Sandy Smith hopes to flip the 2nd Congressional District in North Carolina from blue to red. A battle-tested candidate, Smith ran in 2020 for the Tar Heel State’s 1st Congressional District, narrowly losing to incumbent G.K. Butterfield. As a candidate, she is pro-life, pro-gun, and pro-military and describes herself as “America First.” She “made history by swinging her district 25 points towards Republicans in 2020.” Now, she hopes to finish the job in 2022.

“I’m a firm believer if you want something done, you have to be willing to step up and do it yourself,” Smith told me when I asked what motivated her to run.