Christian Castelli

PAC accused of ‘deep fake’ audio in 6th District GOP race

March 6, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A PAC that has popped up in the North Carolina 6th Congressional District GOP primary recently posted to X what appeared to be “deep fake” style audio and video of former Congressman Mark […]

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PAC meddling in NC-06 GOP primary posts apparent fake audio of candidate

February 28, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A PAC that has popped up in the North Carolina 6th Congressional District GOP primary recently posted to X what appeared to be “deep fake” style audio and video of former Congressman Mark […]

6th District GOP candidates feud over Petty, other endorsements

February 25, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An endorsement by NASCAR legend Richard Petty of a North Carolina 6th District Congressional candidate making the rounds on social media and in campaign mailers is not current: it’s from 2022, according to […]

Representing or renting? Residency questions become an issue in Republican congressional primaries

February 7, 2024 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The sprint to North Carolina’s March 5 primary has candidates in at least two congressional districts defending their connections to the districts in which they are running. As many candidates and political observers […]

Robinson takes aim at group for ‘misleading’ endorsement in congressional race

January 25, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign says a super PAC is touting a ‘misleading’ endorsement of Christian Castelli in the competitive 6th District Republican primary for Congress. A statement posted on Robinson’s X account […]

CASTELLI: Serving on a different hill

November 7, 2022 Christian Castelli

It was mid-August last year. I knew it was going to be bad after weeks of telegraphing our next moves, but even so, my family and I watched in horror as people fell to their […]

Triad Congressional race tightens heading into Election Day

November 2, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Increasing negative attacks from incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning on her opponent, Republican Christian Castelli, shows that the race is closer than many pundits predicted when the 6th District was redrawn earlier […]