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Maad Abu-Ghazalah

CandidateLIB

Race
U.S. House · North Carolina's 7th District
Result
Not yet called
Opponents
David Rouzer (R); Kimberly Hardy (D)
Research
Basic

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes

We need to stop arming Israel and other foreign regimes like Egypt, Jordan and the Ukraine and start using our leverage to create peace in the world through diplomacy.

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

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On the ballotU.S. House · 7

2026-11-03

David Rouzer Rincumbent
Kimberly Hardy Dchallenger
Maad Abu-Ghazalah LIBchallenger

Advanced from a canceled Libertarian Party primary.

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Continue U.S. military aid to IsraelOpposes
We need to stop arming Israel and other foreign regimes like Egypt, Jordan and the Ukraine and start using our leverage to create peace in the world through diplomacy.

On his campaign site, says the U.S. should stop arming Israel and other foreign governments and use diplomacy instead.[2]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Biography

Maad Abu-Ghazalah is the Libertarian Party nominee in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District. He works as a consultant and holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Virginia and Santa Clara University. In his Ballotpedia survey he describes himself as an anti-war, fiscally responsible candidate.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Abu-Ghazalah attended King's School for high school.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame (1983), a graduate degree from the University of Virginia (1985), and a law degree from Santa Clara University (1993), and he works as a consultant.[1] He advanced to the November ballot after the March 3, 2026 Libertarian primary was canceled.[1]

Campaign website ↗

In their own words

Priorities

  • Ending U.S. involvement in foreign wars he says have nothing to do with national interest.[3]
  • Balancing the federal budget and opposing what he calls irresponsible money printing.[3]
  • Protecting civil liberties, particularly free speech.[3]
Campaign money$7,341 raised · 41% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30

Totals this cycle

Raised$7,341
Spent$6,890
Cash on hand$450

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $2,950
  • Party $1,740
  • Own money & loans $2,433

Largest committee contributions

No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/maad-abu-ghazalah

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Maad Abu-Ghazalah - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  2. 2.Platform - Maad Abu-Ghazalah for Congress · Maad Abu-Ghazalah campaign website · 2026 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Maad Abu-Ghazalah - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words