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Phillip Shepard
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North Carolina House of Representatives District 15
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Jacksonville Senior High, 1973

Contact

Phillip Shepard (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 15. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Shepard (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 15. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Shepard attended Coastal Carolina Community College. His professional experience includes working at the Traffic Management Office, Camp Lejeune for 36 years and as pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church for 12 years.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Shepard was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Shepard was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Shepard was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

North Carolina committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations, Vice chair
Appropriations on Transportation, Chair
Commerce and Job Development
Education - K-12
Health
Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
Transportation, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shepard served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Shepard served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Shepard served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Christopher Schulte and Matthew Feehan (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard (R)
 
63.8
 
24,184
Image of Christopher Schulte
Christopher Schulte (D)
 
31.2
 
11,799
Image of Matthew Feehan
Matthew Feehan (L) (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
5.0
 
1,894

Total votes: 37,877
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Christopher Schulte advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phillip Shepard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Matthew Feehan advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shepard in this election.

Pledges

Shepard signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Christopher Schulte in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard (R)
 
68.1
 
14,512
Image of Christopher Schulte
Christopher Schulte (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.9
 
6,810

Total votes: 21,322
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Christopher Schulte advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phillip Shepard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Carolyn Gomaa in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard (R)
 
69.5
 
17,818
Carolyn Gomaa (D)
 
30.5
 
7,824

Total votes: 25,642
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Carolyn Gomaa advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Mark Price in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard
 
72.2
 
4,024
Mark Price
 
27.8
 
1,552

Total votes: 5,576
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Campaign finance

2019

See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2019

General election

Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Gregory Murphy defeated Allen Thomas, Greg Holt, and Tim Harris in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on September 10, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory Murphy
Gregory Murphy (R)
 
61.7
 
70,407
Image of Allen Thomas
Allen Thomas (D)
 
37.5
 
42,738
Image of Greg Holt
Greg Holt (Constitution Party)
 
0.4
 
507
Image of Tim Harris
Tim Harris (L)
 
0.3
 
394

Total votes: 114,046
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Gregory Murphy defeated Joan Perry in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on July 9, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory Murphy
Gregory Murphy
 
59.7
 
21,481
Image of Joan Perry
Joan Perry
 
40.3
 
14,530

Total votes: 36,011
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allen Thomas
Allen Thomas
 
50.0
 
12,933
Image of Richard Bew
Richard Bew
 
25.2
 
6,532
Dana Outlaw
 
12.6
 
3,268
Image of Isaiah Johnson
Isaiah Johnson
 
6.9
 
1,774
Image of Gregory Humphrey
Gregory Humphrey
 
2.7
 
695
Image of Ernest Reeves
Ernest Reeves
 
2.6
 
683

Total votes: 25,885
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory Murphy
Gregory Murphy
 
22.5
 
9,530
Image of Joan Perry
Joan Perry
 
15.4
 
6,536
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard
 
12.1
 
5,101
Image of Michael Speciale
Michael Speciale
 
9.5
 
4,022
Image of Phil Law
Phil Law
 
8.7
 
3,690
Eric Rouse
 
7.7
 
3,258
Jeff Moore
 
5.4
 
2,280
Image of Francis De Luca
Francis De Luca
 
3.9
 
1,670
Image of Celeste Cairns
Celeste Cairns
 
3.5
 
1,467
Chimer Davis Clark Jr.
 
2.6
 
1,092
Image of Michele Nix
Michele Nix
 
2.2
 
915
Graham Boyd
 
2.1
 
897
Image of Paul Beaumont
Paul Beaumont
 
1.9
 
805
Image of Mike Payment
Mike Payment Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
537
Image of Don Cox
Don Cox
 
0.6
 
251
Image of Kevin Baiko
Kevin Baiko
 
0.4
 
171
Image of Gary Ceres
Gary Ceres Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
108

Total votes: 42,330
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Tim Harris defeated Shannon Bray in the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Harris
Tim Harris
 
56.0
 
75
Image of Shannon Bray
Shannon Bray
 
44.0
 
59

Total votes: 134
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2018

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

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General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Daniel Whitten in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard (R)
 
66.4
 
9,076
Daniel Whitten (D)
 
33.6
 
4,596

Total votes: 13,672
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Daniel Whitten advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on May 8, 2018.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Phillip Shepard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Phillip Shepard
Phillip Shepard

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2016

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[3]

Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Dan Whitten in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 general election.[4][5]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Shepard Incumbent 69.60% 13,273
     Democratic Dan Whitten 30.40% 5,797
Total Votes 19,070
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


Dan Whitten ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Whitten  (unopposed)


Incumbent Phillip Shepard ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 15 Republican primary.[8][9]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Shepard Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Phillip Shepard defeated Jim Morton in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[10][11][12][13]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Shepard Incumbent 79.3% 3,282
Jim Morton 20.7% 856
Total Votes 4,138

Endorsements

In 2014, Shepard's endorsements included the following:[14]

  • State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC)

2012

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Shepard ran for re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in both the May 8, 2012, Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[15][16]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Shepard Incumbent 100% 12,111
Total Votes 12,111

2010

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Shepard won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Shepard, with 1,311 votes, defeated Martin Aragona (1,090) and Tracey Miller (587) in the Republican primary on May 4. Shepard faced George Shaeffer (I) in the general election on November 2.[17][18]

North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 15 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Shepard (R) 5,873 76.64%
George Shaeffer (I) 1,790 23.36%
North Carolina House of Representatives May 4 Primary, District 15, 2010
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Shepard (R) 1,311
Martin Aragona (R) 1,090
Tracey Miller (R) 587

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Phillip Shepard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Phillip Shepard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Shepard's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

Goals

  • Excerpt: "Fighting to insure that Onslow County receives all funds available for highways, road construction, and infrastructure."
  • Excerpt: "Stopping wasteful government spending of tax payer dollars."
  • Excerpt: "Working to prepare our children for more job opportunities through higher education and vocational training."
  • Excerpt: "Involving our educators and teachers in the decision making process to improve our educational system."
  • Excerpt: "Working with the NC Department of Commerce and Military Growth Task Force to add jobs and insure Onslow County is prepared for the future."

Campaign finance summary


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Phillip Shepard campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Carolina House of Representatives District 15Won general$70,682 $84,369
2022North Carolina House of Representatives District 15Won general$87,594 $83,994
2020North Carolina House of Representatives District 15Won general$55,510 N/A**
2019U.S. House North Carolina District 3Lost primary$166,580 N/A**
2016North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15Won $33,225 N/A**
2014North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15Won $56,925 N/A**
2012North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15Won $25,030 N/A**
2010North Carolina House of Representatives, District 15Won $77,882 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Shepard currently resides in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Main page," accessed April 18, 2014
  2. The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
  3. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
  12. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
  14. www.seanc.org, "State Employee PAC Endorses Bipartisan Slate of Candidates," accessed April 17, 2014
  15. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
  16. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
  17. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
  18. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official North Carolina General Election Results- November 2, 2010," accessed June 12, 2014

Political offices
Preceded by
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North Carolina House of Representatives District 15
2011-Present
Succeeded by
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