RNC Chairman and GOP North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley:
“Whatley has staked his campaign on issues of law and order — casting himself as a champion for state troopers and police officers.
But legal records tell a different story.
According to court records in 14 different traffic cases reviewed by NC Newsline from North Carolina and Virginia, Whatley has repeatedly avoided facing the law, failing to appear in court in four North Carolina traffic cases and being found guilty in absentia in four traffic cases in Virginia. According to court records in 14 different traffic cases reviewed by NC Newsline from North Carolina and Virginia, Whatley has repeatedly avoided facing the law, failing to appear in court in four North Carolina traffic cases and being found guilty in absentia in four traffic cases in Virginia.
There were multiple bench warrants issued for him! Insane.
https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/25/law-and-order-senate-nominee-michael-whatley-faced-arrest-for-skipping-court-in-2015-nc-traffic-case/?emci=45ab7977-4842-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=a8623e2d-4942-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=28724548