I’m so proud to have the support of Rep. Bryan Cohn and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote

I’m so proud to have the support of Former Sen. Terry Van Duyn and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote

I’m so proud to have the support of Former Rep. Mickey Michaux and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Wake County District Attorney, Lorrin Freeman and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #mecklenburg #durham #raleigh #chapelhill #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Former Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #charlotte #durham #raleigh #wilmington #greensboro #wsnc #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Mayor Zeb Smathers and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #gastonia #raleigh #asheville #wsnc #boone #vote Zeb L. Smathers

I'm so proud to have the support of Former Rep. Howard Hunter III and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote Howard Hunter

I'm so proud to have the support of Drew Reisinger, Buncombe County Register of Deeds and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #asheville #wsnc #boone #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Former Sen. Mary Wills Bode and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Former Sen. Toby Fitch and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #wilmington #wsnc #winstonsalem #vote

I’m so proud to have the support of Former Rep. Ken Spaulding and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Clerk of Superior Court Susan Frye and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #greensboro #winstonsalem #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Former Sen. Angela Bryant and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #vote

I'm so proud to have the support of Former District Court Judge J. Henry Banks and I hope to have yours too at actblue.com/donate/whalenf… #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #vote

We had a very successful campaign kick off event! Thank you to everyone who came together to make this event happen. I hope to have your continued support at WhalenForNC.com

Happy Halloween from the Whalen family!

Enough about me. Let’s talk about my wife, Anna. #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc #clt #charlotte #mecklenburg #gastonia #durham #raleigh #asheville #wilmington #greensboro #wsnc #boone #winstonsalem #chapelhill #vote

I’m inspired by Justice Earls’ career fighting to uphold our rights as a civil rights lawyer and on the N.C. Supreme Court. We must re-elect her next year. Thanks to Sen. Graig Meyer and Kym Meyer for hosting us.

Thank you again to everyone who came together to help us have such an amazing campaign kickoff event! We are in this for the long haul. Go to WhalenForNC.com to join our campaign. #ncpol #ncpolitics #election2026 #bluewave #ncdemocrats #voteblue #northcarolina #nc