Pat Harrigan was born on the West Coast and spent time in both San Diego and Wyoming. He attended West Point, where he earned a degree in Nuclear Engineering. Pat is married to his wife Rocky, and together they have two daughters, Reagan and McKinley. They currently reside in North Carolina.

Pat Harrigan is a former U.S. Army Infantry Platoon Leader and Green Beret. After military service, he co-founded a small firearms business that expanded into a contract-manufacturing company. Pat and his partners later acquired a 120,000 square foot facility to manufacture American made defense products in Western North Carolina.

As of February 12, 2024, Pat Harrigan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes strong families stem from a robust economy without inflation or uncertainty, achieved by reducing government spending and intervention, allowing Americans to control their finances and make independent decisions.

Believes strong families stem from a robust economy without inflation and reduced government spending and intervention. 

- Believes strong families stem from a robust economy without inflation and reduced government spending and intervention. 

Economy

Believes America faces an economic and national security crisis due to energy dependence, advocating for immediate, diverse domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, to achieve energy independence.

Supports diverse domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, to achieve energy independence.

- Supports diverse domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, to achieve energy independence.

Energy & the Environment

As of June 14, 2024, Pat Harrigan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports voter ID requirements in North Carolina, ensuring secure, trusted elections, and advocates for laws that simplify voting, prevent fraud, and empower local/state governance.

Supports voter ID requirements in North Carolina, ensuring secure, trusted elections, and advocates for laws that simplify voting and prevent fraud. 

- Supports voter ID requirements in North Carolina, ensuring secure, trusted elections, and advocates for laws that simplify voting and prevent fraud. 

Voting & Elections

Believes in prioritizing citizen safety, opposes the perceived neglect by Biden and the left, supports strong law enforcement against crime and illegal immigration, and rejects the introduction of casinos due to potential crime increase.

Supports strong law enforcement against crime and illegal immigration, and rejects the introduction of casinos due to potential crime increase.

Supports the Second Amendment, advocates for Constitutional carry, and opposes red flag laws, emphasizing firearms as integral to American identity and essential for hunting, self-defense, and securing freedoms.

- Supports strong law enforcement against crime and illegal immigration, and rejects the introduction of casinos due to potential crime increase.
- Supports the Second Amendment, advocates for Constitutional carry, and opposes red flag laws, emphasizing firearms as integral to American identity and essential for hunting, self-defense, and securing freedoms.

Public Safety

Believes education is the greatest gift; opposes current public school shortcomings like falling test scores and ideological bias; supports school-choice and urgent state-level public school reforms to prioritize children's futures.

The candidate's website says, "We strongly encourage parents and guardians to regularly monitor and supervise their children’s online activities. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13."

Said, "We have a duty to provide the next generation of Americans more opportunity than we have been endowed... Our best days are yet to come, because Pat refuses to hand his children—or your children— anything less."

Education

Believes in strong U.S. leadership globally, views Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as a failure, supports military investment, and advocates for America's reassertion as a leading superpower to counter national and international security threats.

Believes that President Biden's open border policy endangers national security by enabling crime and terrorism, and advocates immediate border enforcement and support for Border Patrol agents to uphold federal law and protect the country.

- Believes in strong U.S. leadership globally, views Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as a failure, supports military investment, and advocates for America's reassertion as a leading superpower to counter national and international security threats.
- Believes that President Biden's open border policy endangers national security by enabling crime and terrorism, and advocates immediate border enforcement and support for Border Patrol agents to uphold federal law and protect the country.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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As of June 20, 2024, Pat Harrigan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ballotpedia, Ralph Scott Jr.

Ralph is a long-time resident of Catawba County and currently lives in Statesville. He is the sixth great-grandson of James Madison. 

Ralph R. Scott, Jr.’s campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 10 is his first run for public office. 

Believes strong families are vital for the nation's survival.

- Believes strong families are vital for the nation's survival.

As of June 14, 2024, Ralph R. Scott, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to make efforts to achieve national unity.

- Plans to make efforts to achieve national unity.

Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.

- Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.

Wants to increase child tax credits so it matches the amount for an adult for families with household income's under $100,000 per year.

- Wants to increase child tax credits so it matches the amount for an adult for families with household income's under $100,000 per year.

Ralph R. Scott, Jr.

- Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to be voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.

As of August 14, 2024, Ralph R. Scott, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.
- Plans to make efforts to achieve national unity.

As of June 20, 2024, Ralph R. Scott, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to be voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.

Ballotpedia, Steven Feldman 

Steven holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, a medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, and a doctorate degree from Duke University. He is married to his wife, with whom he has 2 children. 

Steven is a physician. He works as a senior advisor at Sensal Health, a chief science officer at Causa Research, and a professor of dermatology, pathology, and public health sciences at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is the founder of the website, DrScore. He is also on the board of directors of the Voices for Justice in Palestine coalition project. 

Steven Feldman's campaign for U.S. Representative in Congressional District 10 is his first run for public office. 

Wants to focus on reducing the national debt, saying it "is a threat to our nation and the future of our children."

Wants to raise the age for social security eligibility  to ensure "it will be there for the people who need it."

Wants to establish a flat tax and sales tax with full rebates "for everyone on all income up to the poverty level–and no other taxes."

- Wants to focus on reducing the national debt, saying it "is a threat to our nation and the future of our children."
- Wants to reduce government spending.
- Wants to raise the age for social security eligibility  to ensure "it will be there for the people who need it."
- Wants to establish a flat tax and sales tax with full rebates "for everyone on all income up to the poverty level–and no other taxes."

As of June 14, 2024, Steven Feldman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to lower Medicare and Medicaid costs.

Opposes government funded universal healthcare.

Wants to establish a "market-based" healthcare system.

Opposes the government funding abortions.

Supports abortion access up until a  "certain period of gestation...", in which he wants abortion to be illegal.

Supports abortion access policies to be based on state regulations and the  state residents views.

- Wants to lower Medicare and Medicaid costs.
- Opposes government funded universal healthcare.
- Wants to establish a "market-based" healthcare system.
- Opposes the government funding abortions.
- Supports abortion access up until a  "certain period of gestation...", in which he wants abortion to be illegal.
- Supports abortion access policies to be based on state regulations and the  state residents views.

Wants collaborative efforts and to work to achieve unity despite political differences.

- Wants collaborative efforts and to work to achieve unity despite political differences.

Supports gun regulations but opposes a federal ban on guns.

Believes "Religious institutions should be free to define marriage as they please and choose who to marry without government interference."

- Opposes heavy government intervention.
- Supports gun regulations but opposes a federal ban on guns.
- Believes "Religious institutions should be free to define marriage as they please and choose who to marry without government interference."

Opposes allowing affirmative action policies to be used in admissions practices in public colleges and universities, but supports allowing "effects of past discrimination..." to be considered for applicants.

- Opposes the government funding college.
- Opposes allowing affirmative action policies to be used in admissions practices in public colleges and universities, but supports allowing "effects of past discrimination..." to be considered for applicants.

Opposes war, saying "War is immoral, counterproductive, and costly. We should defeat our enemies by making them our friends."

Said "Our military should defend our borders and should not be used to tell other people how to live their lives."

- Opposes war, saying "War is immoral, counterproductive, and costly. We should defeat our enemies by making them our friends."
- Said "Our military should defend our borders and should not be used to tell other people how to live their lives."
- Opposes undocumented immigration.

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Steven Feldman

- Wants to focus on reducing the national debt, saying it "is a threat to our nation and the future of our children."
- Wants to reduce government spending.
- Wants to increase the national eligible working age to ensure "it will be there for the people who need it."
- Wants to establish a flat tax and sales tax with full rebates "for everyone on all income up to the poverty level–and no other taxes."

Steven's campaign for U.S. Representative in Congressional District 10 is his first run for public office. 

As of June 14, 2024, Steven Feldman did not have a website or any information online.

Steven Feldman (North Carolina)

Steven earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, his medical degree from Duke University, and his PhD degree from Duke University as well. He has lived in North Carolina for over 40 years, and is currently married to his wife with whom he has 2 children with.

Steven is a physician and medical scientist.

Steven's campaign for U.S. Representative is his first entry into politics.

- Wants to focus on reducing the national debt, saying "The massive and growing national debt, increasing under both Democratic and Republican administrations, is a threat to our nation and the future of our children."
- Believes that "Medicare and Social Security need to be on solid financial footings."

- Supports a limited amount of government intervention in daily social and political life.

- Supports a decreased role for the military in daily political life, believing that "Our military should defend our borders and should not be used to tell other people how to live their lives."

- Has said, "I am passionately anti-war. War is immoral, counterproductive, and costly. We should defeat our enemies by making them our friends."

Ballotpedia, Todd Helm

Todd attended Wake Forest University. He is married to Karen Reinert and has 3 children. He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

Todd worked as a high school math teacher and coach in Forsyth and Yadkin counties. He is the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization, Agricultural Development Initiatives.

Todd Helm's campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 10 is his 1st run for public office. 

Believes national debt is the most important issue in the nation today.

Believes a balanced budget is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."

Believes a "balanced budget" is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."

Believes that no low-income American should face a benefit cut.

Opposes benefit reductions for low-income populations. 

Believes healthcare sector reform can reduce U.S. government spending.

Believes changes in the healthcare sector can help reduce U.S. government spending.

- Believes national debt is the most important issue in the nation today.
- Believes a "balanced budget" is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."
- Supports funding Social Security.
- Opposes benefit reductions for low-income populations. 
- Believes changes in the healthcare sector can help reduce U.S. government spending.

Believes in protecting the environment by encouraging families to recycle and use alternatives to fossil fuels.

Supports environmental conservation and believes families must recycle and use energy sources that are not fossil fuels.

- Supports environmental conservation and believes families must recycle and use energy sources that are not fossil fuels.

Believes that increasing competition in the healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.

Believes a more competitive healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.

Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion.

Opposes using taxpayer funds for abortions.

Believes abortion should not be used as "a means of birth control" but supports abortion in cases where the mother will die or the child will not survive.

Opposes access to abortion except if the mother is endangered or the fetus will survive. 

Supports transparency in healthcare pricing, believing that having a menu that describes the good or service that is requested and the cost of that good or service is a normal part of free enterprise.

Supports transparency in describing and pricing for goods and services. 

- Believes a more competitive healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.
- Opposes using taxpayer funds for abortions.
- Opposes access to abortion except if the mother is endangered or the fetus will survive. 
- Supports transparency in describing and pricing for goods and services. 

Believes the two-party system hinders true representation and opposes prioritizing party interests over community needs.

As of August 15, 2024, Todd Helm’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said "Protecting human life and correctly defining family are essential matters. MARRIAGE MEANS ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN, ONE LIFELONG UNION."

Believes "Homosexuality is wrong. The LBGTQ agenda is morally bankrupt. It is not a human rights issue – it is sin.

Opposes gun control, believing owning guns is a constitutional right and supports keeping weapons from dangerous people.

Opposes legislation promoting homosexuality as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits and supports reversing such legislation.

Opposes legislation that promotes homosexuality, serving as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits.

Believes that "respect for the law and the people who enforce the law makes every American safer."

- Said "Protecting human life and correctly defining family are essential matters. MARRIAGE MEANS ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN, ONE LIFELONG UNION."
- Believes "Homosexuality is wrong. The LBGTQ agenda is morally bankrupt. It is not a human rights issue – it is sin.
- Opposes gun control.
- Opposes legislation that promotes homosexuality, serving as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits.
- Believes that "respect for the law and the people who enforce the law makes every American safer."

Believes parents should have control over their children's education.

Supports parental involvement in their children's education.

Supports six years of elementary school as a right, six years of secondary and technical school as a privilege, and additional education at a reasonable price.

- Supports parental involvement in their children's education.
- Supports six years of elementary school as a right, six years of secondary and technical school as a privilege, and additional education at a reasonable price.

Believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad and wants to require passports and visas for entry.

Opposes accepting asylum claims at the southern border and believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad. 

Supports providing respect and support for veterans transitioning to civilian life.

Supports providing support for veterans to help them transition to civilian life.

Believes the U.S. should prioritize having "the most efficient, effective and powerful military in the world."

Believes that "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

Believes "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

- Opposes accepting asylum claims at the southern border and believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad. 
- Opposes undocumented immigration.
- Supports providing support for veterans to help them transition to civilian life.
- Believes the U.S. should prioritize having "the most efficient, effective and powerful military in the world."
- Believes "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

Todd Helm

Todd lives in Winston Salem. He attended Wake Forest University. He is married to Karen Reinert and has three adult children.

Todd Helm has worked as a high school math teacher and coach in Forsyth and Yadkin counties. He is the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization, Agricultural Development Initiatives.

As of August 26, 2024, Todd Helm’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Believes a balanced budget is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."
- Supports funding Social Security.
- Opposes benefit cuts for low income people.
- Supports addressing the national debt.
- Believes healthcare sector reform can reduce U.S. government spending.

- Believes in protecting the environment by encouraging families to recycle and use alternatives to fossil fuels.

- Believes that increasing competition in the healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.
- Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion.
- Supports access to abortion for medical emergencies.
- Believes in the importance of clean air and public health and supports regulations to protect against secondhand smoke.
- Supports transparency in healthcare pricing.

- Opposes legislation promoting homosexuality as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits.
- Opposes gun control.
- Believes that "respect for the law and the people who enforce the law makes every American safer."

- Believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad and wants to require passports and visas for entry.
- Opposes undocumented immigration.
- Supports providing support for veterans transitioning to civilian life.
- Believes the U.S. should prioritize having "the most efficient, effective and powerful military in the world."
- Said that "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

Todd Helm lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He attended Wake Forest University. He is married to Karen Reinert and has three adult children.

Todd Helm has served as a high school math teacher and coach in Forsyth and Yadkin counties. He is the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization, Agricultural Development Initiatives, established in 2001.

As of August 21, 2024, Todd Helm’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes an "all of the above energy strategy" is the best way forward.

Opposes abortion and using taxpayer dollars for abortion-related purposes. Supports unconditional care for individuals regardless of their abortion views.

Believes "every abortion kills a baby" and supports the right to life as an inalienable human right.

Believes Republicans "vary" in their views on abortion.

Believes many Republicans are Pro-Life and support various abortion restrictions.

Believes in the importance of clean air and public health and supports regulations to protect against secondhand smoke.

Believes third party candidates face challenges in being elected in North Carolina.

Believes individual candidates should collect signatures for ballot access.

Supports allowing unaffiliated candidates to run for office without a party affiliation.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes in not spending state resources to validate insufficient evidence.

Believes the signature requirement for statewide races is too high, as evidenced by his decision to turn in the 83,000 signatures needed for his gubernatorial run a day late.

Believes in thorough investigations for party qualifications and supports delaying decisions until all facts are reviewed.

Believes in validating signatures for political party registration, as demonstrated by the State Board of Education's (SBOE) work in June 2024 to validate the signatures submitted by the Constitution Party.

Believes in upholding the integrity of the electoral process and ensuring that all eligible voters have the right to vote.

Supports allowing the Constitution Party to be on the ballot, as evidenced by the SBOE's approval of the party on July 9, 2024.

Believes in fair voting practices and supports the decision of the State Board of Elections (SBOE) to deny the Constitution Party's designation in a 3 to 2 vote on June 26, 2024.

Believes in maintaining accurate voter registration.

Believes in fair and transparent elections.

Believes in traditional voting methods, advocating for paper signatures over electronic substitutes, and seeks a payment processor allowing agreements signed with pen and paper.

Believes children need "a mother and a father" and supports teaching youth to finish school, get a job, get married, and then have children.

Believes children suffer from unstable and fatherless or motherless homes.

Supports quality education and has served as a high school math teacher and coach in Forsyth and Yadkin counties.

Believes in being "thankful for Youth and for Education."

Believes in traditional marriage as "one man, one wife, one life" and supports stable family structures.

Believes stable families are crucial for child development, saying, "Every child needs a father and a mother."

Believes secular culture distorts good ideas and desires to reclaim arts and media.

Believes in diverse educational approaches, having taught in public schools and homeschooled his children.

Supports controlling the border with a "big wall" and a "narrow door" for legal immigration, requiring passports and visas.

Believes in strict immigration policies requiring assimilation and allegiance to American culture and laws.

Believes in enforcing immigration law nationwide.

Believes a world led by America is safer than one led by Russia or China.

Believes Republicans are unwilling to address immigration issues, saying "Republicans refused to discuss legislation to change the immigration invasion in the spring of 2024."

Believes asylum claims should only be accepted at U.S. embassies and supports 100% legal, orderly immigration.

Believes Democrats have opened up border and immigration policy by placing key administrators in cabinet positions.

Believes in the need for legal immigration and stable families, saying "These are not all legislative goals. These are goals for our society. These are goals for our culture."

- Your U.S. Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. North Carolina currently has 14 U.S. Representatives.
- U.S. Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become federal law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain areas of policy, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
-  Representatives must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected. 

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