Laurie Buckhout is from Virginia. She has a bachelor's degree from James Madison University, a master7s of military arts and science in national military strategy, and a master7s of science in information management from Webster University. She and her husband, Paul, have two sons.

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Laurie Buckhout is originally from Virginia. She earned a bachelor's degree in english from James Madison University, a master's degree in military arts and science in national military strategy from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a master's degree of science in information management from Webster University. She lives with her husband, Paul, and two kids in Edenton, North Carolina.

Laurie currently works as a senior cyber and electronic warfare advisor on a consulting basis. She previously worked as the assistant national cyber director for policy and the acting assistant secretary of war for cyber policy in the White House, as well as the chief strategist for Castellum and the founder, president, and chief executive officer for Corvus Consulting, a strategic consulting and services group. Laurie served in the U.S. Army for 26 years.

Laurie Buckhout's campaign for North Carolina US Representative, District 1, is her first time running for public office.

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Laurie previously ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent North Carolina District 1 in 2024, but did not win.

Opposes the Biden-Harris-Davis agenda, citing it as a cause of inflation and unaffordable living costs, and pledges to fight for working families facing rising expenses.

Pledges to fight for working families facing rising expenses.

Plans to bring back jobs to rural communities and support small businesses, drawing on experience as a small business owner.

Plans to bring back jobs to rural communities and support small businesses.

- Pledges to fight for working families facing rising expenses.
- Plans to bring back jobs to rural communities and support small businesses.

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Supports the Second Amendment.

Supports the Second Amendment and will push back against regulations.

- Supports the Second Amendment and will push back against regulations.

Public Safety

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Supports ensuring veterans receive the proper care they deserve after returning home.

- Supports ensuring veterans receive the proper care they deserve after returning home.
- Opposes abortion access.

Healthcare

As of January 2, 2026, Laurie Buckhout’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Energy & the Environment

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Supports investing in the military to assert U.S. dominance and protect against threats from countries like China, Iran, and Russia, while defending allies such as Israel.

Supports investing in the military to assert U.S. dominance and support allies while protecting against threats from adversaries.

Supports securing the border by building a wall and reimplementing the "Remain in Mexico" policies from the Trump Administration.

Supports pausing immigration by building a wall and re-implementing the "Remain in Mexico" policies from the Trump Administration.

- Supports investing in the military to assert U.S. dominance and support allies while protecting against threats from adversaries.
- Supports pausing immigration by building a wall and re-implementing the "Remain in Mexico" policies from the Trump Administration.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Voting & Elections

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Pleaded guilty in 2019 to reckless driving charge in Georgia.

- Pleaded guilty in 2019 to reckless driving charge in Georgia.

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- Your U.S. representative represents the interests of your district in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. North Carolina currently has 14 U.S. representatives.
- U.S. representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become federal law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain areas of policy, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the speaker of the house or majority/minority leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits. U.S. representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
-  Representatives must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected. 