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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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