Brad Knott | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from North Carolina's 13th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Wiley Nickel |
Personal details | |
Born | John Bradford Knott April 17,1986 North Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Joanna Saleeby |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | J. T. Knott (grandfather) |
Education | Baylor University (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney,Politician |
Website | House website |
John Bradford Knott (born April 17,1986) is an American attorney and politician who is the member for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina's 13th congressional district .
John Bradford Knott was born on April 17,1986. [1] [2] His father,Joseph Thomas Knott III,was an assistant U.S. attorney. [3] Knott's grandfather,James Thomas Knott Jr.,served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners for twelve years. [4]
He attended St. David's School,an Episcopal day school in Raleigh,North Carolina. [5] Knott earned his bachelor's degree from Baylor University and his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. [6]
Knott worked as a federal prosecutor in the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. [6]
He ran for the United States House of Representatives seat for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in the 2024 elections. He advanced to a runoff election against Kelly Daughtry,who finished in first place with 27% of the vote,while Knott obtained about 19%. [7] [8] After Donald Trump and Americans for Prosperity endorsed Knott, [9] [10] Daughtry dropped out of the race,leaving Knott to become the Republican nominee. [11] He won the November election. [12]
Brad Knott has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes. [13]
Knott is married to Joanne Saleeby,a former golfer at NC State University and the owner of Monkee's of Raleigh boutique. [4] [14] They have two children. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelly Daughtry | 22,978 | 27.4 | |
Republican | Brad Knott | 15,664 | 18.7 | |
Republican | Fred Von Canon | 14,344 | 17.1 | |
Republican | DeVan Barbour | 12,892 | 15.4 | |
Republican | Josh McConkey | 5,926 | 7.1 | |
Republican | Kenny Xu | 3,604 | 4.3 | |
Republican | David Dixon | 2,146 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Matt Shoemaker | 2,003 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Chris Baker | 1,089 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Eric Stevenson | 844 | 1.0 | |
Republican | Marcus Dellinger | 798 | 1.0 | |
Republican | Siddhanth Sharma | 614 | 0.7 | |
Republican | James Phillips | 565 | 0.7 | |
Republican | Steve Von Loor | 427 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 83,894 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Knott | 19,632 | 90.8 | |
Republican | Kelly Daughtry (withdrawn) | 1,998 | 9.2 | |
Total votes | 21,630 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brad Knott | 243,655 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | Frank Pierce | 171,835 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 415,490 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |