Research status
- Evidence confidence
- 86%
- Score coverage
- 63%
- Recommendation
- Support with reservations
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-25
Official ballot record · Published research
Iris Bender
Democratic candidate for NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 087.
Iris Bender's public campaign material contains 3 validated positive alignment signals under the approved methodology.
Campaign finance
No uniquely matched, structured NCSBE filing was available as of July 24, 2026. Expected one active committee for Iris Bender; found 0
Campaign links
Evidence-gated scorecard
How this candidate measures up
Worker-policy alignment
Positive evidence: Supports fully funded public schools, teachers, and special-needs students. Supports affordable healthcare, rural access, and mental-health services. Centers housing, utility, and healthcare costs on working-family needs. Applied under the approved worker and material-security rules.
Evidence confidence: 88%Record reliability
No comparable governing record exists; this does not reduce the candidate's score.
Evidence confidence: 0%Funding independence
Comparable official finance classifications are incomplete.
Evidence confidence: 0%Democracy and ethics
No sufficiently specific, validated democracy or judicial-rights position is published.
Evidence confidence: 0%Transparency
The reviewed profile publishes 3 source-linked evidence items and labels candidate statements separately from official records.
Evidence confidence: 85%not applicable
Promises: Published candidate commitments are shown as statements.
Record: No comparable governing record is available.
The absence of a governing record is labeled as a risk and is not scored as a failure.
0/10 answered
Questionnaire participation is not treated as positive or negative evidence during the launch period.
Viability unknown
Comparable fundraising and campaign-organization evidence is incomplete.
Risks and uncertainty
What remains uncertain
No governing record
No comparable legislative, executive, or judicial record is available. Campaign commitments are not treated as accomplishments.
Finance coverage incomplete
No uniquely matched, structured NCSBE filing was available as of July 24, 2026. Expected one active committee for Iris Bender; found 0
Evidence record
What the sources establish
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports fully funded public schools, teachers, and special-needs students.
“Supports fully funded public schools, teachers, and special-needs students.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports affordable healthcare, rural access, and mental-health services.
“Supports affordable healthcare, rural access, and mental-health services.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Centers housing, utility, and healthcare costs on working-family needs.
“Centers housing, utility, and healthcare costs on working-family needs.”