Candidate · November 3, 2026

Brad Knott

On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 13th District

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.7M
cash on hand
$619K
issues with public statements
10

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · North Carolina's 13th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents North Carolina's 13th District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Brad Knott holds a law degree from Wake Forest University and a bachelor's degree from Baylor University.5,6 While in law school he worked as a clerk for Justice Paul Newby; afterward he spent seven and a half years working as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office for Eastern North Carolina, and he resigned that job to run for Congress in 2024.6 He was elected to the U.S. House in 2024 and serves on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Ethics committees.5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running for re-election to keep working toward a state that is safer and more prosperous.6 It says he first ran for office in 2024 because his work as a federal prosecutor showed him the harm that serious crime does to communities.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NC-134

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website says the border must be secured, the wall completed and immigration laws enforced.9

  1. Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
  2. Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
  3. Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Immigration enforcement inside the country

His campaign website says people who break immigration laws must face consequences as a deterrent, and that an immigrant in the country illegally who commits a felony should serve at least five years in prison and then be deported.6,9

Education

Vouchers and education savings accounts

His campaign website says he supports school choice, so that parents can move their children out of schools he calls failing and into schools that meet their children's educational needs.9

Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality

His campaign website says public schools promote ideologies such as critical race theory and ideas about gender identity that he opposes, and that parents should have a say in curriculum and school policies.9

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says spending should be cut and that each spending bill should be examined closely for places to cut.9

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Balanced budget amendment

His campaign website says he backs amending the Constitution to require a balanced budget.9

  1. Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
  2. No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
  3. No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

His campaign website criticizes the defunding of police, says he supports the police completely, and says officers deserve leaders who stand with them.9

Guns

Background checks for gun sales

His campaign website says current gun laws already include a background check system and bans on gun possession by felons and people addicted to drugs, and that those laws should be enforced instead of passing new ones that he says target law-abiding people rather than criminals.9

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he is pro-life, supports state laws protecting the unborn, opposes legalizing abortion up to the moment of birth, and will fight to protect faith-based crisis pregnancy centers.9

Who sets abortion law

His campaign website says the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision was right to overrule Roe v. Wade and return authority over abortion to the states, and that he supports state laws protecting the unborn.9

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Brad Knott served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Brad Knott sponsored or cosponsored 4 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.36

Raised$1,697,075
Spent$1,094,864
Cash on hand$619,471
Debts owed by the campaign$760,483

Where the money came from

Individual donors$573K · 34%
PACs and other political committees$867K · 51%
Political party committees$1,800 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$251K · 15%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$4,181 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.