Carolina Forward Action is a political advocacy campaign associated with the left-of-center think tank Carolina Forward, based out of North Carolina. The project endorses a slate of left-of-center political candidates for state offices, which it calls the “Carolina Forward Slate.” ¹

Background

The project was launched during the 2022 midterms. In 2022, Carolina Forward Action endorsed left-of-center judicial candidates, including Judge Lucy Inman and then-incumbent Justice Sam Ervin for the North Carolina Supreme Court. ²

2024 Elections

In the 2024 North Carolina legislative elections, Caolina Forward Action endorsed 10 Democrats for the state legislature. Carolina Forward Action said that its endorsed candidates would oppose partisan gerrymandering, oppose corruption, and support abortion access. ¹

In 2024, the group’s webpage links to a contribution page for its endorsed candidates on the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. ³

1. Carolina Forward Action. Accessed July 31, 2024. https://carolinaforwardaction.org/
2. “Protect Carolina’s Courts.” Carolina Forward Action. Archived October 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220228140220/https:/carolinaforwardaction.org/
3. “The Carolina Forward Slate.” ActBlue. Accessed July 31, 2024. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cfslate2024.