LaKesha Womack asks whether she would have been served years later if she had stolen a car
LaKesha WomackRepresentative-elect for North Carolina's 14th District, on The Bulwark with Tim Miller
After winning, Womack tells The Bulwark she cannot discuss the charge because of her coming court date, asks whether she would have been served years later just before early voting if she had stolen a car, and says Moore's campaign tried to make a non-issue into an issue.
Responding to
Womack suggests that the timing of the summons, served at a campaign event shortly before early voting and more than six years after it was first issued, was meant to hurt her campaign, and that a more serious matter would have been pursued sooner.
“If I had stolen a car, would they really wait six years to come and find me to talk about it?”
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Other statements by LaKesha Womack in this case
- LaKesha Womack says she did not know a case had been filed over the rental car because she was homelessEarlier: Defended or excused
- LaKesha Womack says a more serious matter would have been served long before early votingEarlier: Minimized
- LaKesha Womack calls Moore's ads deceptive and says accountability must rest on due processEarlier: Challenged the characterization
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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Tim Miller interviews Womack about her win over Moore. From about 13:22 she says she cannot discuss the charge because of her coming court date, asks why she would be served years later just before early voting, and says Moore's campaign tried to make a non-issue into an issue. Quotations are from a transcript of the video's audio.
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Tim Miller asks what happened with the 2019 rental car that led to the warrant served at her campaign event. Womack says she cannot talk about it because she has a court date coming up, and that she tells people to think critically.
After the quotation
She asks whether, if she had done it, they would wait until the week before early voting to serve her, and says Moore's campaign found an issue that was a non-issue and tried to make it into an issue when it saw he was not performing as well as expected.
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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. Womack rejects the description of the matter as a car theft and suggests the timing of the summons shows it was used against her, which disputes how the charge has been characterized.
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Read the full caseTim Miller says Womack's opponents came back at her over a seven-year-old debt issue
“Like they're coming back at you over some, you know, debt issue from seven years ago to try to keep you from being in Congress.”Read statement
After losing, Tim Moore says Womack's case will have to play itself out in court
“it'll just have to play itself out in court.”Read statement
Tim Moore says Womack needs to explain her pending felony charge to voters
“My opponent needs to explain these pending felony charges to the voters of North Carolina District 14. With a court date literally the week after the election this is a big deal.”Read statement
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