Frank Pierce

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Frank Pierce

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Mount Olive College, 2009

Personal

Birthplace

Raleigh, N.C.

Religion

Baptist

Profession

Agriculture

Contact

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Frank Pierce (Democratic Party) (also known as Jeremiah) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Frank Pierce was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pierce earned a B.S. in general studies from the University of Mount Olive in 2009. His career experience includes owning his own landscaping business. As of 2024, Pierce was affiliated with Holiday Firefighters Meal and the NC Foundation for Public School Children.

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 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

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	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

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	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

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	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

Pierce received the following endorsements.

• TOGETHER!

2022

Raleigh City Council District B

See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)

General election

General election for Raleigh City Council District B

Megan Patton defeated Minu Lee, Frank Pierce, Zainab Baloch, and Jakob Lorberblatt in the general election for Raleigh City Council District B on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan Patton (Nonpartisan)	41.6	11,003
		Minu Lee (Nonpartisan)	30.8	8,139
		Frank Pierce (Nonpartisan)	15.3	4,044
		Zainab Baloch (Nonpartisan)	7.3	1,925
	Submit photo	Jakob Lorberblatt (Nonpartisan)	4.0	1,054
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	264

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,429
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North Carolina House of Representatives District 66

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66

Sarah Crawford defeated Ives Brizuela de Sholar and Micao Penaflor in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Crawford (D)	70.1	18,606
	Submit photo	Ives Brizuela de Sholar (R)	27.2	7,220
	Submit photo	Micao Penaflor (L)	2.7	705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,531
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66

Sarah Crawford defeated Wesley Knott and Frank Pierce in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Crawford	47.2	3,121
		Wesley Knott	45.1	2,982
		Frank Pierce	7.6	504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,607
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ives Brizuela de Sholar advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Micao Penaflor advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 66.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2020)

General election

General election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1

Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Greg Jones in the general election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sig Hutchinson (D)	61.8	374,295
	Submit photo	Greg Jones (R)	38.2	230,937

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 605,232
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1

Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Frank Pierce in the Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sig Hutchinson	55.6	92,607
		Frank Pierce	44.4	73,892

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 166,499
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Greg Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2018)

General election

General election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1

Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Greg Jones and Tim Jowers in the general election for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sig Hutchinson (D)	61.4	264,587
	Submit photo	Greg Jones (R)	35.4	152,589
	Submit photo	Tim Jowers (L)	3.1	13,449

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 430,625 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1

Incumbent Sig Hutchinson defeated Frank Pierce in the Democratic primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sig Hutchinson	62.2	38,548
		Frank Pierce	37.8	23,421

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 61,969
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1

Greg Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Board of Commissioners District 1 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Greg Jones

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Frank Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pierce's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am the proud father of 3 amazing children. Husband to an amazing teacher and mother. Former restaurant manager for 11 years. Small business owner of a landscaping company. Volunteer coach with local leagues. Started an organization that feeds the Raleigh fireststions on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Help lead bookbag drives for local charity NCFPSC.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• True Healthcare Policy. We need to help our veterans that have comeback from over seas and give them the care they deserve. We need to protect a Women's right to choose. That goes along with the Healthcare she needs for her decision. We need to protect the Healthcare of our elders, they helped shape our nation through hardwork and determination. We need to stop cutting Medicare and Medicaid for them and actually take care of them.
• Write policy to protect our farms and farmers. Many farms in North Carolina are in flood plains and we need to start working to protect them for our Communities and the future of local food. We need to have our local school systems partner with farmers for local produce to keep money in those communities.
• We need to invest in the future. One by bringing back trade schools for the kids that do not want to go to college. We are extremely short handed on trained professionals in multiple areas of trades. To go along with the trade schools we need to invest in paid internships for high school students to learn a trade if that is the area they want to be in. We need to Invest in early childhood education, the evidence is overwhelming on the difference it makes.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Small Business and Farmers, Living Wage.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Ability to compromise when it is not against your core beliefs.

Ability to communicate and work with others.
Caring and Compassionate
Continue to learn and grow knowledge of things you know and don't know.
Ability to admit when wrong, we are human and can make mistakes.
Being able to put your constituents first and listening to them.
Trust and Friendship
Fight for what is right

Knowing how to write Policy.

Don't be afraid to fail

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Policy writing

Grant writing
Ability to compromise
Ability to work with others
Not afraid to admit when wrong
Hard-working

Character

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To improve the livelihood of the American people.

To go to your communities and work with your constituents.
Write policy to better the lives of all and not a select few.

Protect our nation

What legacy would you like to leave?

That I left things better tomorrow than they are today.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

My dad kept me in touch with what was happening globally at a young age. A lot happened when I was 5 from Germany reunification to Margret Thatcher leaving but what I remember most is Nelson Mandela being released from prison.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Soccer Referee. I still Referee to this day.

What is your favorite book? Why?

To Kill a Mockingbird. My father had me and my brothers read it every summer. The book teaches so much about us as a nation and as a society.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Amazing Grace

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

This is where all the money to support our programs originates from.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Believe it needs to be 4 year terms, with rotating elections. Half of the house on the ballot every 2 years.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I believe this would be better solved by having an age limit. I am not against term limits but to govern properly we do need some seasoned veterans in congress.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

While on the campaign trail, I have heard many stories that move you. There is not one that is more important than others, but what does stick out is how so many people just want to be heard. Even sitting in a house just with one voter and listening to them makes all the difference to them. They feel like they matter.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes. We have to stop saying I am right you are wrong. We need more conversation and more work together if we want to be a great nation.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

I have many issues in my 8 counties that need to be addressed and being a member of the House where all revenue bills start matters. It is one of the big reasons this election matters for my area. We can start to improve issues and make a difference for my constituents.

What committees interest you?

Farmers

Education
Border Security

Healthcare

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

We need to be fully transparent to our constituents. We also need to be held accountable for what we do. No one should be above the law.

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Campaign website

Pierce’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Jobs and the Economy As a small businessman, I am acutely aware of how government can help my business or hurt my business. A reasonable tax rate to assure a lean and efficient government is the beginning. A debt ceiling that is manageable must be a priority. Keeping jobs on our shores is a no-brainer. Consumer confidence is the determining factor that cannot be undermined by poor government decisions. Innovation, research, and start-up funding are drivers that cannot be ignored. I will fight everyday to attain the most dynamic economy in the world that generates high paying, respectful jobs for all who seek them. Border Security/Immigration We have suffered long enough from the failure of Congress to do their job. It is obvious that the American Dream is a magnet for every person suffering from oppression, poverty, and authoritarian governments. We now have chaos where we need laws. America is a nation of immigrants, but we only have so much capacity. Let’s invest in a system that allows the origin of immigration to begin only in the person’s home country. Let’s create solidarity among nations for processing refugees. Let’s have the infrastructure at the border to determine refugee status and move refugees quickly to a welcoming community. Let’s move immediately to have a law for DACA immigrants already in America that creates a pathway for citizenship. Let’s stop demonizing immigrants and understand that immigrants play a critical role in our economy especially in the area of agriculture, hospitality, and service jobs. Also, let’s be wise enough to keep the immigrants our universities prepare in America for innovation and American excellence. Education As the husband of a career teacher and a person who stepped up to teach middle schoolers during Covid and the teacher shortage, I know firsthand what the federal government can do to help our schools. Anyone who says money does not matter did not witness how successful the infusion of federal funds to counter the devastating impact on learning turned out to be. It is now stopping. In all fairness, the federal governments needs to keep its promise to fully fund Title I for disadvantaged kids and to fully fund its promise to special needs students. Until the federal government is funding one-third of the education costs including teacher salaries, America is underperforming. We need to trust teachers and parents more, and we need more of our tax dollars to be returned to strengthen rural and high poverty communities. Housing The homeless problem is a stain on America’s promise. It is everywhere, but most assuredly, out of control in many of our great cities. We need to invest in innovative models that are working. We need to renovate federal property and land to create more housing. We need lower interest rates for more first time home owners to free up rentals. We need incentives for developers to build more affordable housing. We need to partner with local governments to support more temporary housing and opportunities to match those without housing to jobs that provide livable wages. Finally, we need to attend to the mental health of too many homeless on our streets. Foreign Policy America is the leader of the free world, and that gives us the responsibility to assist others whose freedom is threatened by dictators and authoritarian despots who kill for power and property. The success of Ukraine to protect itself from Russia’s invasion affects all democracies who may be next. I support Ukraine and I support all democracies united and paying their fair share to match Russia’s resources. Just as Russia has acted out, Hamas has brutally attacked the people of Israel. I understand that Israel has to rid Gaza of Hamas, but we must do everything possible to provide humanitarian aid to the innocent Palestinian people who are in the crossfires. The United States is better served by sharing its leadership to form coalitions and its military innovation and equipment, but we should reserve our men and women in uniform to direct threats to America.	”
—Frank Pierce’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Raleigh City Council District B

Frank Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

North Carolina House of Representatives District 66

Frank Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pierce's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am Frank (Jeremiah) Pierce, the candidate for all throughout House District 66. I am a Public School Teacher and a small business owner of a landscaping company. I know what it means to live on a teacher’s salary and to make a payroll that allows a living wage for my employees. My experiences qualify me to be your voice and advocate in the NC General Assembly.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We can do better, I will do better
• Children are our future we must provide a sound education
• Affordable housing should be right for all

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education, Affordable Housing, Healthcare, Protection for Women's Rights, Protection for LGBTQIA+ Rights, Environmental Protection.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes

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2020

Frank Pierce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Frank Pierce campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House North Carolina District 13	Lost general	$37,168	$35,724
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives District 66	Lost primary	$3,050	$2,932
Grand total			$40,218	$38,656
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

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

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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