{"id":10145,"date":"2025-07-24T10:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:29:13","slug":"rnc-chair-whatley-to-run-for-north-carolina-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/rnc-chair-whatley-to-run-for-north-carolina-senate-seat\/njackson\/2025\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC Chair Whatley To Run For North Carolina Senate Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just in&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair\u00a0Michael Whatley\u00a0is planning to run for Senate in North Carolina to succeed retiring Sen.\u00a0Thom Tillis\u00a0(R), a source familiar confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5417701-whatley-trump-backed-north-carolina\/\">The Hill<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source said Whatley will run with President Trump\u2019s blessing for the seat. Politico first reported the news. The development comes after former RNC Co-Chair\u00a0Lara Trump,\u00a0the president\u2019s daughter-in-law, was openly considering a bid for the seat. Politico reported that she has decided against a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatley\u2019s candidacy tees up one of the marquee Senate races of the midterms, as former Gov.\u00a0Roy Cooper\u00a0(D) reportedly plans to jump in next week. The Cook Political Report currently rates the seat as a \u201ctoss up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news that Whatley will pursue the seat comes a month after news broke that President Trump&#8217;s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, was considering entering the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A source confirmed to The Hill that Trump, who is married to\u00a0Eric Trump,\u00a0the president\u2019s third child, was weighing her options in the wake of Tillis\u2019s announcement Sunday. NOTUS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reesejgorman\/status\/1939391693440135468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first reported<\/a>\u00a0she was \u201cseriously considering\u201d a bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was previously floated as a potential Senate candidate when former Sen.&nbsp;Richard Burr&nbsp;(R-N.C.) retired in 2023. However, she opted not to launch a campaign for the seat, leaving the door open&nbsp;to a future run for office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lara Trump served as a co-chair of the RNC during the 2024 campaign, with a focus on fundraising efforts. She stepped down from that position and earlier this year began&nbsp;hosting a weekend show&nbsp;on Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. 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