Senator Phil Berger, a Republican representing North Carolina’s 26th Senate district, used his social media account in early April 2026 to comment on the state’s constitutional funding process and recent judicial decisions.
On April 2, 2026, Berger wrote: “For decades, liberal education special interests have improperly tried to hijack North Carolina’s constitutional funding process in order to impose their policy preferences via judicial fiat. Today’s decision confirms that the proper pathway for policymaking is the legislative”.
Two days later, on April 3, 2026, Berger posted a link without additional commentary: “https://t.co/nnkKshujom”.
On April 5, 2026, he shared another link: “https://t.co/MvLAxAPZBF”.
Berger was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2023 and succeeded Dave Craven as representative of the state’s 26th Senate district. The comments made by Berger reflect ongoing debates within North Carolina regarding the appropriate roles of legislative and judicial branches in determining education funding policy.
