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West Caudle is from Yadkin Valley. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Arizona State University and an associate degree in history from Surry Community College. 

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West currently works as an account manager at Amano McGann, Inc. and owns Caudle & Weis International Income Tax Service. He previously worked as an organizer for Birches Foundation, as a middle school teacher for Iredell-Statesville Schools, as a political campaign manager for John Worth Wiles and Beth Shaw's North Carolina House campaigns, as an income tax preparer at Margaret Caudle Tax Service, and as a law enforcement officer at Iredell County Sheriff's Office.

West Caudle's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th Congressional District is his first entry into politics.

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Supports lowering costs and increasing wages.

Supports increasing funding for government programs.

Supports making the cost of living more affordable for families, including housing, groceries, and healthcare.

- Supports lowering costs and increasing wages.
- Supports increasing funding for government programs.
- Supports making the cost of living more affordable for families, including housing, groceries, and healthcare.

Economy

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

Public Safety

Said, "Healthcare should not be an economic system. In the United States a medical issue should never bankrupt someone. Insurance companies should not profit billions of dollars off the hard working people simply trying to survive or have a say in what procedure or medication you can have."

Said, "Most importantly, medical decisions are between the patient and the physician. Politicians have more than enough to worry about instead of attempting to legislate what someone can and cannot do with their body."

- Said, "Healthcare should not be an economic system. In the United States a medical issue should never bankrupt someone. Insurance companies should not profit billions of dollars off the hard working people simply trying to survive or have a say in what procedure or medication you can have."
- Said, "Most importantly, medical decisions are between the patient and the physician. Politicians have more than enough to worry about instead of attempting to legislate what someone can and cannot do with their body."

Healthcare

Supports fully funding public education, making college affordable, and providing trade training and apprenticeships.

- Supports fully funding public education, making college affordable, and providing trade training and apprenticeships.

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North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 ...

- 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. 