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Robert van Brederode
REPUBLICAN
Robert van Brederode is running for North Carolina State Senator, District 13.
Personal background
Robert van Brederode is a resident of Fuquay-Varina. Robert earned a Doctor of Philosophy in law from the University of Amsterdam and a master’s degree in law from Utrecht University.
Professional background
Robert is a tax lawyer specializing in international and global consumption taxes. He previously served as the first director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He previously held senior tax positions at major accounting firms and served as tax counsel to a U.S. Fortune 100 company. He has also worked as a professor of tax law at Erasmus University, an assistant professor at Maastricht University, and an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law.
Economy
Advocates for economic policy that encourages growth beyond the metropolitan areas of the state to benefit all North Carolinians while reducing negative externalities.
Wants to decentralize political decision-making and allocate political power as much as "reasonably possible" to the county and municipal level.
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Public Safety
Against firearm regulations.
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Healthcare
Supports legislation that would effectively preempt or roll back any institutional policy that removes educational and medical decisions regarding minor children from the parents.
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Education
Believes teachers are "paid to educate, not to indoctrinate."
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Energy & the Environment
As of January 5, 2026, Robert van Brederode’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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Foreign Policy and Immigration
Opposes illegal immigration and amnesty efforts for those who entered the country illegally
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Voting & Elections
Wants to make sure only citizens can vote.
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