Adam Smith is from southern Indiana. He is a father.

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Adam is a former Green Beret. He also worked with Savage Freedom, sometimes called the "Redneck Air Force," to organize supply drops, evacuations, and rescue missions.

Adam currently works as a podcast host, public speaker, and leadership consultant. He previously worked as director of training and head instructor at Norse Tactical, and served in the U.S. Army for 16 years.

Adam's campaign for North Carolina's U.S. House of Representatives, District 11, is his first time running for public office.

Adam's campaign for U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th district is his first run for public office.

Plans to reduce government regulation, support small businesses, and promote free-market policies to create high-paying jobs.

Plans to reduce government regulation, support small businesses, and promote free-market policies.

Supports tax-deductible bonds to encourage repatriation of $17 trillion U.S. investor dollars overseas, with interest incentives, transferable only to U.S. citizens, tax-free at maturity, with revenue earmarked for reducing the national deficit and supporting Social Security.

Supports using selling bonds as securities to reduce the national debt.

Supports former President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

Supports utilizing tariffs as taxes on imported goods.

- Plans to reduce government regulation, support small businesses, and promote free-market policies.
- Supports using selling bonds as securities to reduce the national debt.
- Supports utilizing tariffs as taxes on imported goods.

Economy

Supports strong law enforcement and opposes "soft-on-crime" policies.

Supports strong law enforcement policies.

- Supports strong law enforcement policies.
- Opposes gun control.

Public Safety

Supports "protecting the unborn" and "defending parental rights."

Healthcare

Opposes the participation of transgender women in sports.

- Opposes the participation of transgender women in sports.

Education

Supports "true energy independence" by using various energy sources to lower gas prices, create jobs, and reduce dependence on foreign energy.

Supports increasing domestic energy production.

- Supports increasing domestic energy production.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes U.S. involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

Supports "ironclad" border security and full enforcement of immigration laws.

- Opposes U.S. involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
- Supports "ironclad" border security and full enforcement of immigration laws.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Chuck Edwards is from Waynesville, North Carolina. He attended Blue Ridge Community College. He lives in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He has served with the Hendersonville Rotary Club and as the director of the Community Foundation of Henderson County.

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Chuck Edwards is from Waynesville. He attended Blue Ridge Community College. Chuck is a father and grandfather.

Chuck is a franchise owner of McDonald's restaurants in western North Carolina. He previously worked as the director of Entegra Financial and in real estate. 

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Chuck currently works as a McDonald's franchise owner. He previously worked as the director of Entegra Financial and in real estate. 

Chuck is currently a U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District. He was first elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024.

Chuck currently serves as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th District. He was first elected in 2022, and is serving his second term. Chuck previously served three terms as a North Carolina state senator for District 48 from 2016 to 2023.

As U.S. representative, sponsored legislation to fund disaster recovery aid after Hurricane Helene.

- As U.S. representative, sponsored legislation to fund disaster recovery aid after Hurricane Helene.
- Supports reduced tax rates.

Said, "there's no intent from President Trump nor from the Congress to do anything to disrupt payments for Medicare or Social Security."

Said, "there's no intent... to do anything to disrupt payments for Medicare or Social Security."

- Said, "there's no intent... to do anything to disrupt payments for Medicare or Social Security."

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

Opposes undocumented immigration and supports the construction of a wall on the southern border.

- Opposes undocumented immigration and supports the construction of a wall on the southern border.

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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. 

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