Rick Bryson

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Rick Bryson

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Rick Bryson was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina.

Elections

2016

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Meadows (R) faced no opposition in the Republican primary. Rick Bryson defeated Tom Hill in the Democratic primary. Meadows defeated Bryson in the general election. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Meadows Incumbent	64.1%	230,405
	Democratic	Rick Bryson	35.9%	129,103
Total Votes				359,508
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rick Bryson	50.7%	9,695
Tom Hill	49.3%	9,440
Total Votes		19,135
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Bryson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Economic Revival: Western North Carolina has waited a long time to become an equal player in our state. For as long as I can remember, the assumed rule was, “NC stops at Asheville.” We can change that, and at the same time enable the children that you send off to school to return to our home region to find top-of-the-line employment. Education: The greatest leveling factor in America is public education. It’s the one thing in our society that enables everyone to have a reasonably equal start in life. Yes, some schools are better than others and some teachers are more gifted than others, but all in all, public education is that institution that has kept this country from being controlled by small elitist groups. Energy & Environment: In the last debate of Republican presidential candidates, each tried to out-do the others in how they would emasculate the Environmental Protection Agency. Gun Control: Gun control is a problem of extremes—and I have to admit that I don’t have an ironclad solution to it. Health Care: There is a reason that universal health care is important. Health care is expensive–no surprise there–often made so by profiteering medical supply companies and absurd charges.	”
—Rick Bryson's campaign website, http://rickbrysonforcongress.com/#

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2016
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page

Footnotes

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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)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)