Early life,family,and education
John Bradford Knott was born on April 17,1986,in Raleigh,North Carolina. [1] [2] [3] He is one of six siblings. [4] His father,Joseph Thomas Knott III,was an Assistant United States Attorney and served on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. [5] [6] Knott's grandfather,Joseph 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. [7] Knott's brother,Tucker Knott,is chief of staff for U.S. Senator Ted Budd and the former chief of staff for U.S. Congressman George Holding. [6] [4]
He attended St. David's School,a private Episcopal day school in Raleigh. [8] Knott earned his bachelor's degree from Baylor University and his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. [9]
Political positions
Government spending
Knott stated that the federal government employs too many people and that some employees,who he claims do not serve taxpayers well,add unnecessary costs to both the public and private sector. [20]
Immigration
Knott opposes sanctuary policies inacted by local governments to protect undocumented immigrants. [21] He called for more criminal deportations,stating in 2024 that immigrants who commit crimes ranging from a "DUI all the way up to serious drug trafficking or violent felonies" need to be expelled from the country. [4] Knott wants more local police officers to be cross-deputized with federal credentials in order to assist in increasing criminal deportations. [4] He also opposes the concept of open borders and calls for a more secure Mexico–United States border. [20]
In 2025,he introduced the Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act,which would require the United States Department of Homeland Security to conduct threat assessments on the Tren de Aragua transnational organized crime syndicate in Venezuela. [22]
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