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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 7, 2026, 8:44 PM

Rep.-elect Ojeda posts tribute to father who died after midterms: ‘He held on’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Democratic North Carolina Rep.-elect Richard Ojeda on Friday posted a tribute for his late father who passed away following the Democrat’s win in the midterm elections. “For years, my dad battled Parkinson’s disease. On Election Night, I got to tell him, “Pop, we won.” This morning, he passed away,” Ojeda wrote in post on social…

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