Steve Girard grew up in Clemmons, North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia. He lives in Jefferson with his wife, and has a daughter, a son, and a grandson. 

Steve has worked in the insurance industry. 

Steve's campaign for North Carolina's 5th congressional district is his first time running for public office.

North Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia

iVG – North Carolina Voter Guide

Steve's campaign for North Carolina's 5th congressional district is his first run for public office.

Plans to boost rural manufacturing by shifting re-shoring incentives away only large cities.

Plans to cut small business regulation and simplify compliance "so businesses do not need lawyers and accountants to start or grow."

Supports a "dollar-for-dollar" federal tax credit that creates jobs in rural counties, opens storefronts in "hollowed-out downtowns," and renovates empty commercial buildings.

Supports federal incentives such as cash grants and low-interest loans for builders as well as five-year federal property tax offsets for first time rural home-buyers.

Supports a rural infrastructure acceleration fund.

Supports property tax relief for senior residents' primary home.

- Plans to boost rural manufacturing by shifting re-shoring incentives away only large cities.
- Plans to cut small business regulation and simplify compliance "so businesses do not need lawyers and accountants to start or grow."
- Supports a "dollar-for-dollar" federal tax credit that creates jobs in rural counties, opens storefronts in "hollowed-out downtowns," and renovates empty commercial buildings.
- Supports federal incentives such as cash grants and low-interest loans for builders as well as five-year federal property tax offsets for first time rural home-buyers.
- Supports a rural infrastructure acceleration fund.
- Opposes raising the retirement age.
- Supports property tax relief for senior residents' primary home.

Economy

Supports a national concealed carry permit.

Opposes federal agencies from collecting or storing firearm ownership data.

- Supports a national concealed carry permit.
- Opposes federal agencies from collecting or storing firearm ownership data.

Public Safety

Supports allowing families to buy insurance across state lines and creating federal tax credits for more affordable coverage.

Advocates for permanent "pandemic-era" telehealth rules.

Supports capping insulin and essential generic drug prices "where competition has collapsed."

Opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

Wants to attract doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to rural areas through incentives.

Supports limits on "late-term abortions with clear exceptions" that are made at the state level.

Opposes federal limits on abortion access and the use of federal funds on performing abortions.

- Supports allowing families to buy insurance across state lines and creating federal tax credits for more affordable coverage.
- Advocates for permanent "pandemic-era" telehealth rules.
- Supports capping insulin and essential generic drug prices "where competition has collapsed."
- Opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
- Wants to attract doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to rural areas through incentives.
- Supports limits on "late-term abortions with clear exceptions" that are made at the state level.
- Opposes federal limits on abortion access and the use of federal funds on performing abortions.

Healthcare

Supports expanding school choice, such as public, private, charter, magnet, online, or homeschool.

Advocates for including all curriculum, reading lists, spending, and results online.

Supports a federal investment in trades, employer partnerships, and wage subsidies.

- Supports student loan forgiveness.
- Supports expanding school choice, such as public, private, charter, magnet, online, or homeschool.
- Advocates for including all curriculum, reading lists, spending, and results online.
- Supports a federal investment in trades, employer partnerships, and wage subsidies.

Education

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

Energy & the Environment

Supports completing "physical barriers where border patrol requests them" and supports the "immediate deportation of fentanyl traffickers."

- Supports completing "physical barriers where border patrol requests them" and supports the "immediate deportation of fentanyl traffickers."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports voter IDs for all federal elections.

Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.

Supports banning members from working for lobbyists after serving.

- Supports voter IDs for all federal elections.
- Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
- Supports term limits.
- Supports banning members from working for lobbyists after serving.

Voting & Elections

Facebook

Steve Girard

- 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. 