Brad Knott

Brad Knott (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Knott (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Brad Knott was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1986. He earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a J.D. from Wake Forest University.^[1] Knott's career experience includes working as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern North Carolina.^[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Knott was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

Elections

2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Brad Knott, Paul Barringer, and Sid Sharma are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brad Knott (R)
	Submit photo	Paul Barringer (D)
		Sid Sharma (R)

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2024

North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Brad Knott defeated Frank Pierce in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Brad Knott (R)	58.6	243,655
	Frank Pierce (D)	41.4	171,835

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 415,490
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Josh Anderson (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Brad Knott defeated Kelly Daughtry (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 14, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Brad Knott	90.8	19,632
	Kelly Daughtry (Unofficially withdrew)	9.2	1,998

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,630
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Frank Pierce advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Wiley Nickel (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Daughtry	27.4	22,978
✔		Brad Knott	18.7	15,664
		Fred Von Canon	17.1	14,344
		DeVan Barbour IV	15.4	12,892
		Josh McConkey	7.1	5,926
		Kenny Xu	4.3	3,604
		David Dixon	2.6	2,146
		Matt Shoemaker	2.4	2,003
		Chris Baker	1.3	1,089
		Eric Stevenson	1.0	844
		Marcus Dellinger	1.0	798
		Sid Sharma	0.7	614
	Submit photo	James Phillips	0.7	565
		Steve Von Loor	0.5	427

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,894
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Erin Paré (R)

Endorsements

Knott received the following endorsements.

U.S. Sen. Ted Budd (R)
Former President Donald Trump (R)

Pledges

Knott signed the following pledges.

U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Knott’s campaign website stated the following:

“

IMMIGRATION
Secure Our Border
Joe Biden has unleashed a flood of illegal immigrants into our country. His administration must be held accountable. Our border must be secured. The wall must be finished. An illegal immigrant who commits a felony should be sent to prison for a minimum of five years and then deported.

ISRAEL
Stand with Israel
Israel, a loyal ally, is the only nation in the Middle East that is free and democratic. Israel is the ancestral home of the Jewish people. Hamas and Hezbollah—and their ally Iran—openly proclaim their desire to destroy Israel and America. We must stand by Israel. And we need a strong foreign policy that holds Iran in check. Any refugees from Gaza must go to Arab countries, not the USA.

ABORTION
Protect the Unborn
I oppose the Democrats’ efforts to legalize abortion up to the moment of birth. The Dobbs decision properly overruled Roe v. Wade, returning authority over abortion to the states, as our Constitution provides. I’m pro-life. I support state laws protecting the unborn. Faith-based crisis pregnancy centers, which provide help to women and promote alternatives to abortion, are under attack from pro-abortion extremists and left-wing politicians. I will fight to protect them.

CRIME
Back the Blue
The Democrats’ defunding of the police and soft-on-crime policies have brought us deadly violence, along with rampant addiction and death from illegal drugs. As a prosecutor, after working with sheriffs and police departments investigating and convicting drug dealers, I ‘Back the Blue’ 100%. I will fight for common-sense, tough-on-crime policies.

EDUCATION
Support School Choice
Public schools are failing our children; students are not educated in the basics needed to succeed in life. Instead, public schools push woke ideologies like critical race theory and even transgenderism. Parents must have a voice in school curriculums and policies. I support school choice so parents can get their children out of failing schools and into schools that will provide the education their children need.

FIRST AMENDMENT
Protect Free Speech
Freedom of speech and the free exercise of religious faith form the bedrock of American liberty. Today, both of those freedoms are under assault from the Left. I will fight the cancel culture, protect freedom of speech, and work to stop the Biden Administration’s targeting of Christian conservatives.

SECOND AMENDMENT
Defend Gun Rights
I will work to protect our right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment. I was introduced to hunting by my grandfather, who taught me about responsible gun ownership and safety. As a prosecutor, I repeatedly saw the need of every citizen to protect themselves and their families. We already have numerous laws regulating firearms, including a background check system and prohibitions on the possession of guns by felons and drug addicts. We need to enforce the gun laws we have, not pass new ones that target the law-abiding rather than criminals.

INFLATION
End Wasteful Spending
Joe Biden has walloped the poor and the middle class with devastating inflation. His torrent of wasteful spending has given us two trillion-dollar deficits, undercut the value of the dollar, and brought on high-interest rates. It makes no sense for Washington politicians to print money to pay for their wasteful spending. It’s time to cut spending, put an end to omnibus spending bills, and carefully scrutinize every spending bill to make cuts. I support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.^[3]

”

—Brad Knott’s campaign website (2024)^[4]

Campaign finance summary

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Brad Knott campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House North Carolina District 13	Candidacy Declared general	$391,416	$155,204
2024*	U.S. House North Carolina District 13	Won general	$2,473,896	$2,456,636
Grand total			$2,865,311	$2,611,840
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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Personal finance disclosures

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Footnotes

↑ Congressman Brad Knott, "About," accessed May 28, 2025
↑ Brad Knott, Conservative for Congress, "About," accessed January 23, 2024
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Brad Knott, Conservative for Congress, “Priorities,” accessed January 23, 2024

Political offices
Preceded by Wiley Nickel (D)	U.S. House North Carolina District 13 2025-Present	Succeeded by -

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

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Representatives

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Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

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Democratic Party (4)

[1] Congressman Brad Knott, "About," accessed May 28, 2025

[2] Brad Knott, Conservative for Congress, "About," accessed January 23, 2024

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[4] Brad Knott, Conservative for Congress, “Priorities,” accessed January 23, 2024

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Brad Knott

Biography

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Elections

2026

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Endorsements

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Pledges

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2024

Campaign website

Campaign finance summary

Notable endorsements

Personal finance disclosures

Analysis

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