Candidate · November 3, 2026
Shannon W. Bray
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · North Carolina
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate · North Carolina1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Libertarian Party1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§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.
Shannon Bray is a Navy veteran and a cybersecurity professional, and his campaign website says he has spent years working with systems that handle sensitive information and critical infrastructure.4 He served in the U.S. Navy from 1991 to 1997.5 He earned an associate degree from Arapahoe Community College in 2014, a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 2016, and a graduate degree from the University of Delaware in 2018.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to bring technical expertise, constitutional limits on government power and accountability to the Senate, and to address modern threats without giving up individual freedoms.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteshannonbray.us6
§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.
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website supports ending mass surveillance without probable cause and restoring Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.7
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says people should own their data, with consent for each use that is specific, revocable and enforceable through tamper-evident audit records and penalties for violations.8
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website supports requiring congressional authorization for military action and ending undeclared wars.9
- Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
- Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
- Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website supports reducing mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenses and ending civil asset forfeiture without a conviction.10
- Reduce or end mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug crimes
- Keep current mandatory minimums
- Add or raise mandatory minimums, for example for selling fentanyl
Energy and Climate
His campaign website opposes carbon taxes.11
- No tax, fee or cap-and-trade on carbon emissions
- A fee only on imports made with more emissions than similar US goods
- A price on emissions from US companies, through a tax, fee or cap-and-trade
His campaign website supports nuclear and next-generation energy, and favors innovation over mandates.11
Health Care
His campaign website supports repealing top-down federal health care mandates, expanding health savings accounts, state-led health care solutions and more price transparency.12
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Education
His campaign website supports reducing federal control over education and encouraging parental choice and local decision-making.13
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website supports capping federal spending to slow the growth of the debt.14
His campaign website supports simplifying the tax code and ending corporate handouts and special-interest loopholes.14
- Expand breaks for investment, research and hiring, such as larger research credits for small businesses
- Keep current business tax breaks
- Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website supports greater transparency and oversight of monetary policy and opposes a government-controlled digital currency.15
His campaign website supports protecting the right to own and use digital assets, clear and fair regulatory rules, and opposes intrusive IRS surveillance.16
Immigration
His campaign website supports enforcing existing immigration laws and streamlining legal immigration.17
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website supports protecting private property owners, preventing federal land overreach and voluntary conservation.18
§4Financial 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.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Shannon W. Bray at efdsearch.senate.gov19.