U.S. House · North Carolina's 13th District

• NoWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
• NoResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
• YesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
• NoBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
• NoWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
• YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
• YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
• YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
• YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
• YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
• YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
• YesRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
• YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
• YesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
• YesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
• YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

• actionAssigned to the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 2025-2026 Congress.[2]
• bill2025-09-11 · Sponsor of the Stop Illegal Entry Act (with Rep. Stephanie Bice), which passed the House and increases penalties for illegal reentry after deportation and for felonies committed by people in the country illegally.[10]

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[11][12][13][14]

  What they say: Sponsor of the Stop Illegal Entry Act, which increases penalties for illegal reentry after deportation and for felonies committed by people in the country illegally, and supported restoring ICE/CBP funding.[10][9]

  “As a federal prosecutor, I encountered illegal alien criminals who repeatedly reentered the United States after deportation to continue committing crimes against Americans. This pervasive trend will continue, causing endless harm, unless we implement serious deterrents targeting this class of dangerous criminals.”

• ✕OpposesExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[12][13][14][15]

• ✕OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[12][13][14]

• ✕OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[12][13][14]

• ✓SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[16]

• Brad's focus in Congress is combatting pervasively serious crime, building an environment for continued economic growth in North Carolina's 13th District and across the nation, and defending against persistent threats to our country from within our own borders.[8]

• Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1986; earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a J.D. from Wake Forest University.[2]
• Career experience includes working as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[2]
• Serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security (Border Security and Enforcement; Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability), the Committee on the Judiciary (Crime and Federal Government Surveillance; Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement), and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Aviation; Highways and Transit; Water Resources and Environment) for the 2025-2026 Congress.[2]

Raised $1.3M · spent $649K · $708K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Supports continued funding for Medicare and Medicaid, saying the market fails to cover seniors, low-income families, and people with disabilities.[5]

  “The reason we have programs like Medicare and Medicaid in the first place is because the market fails to cover the needs of seniors, low-income families, and those with disabilities. It's our responsibility to continue supporting these vital programs.”

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

  Says the law should not stand in the way of a woman's health care decisions made with her doctor, while also supporting expanded maternal health, family planning, and adoption support.[5]

  “The law should not be an impediment to a woman making the health care choices she needs to make with her doctor.”

• ~MixedStricter gun laws

  Describes himself as a responsible gun owner who supports Second Amendment rights, while also supporting enforcement of existing gun laws and bipartisan measures to reduce gun violence.[5]

  “I believe in the Second Amendment and the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms, and I also believe we can do more to keep our communities safe.”

• ~MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Supports secure borders and enforcement against illegal crossings and trafficking, alongside modernizing the legal immigration system for workforce needs.[5]

  “Border security is a basic function of government, and we need smart, effective enforcement to stop illegal crossings, drug trafficking, and exploitation. At the same time, we need to modernize our legal immigration system to meet workforce needs.”

• ✕OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goods

  Opposes broad tariffs, saying they function as a consumer tax that especially hurts farmers, small manufacturers, and rural communities.[5]

  “Broad tariffs function like a tax on consumers, especially hurting farmers, small manufacturers, and rural communities who rely on affordable materials and access to international markets.”

• ✓SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

  Supports law enforcement having the resources needed to do their jobs, alongside support for rehabilitation and re-entry programs.[5]

  “I strongly support law enforcement and the vital role police officers play in keeping our communities safe. I believe in ensuring officers have the resources and respect they need to do their jobs.”

• Says he is running as an independent voice willing to stand up to any president or wealthy donors, rather than following party leadership.[4]
• Wants to lower health care costs and strengthen Medicaid oversight, drawing on his background working inside Medicaid and public health systems.[4]
• Wants to reduce federal spending waste and improve fiscal oversight while lowering health care and education costs.[4]

• Earned a high school diploma from Episcopal High School, a bachelor's degree in American studies from Davidson College, a law degree from the University of North Carolina, and a master's degree in public affairs from Princeton University.[3]
• Career experience includes working as a healthcare consultant and lawyer, managing his family's tree farming operation, and developing a clothing brand called Mill & Mountain.[3]
• Says he worked for years in the prison system teaching literacy and helping formerly incarcerated people find employment after release.[4]

Raised $1.0M · spent $508K · $515K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Raised $50K · spent $16K · $34K cash on hand (through 2026-03-31) FEC filing ↗