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Brian Helms is a Piedmont high school graduate and attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has two children. 

Brian has worked in manufacturing for over 25 years. 

Brian W. Helms's campaign for Union County Board of Commissioners At-large seat is his first entry into politics.

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Brian was first elected to the Union County Board of Commissioners in 2022.

Supports attracting commercial and industrial development to balance residential growth and approved a $4.8 million incentive package for a $200 million advanced manufacturing facility.

- Helms supports limited government.
- Supports attracting commercial and industrial development to balance residential growth and approved a $4.8 million incentive package for a $200 million advanced manufacturing facility.

Economy

Voted to provide a School Resource Officer (SRO), a law enforcement officer assigned to schools, for every one of the 53 schools in Union County Public Schools.

- Voted to provide a School Resource Officer (SRO), a law enforcement officer assigned to schools, for every one of the 53 schools in Union County Public Schools.

Public Services

As of January 2, 2026, Brian W. Helms’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Voted to expand the Sheriff's Office with Union County's first on-site crime lab and increase deputy sheriff salaries by 6% in 2025.

- Voted to expand the Sheriff's Office with Union County's first on-site crime lab and increase deputy sheriff salaries by 6% in 2025.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Created a land preservation program dedicating nearly $1 million to help landowners permanently protect farmland from development.

- Created a land preservation program dedicating nearly $1 million to help landowners permanently protect farmland from development.

Energy & the Environment

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Brian W. Helms

Helms is a Piedmont high school graduate and attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has two children. 

He has worked in manufacturing for over 25 years. 

Brian W. Helms (Union County Board of Commissioners, North ...

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Helms served as a member of the Union County Board of Commissioners in 2022. 

As of January 2, 2026, Brian W. Helms did not have a website or any information online.

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