Brad Knott is the Republican U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District, first elected in 2024. A Raleigh native, he spent years as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of North Carolina before running for Congress. He serves on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, and his House website lists his focus as combating serious crime, economic growth, and defending against threats from within the country's borders.[1][2]
Brad Knott was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1986, and attended St. David's School in Raleigh, according to Wikipedia.[1][3] He earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.[1][2] He worked as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, from 2016 until November 2023 according to Wikipedia, and his House website says he prosecuted organized crime cases including drug cartels, human trafficking, financial crimes and national gangs.[1][2][3]
Knott ran for the 13th District in 2024. He finished second in the March 5 Republican primary with 18.7% (behind Kelly Daughtry with 27.4%), won the May 14 runoff with 90.8% after Daughtry unofficially withdrew, and defeated Democrat Frank Pierce 58.6% to 41.4% in November.[1] He took office in January 2025.[2][3] According to his House website, he serves in the 119th Congress on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Ethics committees.[2][3] His committee assignments for the 2025-2026 Congress also include the Homeland Security subcommittees on Border Security and Enforcement and on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability; the Judiciary subcommittees on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance and on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement; and the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees on Aviation, Highways and Transit, and Water Resources and Environment.[1]
Knott's House website says his experience as a prosecutor motivated him to run for office and that he supports robust law enforcement and stronger laws to discourage illegal immigration.[2] It also says he and his wife, Joanna, are lifelong North Carolinians with two daughters.[2]
- 1.Brad Knott · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.About · Office of Rep. Brad Knott Candidate's own words
- 3.Brad Knott · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
