of these leaders to be our next State Senator, serving alongside Reps Buansi and Price in Raleigh. 🐏 #ncpol17 Mar 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc2u4offc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mgvc4hfihc2fRound 2! ♥️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvc4hfihc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mgswjjkmes2rpost-pandemic relaunch of @wunc.org polítics & pints w this good #ncpol journo crew (including UNC j-school alum @raleighreporter.bsky.social for all the real nerds11 Mar 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgswjjkmes2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mgqlmo22pk23Big thanks to every one of these leaders & great human being for lending their good names in support of this appointment. Add your name to the list! tinyurl.com/jgsd23 ⭐️⭐️11 Mar 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqlmo22pk23https://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mgph3fct6c2ySome news, friends. Let’s do this. #ncpol [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgph3fct6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mgnocv5jxk2ethis morning, my senator @graigmeyer.bsky.social announced he was stepping down from senate to helm the @ncjustice.bsky.social (follow!). I’m grateful for Graig’s work over years to rebuild Dem political power in our state, and for vocal, active leadership. congrats on the new gig & esse quam09 Mar 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnocv5jxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3mfwf3zjw2k2lAnd just like that, we’ve started another war in the Middle East. Democrats and Republicans are responsible for the decades-long, unconstitutional aggrandizement of Article II presidential power that allows this shit to happen, again and again, in clear violation of the congressional war powers. 🧵28 Feb 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwf3zjw2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3maeazl5bik2z170/170 IYKYK #ncpol19 Dec 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3maeazl5bik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m7axccrs5k2aFav read of the young month, w/ a good provocative title Hannah Arendt Is Not Your Icon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/books/review/hannah-arendt-is-not-your-icon.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share05 Dec 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7axccrs5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m6mpkdomj22jthanksgiving27 Nov 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mpkdomj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m5ykaxdkc22mOne of the leaders of this organization—a Chapter President and charter member for over a decade—is *current* Durham Police Lieutenant Sheldon Perkins. He is a Lieutenant in the Training Division. I @durhamnc.bsky.social @indyweek.bsky.social @theassemblync.bsky.social #ncpol19 Nov 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ykaxdkc22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m4vnfyc7y22xthe best analysis you’ll see today. love to all who rolled up sleeves with @ncdemocrats.bsky.social. From Graham to CLT to Wilson to Wilmington to Wake Forest to Hickory to Burlington to Holly Springs to Jackson- Lewis- and Farm-ville to Burlington, victories beyond all expectation. #ncpol05 Nov 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vnfyc7y22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m4o4ypwtpc2w02 Nov 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4o4ypwtpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m4mg52hcv22bA truly unhinged official statement tonight from @ncgop.bsky.social controlled NCBOE, doing nothing to account for today’s failure of the voter lookup tool, & so much to undermine further the professionalism and integrity of the office. #ncpol02 Nov 2025 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mg52hcv22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3m4mdiizcps2gNorth Carolinians are #blessed that @northcarolinagop.bsky.social has failed so virtuously, and on such high principle, to pass a budget, writes @ncgop.bsky.social operative Andrew Dunn. May we all express our thanksgiving in this season of plenty for such committed public servants. #ncpol02 Nov 2025 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mdiizcps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3luyfsrdlzs2sThis post is going be more personal than my usual fare here, but I don’t really care. A few weeks ago, Jewish Insider reached out to some North Carolina Democratic Party leadership for comment on an Israel weapons embargo resolution pending before our 500+ member body. 🧵…28 Jul 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3luyfsrdlzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3lt43todhqs25From a real agency of the real United States government now run by real totalitarian bootlickers of the modern MAGA GOP.04 Jul 2025 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt43todhqs25https://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3ls5vossmx226And we’re at war with Iran. Our country should have nothing more to do with Bibi’s authoritarian war machine. Truly a shameful day for our country in a succession of shameful days.22 Jun 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls5vossmx226https://bsky.app/profile/jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social/post/3lrts44jaqs2nTomorrow! Register at https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/791910/18 Jun 2025 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:c5kvmiddxzrhnctvbkr5i6ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrts44jaqs2n