Michael Whatley's journey from RNC chairman to Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina

Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley is running in North Carolina's 2026 midterm election. (Kent Nishimura/Pool Photo via AP) (Kent Nishimura/POOL AFP via AP)

Michael David Whatley is a representative of the Republican Party in the state of North Carolina, where he will be competing for a Senate seat against Roy Cooper. He served as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole from 2004 to 2007. He later went on to become chairman of the North Carolina Republican … Read more