Tim Miller says Womack's opponents came back at her over a seven-year-old debt issue
Tim MillerHost of The Bulwark, interviewing Womack
Miller says the whole thing is crazy given that Womack was in the hospital and in insecure housing seven years ago, and that she was being pursued over some debt issue from then to keep her out of Congress.
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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.
“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.”
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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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Womack says she cried when she was served at a campaign event and that she will be able to talk about the case once her lawyers get everything straightened out. Miller says the whole thing is crazy, noting she was in the hospital and in insecure housing seven years earlier.
After the quotation
Miller adds that she defeated the man who got to draw his own district, then asks whether she has to tell her other job that she is quitting.
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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. Miller describes the charge as a debt issue and says it was raised to keep Womack out of Congress, which downplays its seriousness.
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Read the full caseLaKesha Womack asks whether she would have been served years later if she had stolen a car
“If I had stolen a car, would they really wait six years to come and find me to talk about it?”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
LaKesha Womack calls Moore's ads deceptive and says accountability must rest on due process
“Candidates for public office should be held accountable and voters deserve transparency. Accountability, however, must be grounded in facts, fairness, and due process rather than speculation or sensationalism. As an attorney himself, Congressman Moore knows full well that any ongoing legal matter should be addressed through the appropriate legal process.”Read statement
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