Research status
- Evidence confidence
- 86%
- Score coverage
- 63%
- Recommendation
- Support with reservations
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-25
Official ballot record · Published research
Tom Downing
Democratic candidate for NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 50.
Tom Downing'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 Tom Downing; found 0
Campaign links
Evidence-gated scorecard
How this candidate measures up
Worker-policy alignment
Positive evidence: Calls healthcare a right and prioritizes rural hospitals and healthcare staffing. Supports affordable housing, daycare, and lower insurance costs. Supports substantially greater public-school funding and opposes public funding for private schools. 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 4 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 Tom Downing; found 0
Evidence record
What the sources establish
Candidate campaign statement
Housing and household costs
Send me to Raleigh and I’ll work with everyone to find real solutions to our shortages of affordable housing, affordable daycare, and the rising costs of health insurance. My plan is to represent everyone in the 50th Senate District.
“Send me to Raleigh and I’ll work with everyone to find real solutions to our shortages of affordable housing, affordable daycare, and the rising costs of health insurance. My plan is to represent everyone in the 50th Senate District.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Calls healthcare a right and prioritizes rural hospitals and healthcare staffing.
“Calls healthcare a right and prioritizes rural hospitals and healthcare staffing.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports affordable housing, daycare, and lower insurance costs.
“Supports affordable housing, daycare, and lower insurance costs.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports substantially greater public-school funding and opposes public funding for private schools.
“Supports substantially greater public-school funding and opposes public funding for private schools.”