Don Brown (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia

Don Brown is from Plymouth, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and a law degree from Campbell University. 

Don ran for U.S. Congress in North Carolina's District 8 in 2024 but did not win. 

Don is an author, an attorney, and a small business owner. He also served in the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 2001. 

Wants to codify the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce waste and prevent future administrations from reversing cost-cutting measures.

Supports major federal government downsizing, including reducing the non-military federal workforce and the number of federal agencies, requiring balanced budgets with spending below revenue, and applying savings toward reducing the national debt.

Supports protecting North Carolina shrimpers by enforcing trade laws and preventing unfair foreign competition.

Supports protections for small businesses during public health emergencies, including requiring due process before government-ordered closures and prohibiting distinctions between “essential” and “nonessential” workers.

Supports eliminating the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and federal income tax, replacing them with a national consumption-based tax system and tariffs to generate federal revenue.

- Wants to codify the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce waste and prevent future administrations from reversing cost-cutting measures.
- Supports major federal government downsizing, including reducing the non-military federal workforce and the number of federal agencies, requiring balanced budgets with spending below revenue, and applying savings toward reducing the national debt.
- Supports protecting North Carolina shrimpers by enforcing trade laws and preventing unfair foreign competition.
- Supports protections for small businesses during public health emergencies, including requiring due process before government-ordered closures and prohibiting distinctions between “essential” and “nonessential” workers.
- Supports eliminating the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and federal income tax, replacing them with a national consumption-based tax system and tariffs to generate federal revenue.

Economy

Supports nationwide constitutional carry, allowing individuals to carry firearms across state lines without permits and opposing red flag laws.

- Supports nationwide constitutional carry, allowing individuals to carry firearms across state lines without permits and opposing red flag laws.

Public Safety

Supports prohibiting vaccine and mask mandates.

- Supports prohibiting vaccine and mask mandates.
- Opposes access to abortion.

Healthcare

Supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, arguing education policy should not be federally controlled.

- Supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, arguing education policy should not be federally controlled.

Education

As of January 2, 2026, Donald M. (Don) Brown’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports limiting the authority of federal judges in areas such as immigration and military policy.

- Supports limiting the authority of federal judges in areas such as immigration and military policy.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports congressional term limits, backing a constitutional amendment to limit members of Congress to a maximum of 12 years of service.

- Supports congressional term limits, backing a constitutional amendment to limit members of Congress to a maximum of 12 years of service.

Voting & Elections

Ethics & Conduct

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Donald M. (Don) Brown

- The U.S. senator is a member of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. There are a total of 100 U.S. senators. North Carolina, like every other US state, has two senators. 
- U.S. senators have a great deal of power when it comes to bringing the concerns of their state to the national arena. U.S. senators can author, sponsor, amend, debate, and vote on bills that may become national law. 
- U.S. senators have an important role in deciding who runs the federal government. They hold confirmation hearings for most presidential appointees, including new Supreme Court justices and presidential cabinet members.
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- Senators are elected to six-year terms in statewide elections. U.S. senators are paid a salary of $174,000/year.