EXCLUSIVE — Richard Ojeda, the 2026 Democratic House nominee in North Carolina’s 9th District, debuted his first ad of the midterm election cycle Wednesday morning, accusing his opponent Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) of being the “biggest recipient of big pharmaceutical dollars” in Congress.

Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, has held his seat since 2013 and put $200,000 into his own first television ad campaign just last week. President Donald Trump carried North Carolina’s 9th District, which stretches from Fayetteville to Greensboro and includes Fort Bragg, by 15 points in the 2024 general election.

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