Eugene Douglass

R

Advanced from a canceled Republican primary.

Eugene Douglass is the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Deborah Ross in North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. He is a retired chemistry professor who taught at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke for over 30 years.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • OpposesProtect legal access to abortion

    Says he wants to protect human life from conception until natural death and end abortion used for birth control, with states regulating the procedure.[3]

  • OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

    Lists lower taxes and a smaller federal government among his top three campaign messages.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • A smaller federal government, less regulation and lower taxes, with responsibility returned to the states.[3]
  • Eliminating the federal Department of Education and returning education policy to state and local authorities.[3]
  • Opposing abortion, saying he wants to protect human life from conception until natural death.[3]

Background

  • Grew up in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; moved to North Carolina in 2005 to teach chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.[3]
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from The King's College in 1979, a graduate degree from the University of Connecticut in 1982, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2010; also graduated from Bethel Theological Seminary.[3]
  • Taught college chemistry for over 30 years and has been affiliated with the American Chemistry Society.[3]

Also on the ballot for this seat: Deborah Ross, Matthew Laszacs · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Eugene Douglass - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words