Dedicated Issues··Saturday, November 7, 2026, 2:25 PM

From unhoused to the U.S. House: LaKesha Womack is heading to Congress

Democrat LaKesha Womack is heading to Congress after unseating Trump-backed Rep. Tim Moore, the former North Carolina House Speaker who led the state’s gerrymandering push. She tells Jacob Soboroff how her lived experience with Type 1 diabetes and homelessness will shape her fight on the affordability crisis. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and

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