Brad Hessel was born in New York, New York. He attended Sleepy Hollow High School and Phillips Exeter Academy. He earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1975. His career experience includes working in management consulting, simulation design and development, game and magazine publishing, technical writing and training, software pricing schema design, corporate web architecture design. He has been affiliated with the Raleigh North Citizens Advisory Council, the Beth Meyer Social Action Committee, and the Wake County Libertarian Party.

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Brad Hessel was born in New York, New York. He attended Sleepy Hollow High School and Phillips Exeter Academy. He earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1975. His career experience includes working in management consulting, simulation design and development, game and magazine publishing, technical writing and training, software pricing schema design, corporate web architecture design. He has been affiliated with the Raleigh North Citizens Advisory Council, the Beth Meyer Social Action Committee, and the Wake County Libertarian Party.[1]

Brad Hessel earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University. He has been affiliated with the Raleigh North Citizens Advisory Council and the Beth Meyer Social Action Committee.

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Brad has worked in management consulting, simulation design and development, game and magazine publishing, technical writing and training, software pricing schema design, and corporate web architecture design.

2024
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 18
Terence Everitt defeated Ashlee Bryan Adams and Brad Hessel in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 18 on November 5, 2024.

Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Terence Everitt advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 18.

Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ashlee Bryan Adams advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 18.

Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Brad Hessel advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 18.

2018
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 18
Incumbent John Alexander defeated Mack Paul and Brad Hessel in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 18 on November 6, 2018.

2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent John Alexander defeated Laurel Deegan-Fricke and Brad Hessel in the North Carolina State Senate District 15 general election.

Brad previously ran for the North Carolina State Senate and lost general elections in District 18 in 2024 and 2018 and in District 15 in 2016.

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Advocates for reducing barriers to economic activity.

Pledges to limit taxation and government restrictions on individuals' personal decisions.

- Advocates for reducing barriers to economic activity.
- Pledges to limit taxation and government restrictions on individuals' personal decisions.

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Advocates for more education choices for students and their families.

- Advocates for more education choices for students and their families.

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RALEIGH (14 Jun 2024) – Brad Hessel, candidate for NC Senate District 18, spoke at the More Voices More Choices rally at the State Capital in downtown Raleigh today and called for legislation to allow counties and municipalities to use instant runoff voting (a/k/a ranked-choice voting) for their elections.

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Calls for legislation allowing counties and municipalities to use instant-runoff, or ranked-choice, voting.

- Calls for legislation allowing counties and municipalities to use instant-runoff, or ranked-choice, voting.

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- Pledges to limit taxation and government restrictions on individuals' personal decisions.

Brad Hessel is from New York City. He has a bachelor's degree from Brown University. He is affiliated with the Raleigh North Citizens Advisory Council, the Beth Meyer Social Action Committee, and the Wake County Libertarian Party.

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