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John Faircloth Jr.

Republican Party

Prior offices:

North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

Years in office: 2019 - 2024

Successor:John M. Blust (R)

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North Carolina House of Representatives District 61

Years in office: 2011 - 2019

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Associates

Guilford College

Bachelor's

Guilford College

Graduate

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Personal

Profession

Real Estate Broker

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

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John Faircloth Jr. (Republican Party) was a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 62. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on September 6, 2024.

Faircloth (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 62. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Faircloth previously representedDistrict 61 from 2011 to 2019. Because of redistricting, Faircloth ran for re-election in 2018 in District 62.

Biography

Faircloth earned his A.A. and B.S. in management from Guilford College and his M.S. in public affairs from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His professional experience includes working as the chief of the Greensboro Police Department from 1975 to 1992 and as the owner of Coldwell Banker Triad from 1994 to 2003. Faircloth served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1957 to 1969.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Faircloth was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee,Chair
• House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee,Vice Chair
• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
• Judiciary III Committee
• Local Government Committee
• House Transportation Committee

2021-2022

Faircloth was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee,Vice chair
• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
• Local Government Committee
• Judiciary III Committee
• Appropriations Committee,Chair
• House Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Faircloth was assigned to the following committees:

• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
• Appropriations Committee,Chair
• House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee,Vice Chair
• House Judiciary Committee
• House Transportation Committee
• House State and Local Government Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Faircloth served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Faircloth served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Faircloth served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

John Faircloth did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

IncumbentJohn Faircloth Jr. defeatedBrandon Gray-Hill in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Faircloth Jr. (R)	52.2	20,404
		Brandon Gray-Hill (D)	47.8	18,717

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,121
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Brandon Gray-Hill advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Faircloth Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

IncumbentJohn Faircloth Jr. defeatedBrandon Gray-Hill in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Faircloth Jr. (R)	57.4	30,735
		Brandon Gray-Hill (D)	42.6	22,801

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,536
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Brandon Gray-Hill advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Faircloth Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

IncumbentJohn Faircloth Jr. defeatedMartha Shafer in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Faircloth Jr. (R)	57.3	22,568
		Martha Shafer (D)	42.7	16,823

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,391
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

Martha Shafer advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Martha Shafer

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62

IncumbentJohn Faircloth Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 62 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Faircloth Jr.

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2016

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016.^[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[3]

IncumbentJohn Faircloth ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 61 general election.^[4][5]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 61 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John FairclothIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

IncumbentJohn Faircloth ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 61 Republican primary.^[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 61 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John FairclothIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. IncumbentJohn Faircloth was unopposed in the Republican primary, whileRon Weatherford was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Weatherford was defeated by Faircloth in the general election.^{[8][9][10][11]}

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 61 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John FairclothIncumbent	67.2%	19,030
	Democratic	Ron Weatherford	32.8%	9,303
Total Votes				28,333

2012

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Faircloth ran for re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the May 8, 2012, Republican primary. He defeatedRon Weatherford (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[12][13]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 61, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John FairclothIncumbent	63.8%	26,465
	Democratic	Ron Weatherford	36.2%	14,988
Total Votes				41,453

2010

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Faircloth won election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives. Faircloth, with 1,783 votes, defeated three opponents -- Paul Norcross (1,050), Georgia Nixon-Roney (716) and Gerald Grubb (636) in the Republican primary on May 4. Faircloth had no opponent in the November 2 general election.^[14][15]

North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 61 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
John Faircloth (R)		18,035	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives May 4 Primary, District 61, 2010
Candidates		Votes
John Faircloth (R)		1,783
Paul Norcross (R)		1,050
Georgia Nixon-Roney (R)		716
Gerald Grubb (R)		636

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

John Faircloth Jr. did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Faircloth's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[16]

• Excerpt: "I am a fiscal conservative and a strong proponent of a free market economy. I oppose unnecessary regulation, taxation, and unbridled spending that saps our entrepreneurial spirit and undercuts our middle class. Government should inspire and assist businesses to invest and to put people back to work. Citizens at work can solve many of our problems. Businesses at work can prosper and build our tax base without burdensome tax increases."
• Excerpt: "Public safety is paramount. An unsafe community cannot function well or provide quality of life for its citizens. I support strong, honest law enforcement and dedicated prosecutors and judges who follow the rule of law and respect the Constitution. "
• Excerpt: "I support a public school system with devoted teachers who produce well educated students, prepared to compete in society and a world economy. I also, however, defend a parent’s right to choose alternative school education if the public system is, in their eyes, failing its purpose."
• Excerpt: "Our nation and state are the envy of the world because of years of hard work and dedication to purpose by our senior citizens. We also daily depend on the high level of protection from harm provided us by our heroic military veterans. In thanks to both groups, their health and financial issues must be fairly and consistently addressed. If we fail them, we fail as a society."

Campaign finance summary

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2024

In 2024, theNorth Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.

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• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• NC Values Coalition

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.

• North Carolina Chamber

Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.

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Personal

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Faircloth currently resides in High Point, North Carolina.

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