Philip E. (Phil) Berger is from New Rochelle, New York, and grew up in Danville, Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Averett University and a law degree from Wake Forest University. He started the Berger Law Firm with his two sons in 2001.

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Philip E. (Phil) Berger is from New Rochelle, New York, and grew up in Danville, Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Averett University and a law degree from Wake Forest University. He and his wife, Pat, have three children and six grandchildren. They live in Eden, North Carolina.

Phil was a lawyer before entering government.

Phil is currently a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 26. He was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2000. He was elected president pro tempore of the North Carolina State Senate in 2011. He ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1994 but did not win.

Supports cutting sales taxes and income taxes.

Supports cutting North Carolina's personal income tax.

Supported cutting taxes on military pension income for disabled veterans.

Supports property tax exemptions for lower-income seniors.

Supports prioritizing annual funding to keep state pension plans solvent.

- Supports cutting sales taxes and income taxes.
- Supports cutting North Carolina's personal income tax.
- Supported cutting taxes on military pension income for disabled veterans.
- Supports property tax exemptions for lower-income seniors.
- Supports prioritizing annual funding to keep state pension plans solvent.

Economy

As of January 2, 2026, Philip E. (Phil) Berger’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Opposes gender transition procedures and puberty blocking drugs for minors.

- Opposes gender transition procedures and puberty blocking drugs for minors.

Healthcare

Opposes antisemitic discrimination in local school districts.

Supports school voucher programs that allow families to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Supports parental rights legislation to prevent instruction on gender identity and allow parents to opt children out of instruction that conflicts with religious beliefs.

Opposes education on race and racism in state schools and government.

Supports providing in-state tuition to veterans and their children.

- Opposes antisemitic discrimination in local school districts.
- Supports school voucher programs that allow families to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.
- Supports parental rights legislation to prevent instruction on gender identity and allow parents to opt children out of instruction that conflicts with religious beliefs.
- Opposes education on race and racism in state schools and government.
- Supports providing in-state tuition to veterans and their children.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Supports legislation requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to ensure criminal undocumented immigrants are deported.

Supports preventing undocumented immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits and punishing cities and counties that do not enforce immigration law.

Advocates for E-Verify requirements to ensure undocumented immigrants are not employed by government contractors.

- Supports legislation requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to ensure criminal undocumented immigrants are deported.
- Supports preventing undocumented immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits and punishing cities and counties that do not enforce immigration law.
- Advocates for E-Verify requirements to ensure undocumented immigrants are not employed by government contractors.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports removing ineligible voters from voter rolls.

Supports tightening absentee ballot security.

- Supports removing ineligible voters from voter rolls.
- Supports tightening absentee ballot security.

Voting & Elections

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Philip E. (Phil) Berger

Said, "My priority, and I think the priority of Senate Republicans, will be to continue those policies that have provided that kind of environment that has made North Carolina attractive to private sector businesses, private sector job growth, and individuals making a decision as to where they want to live, to work, and to raise their families, and decisions made by business owners as to where they want their businesses to be located."

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- The State Senator is elected to a 2-year term. There is no term limit.