NC Senate District 31
Who is this guy?
I can't win. I'm running anyway.
I can't win. I'm running anyway.
Winston-Salem since 2009. Software developer for over a decade. Co-founded a health tech startup, ran it for seven years with a couple dozen employees. It got acquired in 2023. These days, I build things. Mostly with code. Sometimes with duct tape.
Got my MBA from Wake Forest. Worked with nonprofits. Worked in medical research. I've been in rooms where complicated problems get solved, and rooms where nothing gets done because no one's accountable. I know the difference.
My wife's a kidney doctor. Two kids in public schools, 15 and 12. Right now I'm a stay-at-home dad. And honestly... I thought startups were hard.
↑ this guy right here
"I looked at the district. R+25. An impossible win. Sounded like fun."
I wasn't especially political until 2016. Then I found my son cheering for Trump on election night. He was six.
I realized then... if we didn't talk about things at home, he'd hear it elsewhere. So I got educated. Spent years being an armchair quarterback, making sure I was raising kids who asked questions. And honestly, it felt like enough.
This time it's different. I needed to do more.
Nine years later, that same kid is fifteen. We were in the car together, listening to a podcast, and they put out a call for candidates. He looked at me and said, "You should run."
Republicans won this district by 25 points in 2024. I know the math. But math only works this way because politicians drew the lines. You deserve someone who has to earn your vote, not someone whose seat was guaranteed before the campaign even started.
Government is how you and your neighbors choose to live together. Somebody forgot.
even $10 helps