Moore's campaign asks how Womack can advocate for the district if she cannot manage her own affairs
Tim MooreMoore's reelection campaign, in a statement to Fox News Digital
Moore's campaign asks how Womack can be an advocate for the community when she cannot manage her own personal affairs, says everyone should be held to the same standard of justice, and adds that when a rental agreement ends, so does the right to keep the car.
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Moore and his campaign say Womack's pending felony charge raises serious questions and that she owes voters an explanation before the election, with her court date set for the week after it.
“How is she going to be an advocate for our community when she can't manage her own personal affairs? As an attorney for over 30 years, I think everyone should be held to the same standard of justice, and this situation is no different. Free legal advice: When the rental agreement ends, so does your right to keep the car”
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Other statements by Tim Moore in this case
- Tim Moore says Womack needs to explain her pending felony charge to votersSame day: Condemned
- After losing, Tim Moore says Womack's case will have to play itself out in courtLater: Explicitly stayed out
Where this statement fits
LaKesha Womack beats Rep. Tim Moore while charged with failing to return a 2019 rental car; Moore had said she owed voters an explanation
LaKesha Womack, a Democrat, defeated Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina's 14th District on November 3, 2026, while facing a pending felony charge that she failed to return a rented car in 2019. Moore said she needed to explain the charge to voters. Womack called his ads about it deceptive and says she will answer questions when the legal process allows.
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Fox News Digital reports Womack's account of being served at a campaign event, quotes a statement from Moore's campaign, and reports that the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office confirmed a Polk County deputy served her a criminal summons for felony failure to return a hired motor vehicle on October 11.
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Fox News reports that Moore's campaign said the summons "raises serious questions" and that Womack "owes voters an explanation, especially since her court date is one week after the election."
After the quotation
Fox News reports that the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office confirmed a Polk County deputy served Womack a criminal summons on October 11 but did not confirm that it happened at a campaign event.
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Why this label?
The reference point is the pending felony charge that Womack failed to return a 2019 rental car, and whether it should count against her as a candidate for the seat. The campaign uses the charge to question whether Womack can represent the district, which criticizes her over it.
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