I have lived in North Carolina for more than 40 years and received my medical training at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Steven Feldman earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1980, an M.D. from Duke University in 1985, and a Ph.D. from Duke University in 1985.

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My wife Leora and I have been married for 40 years. We have two sons, one a sportswriter and the other a graduate student studying statistics.

Steven Feldman has lived in North Carolina for more than 40 years. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, a medical degree, and a Ph.D. from Duke University. He has been married to his wife, Leora, for 40 years and has two sons.

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As a physician and medical scientist who works with insurers, patient advocates, pharmaceutical companies, and other physicians to improve healthcare delivery, I have been rated one of the world’s leading experts in dermatology.

Steven works as a physician and medical scientist.

Pat Harrigan defeated Ralph Scott Jr., Steven Feldman, and Todd Helm in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Steven previously ran for U.S. House in North Carolina's 10th Congressional District in 2024 but did not win.

2026 North Carolina General Election

This is primarily a state issue. State business regulations may make it hard for people to enter the market to provide childcare services. Federal subsidies, while well-meaning, could be counterproductive; subsidies would cause the price of childcare services to increase, making child care even less affordable for those who don’t qualify for the subsidy.

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Our massive and growing national debt is a threat to our nation and the future of our children. The government must spend less and pay down the debt. We need market forces to reduce the costs of Medicare and Medicaid. We need changes in Social Security—including increasing the age of eligibility for healthy working Americans—to make sure it will be there for the people who need it.

My Positions

As noted by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Brian M. Riedel in the Wall Street Journal, raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans won’t nearly be enough to solve our debt crisis. We must cut spending. A simpler system, with minimal rates and no deductions, would promote confidence by being more transparent. One simple, transparent approach would be a flat tax and sales tax, with a full rebate for everyone on all income up to the poverty level–and no other taxes.

"I remember being with my accountant during the Bush presidency doing our taxes and being told I'd be getting a refund," Feldman said. "I thought, 'This can't be good.' I should be paying taxes. I just don't want to pay any more. But tax cuts are just transferring taxes to our children."

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Opposes federal child-care subsidies, which he says could increase service prices.

Calls for reducing federal spending and paying down the national debt.

Proposes a flat tax and a sales tax, with rebates on income up to the poverty level.

Said tax cuts transfer tax burdens to future generations.

- Opposes federal child-care subsidies, which he says could increase service prices.
- Calls for reducing federal spending and paying down the national debt.
- Proposes a flat tax and a sales tax, with rebates on income up to the poverty level.
- Said tax cuts transfer tax burdens to future generations.

Economy

Government should restrict people from hurting others, but let them live their own lives as they choose. Legalizing or decriminalizing drugs at the federal level would: • Allow us to rely on personal & family responsibility, rather than government force • Reduce imprisonment and its associated costs • Save tens of billions of dollars in direct government spending on the drug war, plus hundreds of billions of indirect costs • End the destruction of communities caused by illegal drug traffic and government efforts to control it • Reduce racial disparity • Reduce the violence involved in drug prosecution • Drive enforcement decisions to the local level, where people have a better understanding of their community’s situation and needs • Eliminate drug cartels and drug violence • Reduce problems at our southern border.

High taxes on recreational drugs are not the solution. The experience in Colorado shows that high taxes create a black market. Our experience with alcohol has shown that legalization is better than prohibition. By eliminating the prohibition on drugs we can expect to dramatically reduce drug cartels, drug related violence, and the cost of drug crime.

The best way to reduce violence is to make our culture less violent, not to take guns from law-abiding citizens. I don’t own a gun. I believe having a gun in my home would bring more risks than benefits, but that is only my personal perception. I don’t want to force my preferences on anyone else. The government should NOT take guns away from law-abiding citizens.

Supports federal legalization or decriminalization of drugs.

Opposes high taxes on recreational drugs.

Opposes confiscating guns from law-abiding citizens.

- Supports federal legalization or decriminalization of drugs.
- Opposes high taxes on recreational drugs.
- Opposes confiscating guns from law-abiding citizens.

Public Safety

A reasonable, balanced policy could include: Keeping government out of funding abortions. Making abortion illegal after a certain period of gestation, with proper consideration for the health of the mother. Allowing different states to adopt different regulations, based on the views of the people in those different states. My preference would be a gestational age limit based on viability.

A government-imposed single-payer system that provides “free” care does assure care for everyone but limits choice and makes government ration care. Plus, it isn’t free; it’s paid for by taxes or, worse, by laying more debt on future generations. My preference is to encourage market-based care. Markets give people incentives to choose lower cost options, create competition that would reduce health care prices, and give providers incentives to improve quality.

My preference is to encourage market-based care. Markets give people incentives to choose lower cost options, create competition that would reduce health care prices, and give providers incentives to improve quality. On day one, I’d like to introduce legislation giving Americans back their freedom to purchase medications from wherever they want, without government restriction. Some of the medications my patients need are generic, yet still are very, very costly. These same medications are very affordable in Canada and Mexico.

The FDA is well meaning, but its rules and restrictions add unnecessary time and costs to the development of medications. I would like to introduce legislation that changes the FDA from a compulsory organization to an advisory one. This would give companies greater freedom to innovate and give us the information we need to make informed choices about our healthcare.

Some people advocate Medicare for all. This is a great idea, as long as it’s paid for. Let’s allow people who want Medicare to pay the premium and use Medicare. While these are my preferences, they will not create a perfect system. Some people might choose less care than others think best. That should be their right. There is no perfect system.

Supports ending public abortion funding and limiting abortion after viability, with consideration for the pregnant patient's health.

Believes the government should not fund abortions and states should be able to adopt different abortion regulations

Advocates market-based health care rather than a government-imposed single-payer system.

Plans to introduce legislation allowing Americans to purchase medications without government restrictions.

Plans to propose making the Food and Drug Administration advisory rather than compulsory.

Supports allowing people to enroll in Medicare if they pay its premium.

- Believes the government should not fund abortions and states should be able to adopt different abortion regulations
- Advocates market-based health care rather than a government-imposed single-payer system.
- Plans to introduce legislation allowing Americans to purchase medications without government restrictions.
- Plans to propose making the Food and Drug Administration advisory rather than compulsory.
- Supports allowing people to enroll in Medicare if they pay its premium.

Healthcare

The federal government should get out of the business of subsidizing colleges and universities. These subsidies only drive up the price of a college education. We can bring the price down dramatically—and expand access—by reducing subsidies and encouraging greater use of online education.

Calls for ending federal subsidies for colleges and universities and expanding online education.

- Calls for ending federal subsidies for colleges and universities and expanding online education.

Education

First, it would be helpful to understand the magnitude of the problem. PFAS has been associated with an increased risk of cancer in some studies. For kidney cancer, a hazard ratio of 1.1 was reported. The increased cancer rate, assuming it is directly related to PFAS, translates to about 11 kidney cancer deaths in every 2,000 people exposed to PFAS compared with 10 kidney cancer deaths in that population if they weren’t exposed to PFAS. We need to accurately assess and balance the effect of PFAS on the population to the costs of not having PFAS.

Global warming is occurring, and some of that is due to industrial CO2 production. Science has limitations when it comes to predicting the future. We can know that temperatures are rising, but we cannot know how much they will change in the future or the full impact of that increase. Market forces have already led to the development of technologies and processes that generate cleaner energy, will allow us to adapt to climate changes, and can mitigate some of their effects. We can expect the power of the market to continue to drive new responses. Government should encourage, but not attempt to direct, these responses.

Calls for weighing the health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances against the costs of not using them.

Calls for weighing the health effects of PFAS substances against the costs of not using them.

Said government should encourage, but not direct, market-led responses to climate change.

- Calls for weighing the health effects of PFAS substances against the costs of not using them.
- Said government should encourage, but not direct, market-led responses to climate change.

Energy & the Environment

Our military should defend our borders, not tell others how to live. We must defend our country, and we must always have the military strength our defense requires. We will be more secure at home if we kill fewer people abroad. If we focus on defending our borders and get our military out of the business of forcing people in other countries to live as we do, we can maintain a strong defense and reduce the cost of government.

Punishing other nations for choosing to govern themselves in ways we do not like or having values that differ from ours has proven to be counterproductive. Our most successful foreign policies have been based on peaceful engagement with other nations. Policies that could foster peaceful relations include • Ending sanctions on Iran and Cuba; those sanctions hurt the people in those countries and have had no beneficial effect on the policies of their governments • Ending our support for dictators in other countries • Expanding our Peace Corps activities.

Continuing the current conflict or expanding it into a proxy war with Russia is bad for both Ukraine and America. Our support for fighting until the last Ukrainian is standing is horrible for Ukrainian families. Worse, if we were to provide Ukraine with sufficient support to win the war, we could bring on nuclear Armageddon. We can and should seek better options.

A similar diplomatic solution could convince Russia to withdraw from Ukraine. As Russia’s invasion was precipitated by the perceived threat of NATO troops on Russia’s border, I’d like to see us offer to withdraw from NATO. Europe doesn’t need our protection. We don’t need to be seen as a threat by Russia. Ukraine gains nothing by being on the front line of a presumed conflict between Russia and the NATO alliance. It is in everyone’s interest to find a peaceful resolution.

Our current policies have failed; it’s time for a fresh perspective. Generally, immigration to America has been very good for us over the past 250 years. Young families contribute to the working population and help to grow the overall economy. However, the influx of new workers can have unacceptable effects on wages. Our policies need to balance these good and bad effects.

We have seen, though, that a policy based solely on blocking people at the border is, like our failed drug war, costly and ineffective. In addition, the drug war makes our immigration problems worse. Drug smuggling cartels make countries to our south so violent that families want to get out so badly that they leave everyone and everything they know to come here. Ending the drug war would end the drug smuggling cartels.

Advocates a defense-focused military policy with fewer military interventions abroad.

Calls for ending sanctions on Iran and Cuba, ending support for dictators, and expanding Peace Corps activities.

Opposes continuing or expanding the war in Ukraine and calls for a diplomatic resolution.

Wants the United States to offer withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in pursuit of a Ukraine settlement.

Said immigration policy should balance immigration's economic benefits with its effects on wages.

Opposes relying solely on border enforcement to address immigration.

- Advocates a defense-focused military policy with fewer military interventions abroad.
- Calls for ending sanctions on Iran and Cuba, ending support for dictators, and expanding Peace Corps activities.
- Opposes continuing or expanding the war in Ukraine and calls for a diplomatic resolution.
- Wants the United States to offer withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in pursuit of a Ukraine settlement.
- Said immigration policy should balance immigration's economic benefits with its effects on wages.
- Opposes relying solely on border enforcement to address immigration.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

We all want fair elections. Voter ID cards ensure that everyone who casts a vote is eligible to vote and keeps ineligible voters from committing voter fraud. However, voter ID cards can make elections less fair by placing an undue burden on those eligible voters who may have difficulty obtaining a valid ID. Recognizing the well-meaning motivations of people on both sides, I encourage us to come together and agree on a system that allows all eligible voters–and only eligible voters–to vote. Libertarians don’t care for government ID’s, but I personally believe that requiring a voter ID is entirely reasonable, if we make sure that all eligible voters are given or can easily obtain an ID.

Supports voter identification requirements if eligible voters can readily obtain identification.

- Supports voter identification requirements if eligible voters can readily obtain identification.

Voting & Elections

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- Calls for reducing federal spending and paying down the national debt.
- Proposes a flat tax and a sales tax, with rebates on income up to the poverty level.
- Said tax cuts transfer tax burdens to future generations.

- Advocates market-based health care rather than a government-imposed single-payer system.
- Plans to introduce legislation allowing Americans to purchase medications without government restrictions.
- Plans to propose making the Food and Drug Administration advisory rather than compulsory.
- Supports allowing people to enroll in Medicare if they pay its premium.

- Said government should encourage, but not direct, market-led responses to climate change.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue economy:  
Advocates for spending less and paying down the debt.

Supports using market forces to reduce the costs of Medicare and Medicaid.

Believes the current third-party payment system is costly and not accessible to everyone.

Supports market-based healthcare to encourage lower costs, competition, and improved quality.

Wants to change the FDA from a compulsory organization to an advisory one to enhance innovation and provide better information for healthcare choices.

Supports government support for private efforts to achieve universal access to high-speed internet connectivity.

Supports policies that recognize not everyone needs a university degree and advocates for greater career and technical education opportunities.

Opposes federal subsidies for colleges and universities, arguing they drive up education costs, and supports reducing subsidies while promoting online education to lower prices and expand access.

Supports a military focused on defending U.S. borders rather than intervening in other countries' affairs.

Supports the idea that U.S. actions can influence international relations, as illustrated by the historical context of missile removal.

Supports finding a peaceful resolution to conflicts, suggesting a withdrawal from NATO to reduce perceived threats and promote stability in Europe.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue economy:  
Supports making cultural changes to reduce violence rather than restricting gun ownership.

Supports legalizing drugs to reduce fentanyl deaths and allow for overdose treatment at the point of sale.

Supports the legalization of drugs to reduce crime and drug-related violence.

Considers raising the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security, especially for healthy, working individuals.

Supports changing the FDA from a compulsory organization to an advisory one to reduce costs and time in medication development, promoting greater innovation in healthcare.

Supports a military focus on defending borders rather than intervening in other nations' affairs.

Supports the idea that the removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey led to the Soviets removing their missiles from Cuba.

Supports finding a peaceful resolution to conflicts and suggests withdrawing from NATO to reduce perceived threats and improve diplomatic relations.

Supports the legalization of drugs to reduce crime and violence associated with drug cartels.

Supports considering raising the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security for healthy, working individuals.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue public-safety:  
Believes the best way to reduce violence is to make culture less violent rather than restricting guns from law-abiding citizens.

Supports legalizing drugs to reduce fentanyl deaths and allow for overdose treatment at the point of sale with Narcan.

Advocates for better mental health care, ending drug violence, fostering a less confrontational culture, and ensuring a strong economy with low unemployment as effective measures to address school violence.

Supports reasonable gun regulations, including background checks and involvement of gun enthusiasts in developing these regulations to enhance public safety.

Believes it is reasonable for states to have different public safety laws that reflect the will of the people, as long as they comply with Constitutional law.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue public-safety:  
Opposes gun control, stating that the government should not take guns away from law-abiding citizens.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue public-safety:  
Aims to stop school shootings and ensure children's safety.

Advocates for influencing gun culture through role modeling and promoting peaceful dispute resolution.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue public-safety:  
Wants to stop school shootings and ensure children's safety.

Advocates for influencing others towards peaceful dispute resolution and believes in modeling respectful behavior regarding gun ownership.

Opposes compromise on reproductive rights, emphasizing the need to find balance between conflicting principles.

For Candidate Steven Feldman on Issue healthcare: Believes in considering both a woman's right to choose and the rights of the fetus in abortion discussions.

Supports allowing patients to buy medication from any source, including other countries, and advocates for reducing regulations that limit access to healthcare services and pharmaceutical development.

Supports reducing state-level regulations to increase the supply of mental health services and advocates for a market-based healthcare approach to lower costs and improve access.

Opposes federal subsidies for colleges and universities, arguing they drive up education costs, and advocates for reducing subsidies while promoting online education to expand access.

Believes that not everyone needs a university degree and supports creating greater career and technical education opportunities.

Acknowledges that global warming is real but expresses uncertainty about its ultimate effects and solutions.

Supports the development of cleaner energy technologies driven by market forces, advocating for government encouragement rather than direction of these responses.

Believes that U.S. security at home can be enhanced by reducing military interventions abroad and focusing on border defense.

Believes in the importance of reciprocal actions in foreign policy, citing historical examples of missile removal between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Advocates for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, suggesting the U.S. should consider withdrawing from NATO to reduce perceived threats to Russia and promote peace.

Supports voter ID cards to ensure eligible voting but acknowledges they may create unfair burdens for some eligible voters.

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