Meet The Candidates

Ms. Banwart recently left a 19-year career with the Department of Defense, where she had great success and was recognized for her leadership and hybrid thinking skills. She currently lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three children. Learn more here.

Rep. Tedd Budd currently represents North Carolina's 13th district in the US House of Representatives. He is an entrepreneur, owns a gun shop and shooting range, and he and his wife, Amy Kate Budd, have three children together. Learn more here.

Kenneth Harper is a native North Carolinian who began his career in Reidsville, NC. He had a rough start in life and now works to improve financial literacy among other families. He is married to Sarah Harper and has four daughters and one grandson. Find more information here.

Pat McCrory served as North Carolina's 74th governor from 2013-2017. He was raised in Guilford County and was mayor of Charlotte, NC from 1995-2009. McCrory has been married to his wife, Ann McCory, since 1988. For more information, check out his Facebook page below.

Mark Walker represented North Carolina's 6th congressional in the US House of Representatives from 2015-2021. He is a former pastor who had no political background prior to his run for Congress in 2015. He and his wife, Kelly, have three children together. Learn more here.