Candidate · November 3, 2026

Pat Harrigan

On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 10th District

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.3M
cash on hand
$463K
issues with public statements
11
outside spending for or against
$158K

§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 10th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents North Carolina's 10th 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.

His campaign website says Pat Harrigan earned a nuclear engineering degree at West Point, was commissioned in the Infantry, completed Ranger School and served as an infantry platoon leader at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.5,6 It says he deployed to Afghanistan, later volunteered for the Special Forces and became a Green Beret, and returned to Afghanistan to lead a Special Forces unit.5,6 His official House biography says he was awarded two Bronze Stars for his service.6 His campaign website says a small firearms business started while he was on active duty later grew into a company that manufactures defense products at a facility in Western North Carolina, and describes him as a business owner with more than 50 employees.5,7 His official biography says he serves in the U.S. House of Representatives for North Carolina's Tenth District.6

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says that after the fall of Afghanistan he felt he could no longer stand by, and that he answered a call to serve out of concern for the country's economic, social, moral and spiritual direction.5 It also says the country has a duty to give the next generation more opportunity than the current generation received.8

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NC-104

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.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says he is fighting in Washington to cut wasteful spending, along with curbing inflation, lowering taxes and lowering energy prices, and says a strong economy depends on trimming government spending and overreach.7,8

Energy and Climate

Nuclear power

His campaign website lists developing nuclear energy among the sources of power it says the country should pursue.7

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military spending

His campaign website says the country should reinvest in its military and make sure soldiers have what they need to do their work.7

Immigration

Immigration enforcement inside the country

His campaign website says he is working with the Trump administration to secure the border and enforce federal law, and lists enforcing immigration laws among his actions against crime.7

Guns

Permits to carry concealed guns

His campaign website says he supports constitutional carry as a fundamental right and will fight to protect the right to keep and bear arms.7

  1. No permit needed for adults who can legally own a gun
  2. Require a permit, with a background check and training
  3. Require a permit and bar carrying in more places, such as parks, public transit and bars
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Red flag laws

His campaign website says he rejects any attempt to put red flag laws on people exercising their Second Amendment rights.7

Elections and Government Reform

Voter ID

His campaign website says North Carolina voters should be required to present identification and verify their identity in a meaningful way, and that election laws should make voting easier while making cheating harder and push power down to state and local levels.7

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he fights to protect the unborn as part of upholding conservative values.7

Education

Transgender students in school sports

His campaign website lists defending women's sports among the conservative values he works to uphold.7

Vouchers and education savings accounts

His campaign website says parents should have school-choice options right away while state leaders work to overhaul public schools.8

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

His campaign website says public safety should rest on policy and investment that give police adequate resources, not on defunding them.8

§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 Pat Harrigan served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Pat Harrigan sponsored or cosponsored 8 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§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, 2026.37

Raised$1,318,233
Spent$908,096
Cash on hand$462,978

Where the money came from

Individual donors$742K · 56%
PACs and other political committees$467K · 35%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$108K · 8%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$1,229 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $150,000 supporting and $8,311 opposing Pat Harrigan this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 22, 2026.38

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$150,000—
WE THE PEOPLE...CAN'T EVEN—$8,311

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§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.