Summary
Current Position: 2023 US Representative for District 13
Affiliation: Democrat
District: a new map in which the 13th district included Johnston County and parts of Harnett, Wake, and Wayne Counties in the Raleigh area.
Upcoming Election: Lost his seat in the 2024 election
Nickel worked for Vice President Al Gore from 1996 to 2001 as a member of his national advance staff. He is also a member of Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
Nickel later worked on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and served on the White House national advance staff from 2008 until 2012. He is a member of the Obama Alumni Association and was part of Obama’s first wave of political endorsements in 2018. Obama endorsed six candidates in North Carolina, including Nickel, in August 2018.
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About
Wiley Nickel is currently serving his first term in Congress as the U.S. Representative of the 13th District of North Carolina which includes Wake, Wayne, Johnston and Harnett Counties.
Wiley lives in Cary with his wife, Caroline, and their two kids. Wiley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Tulane University and later graduated from the Pepperdine University School of Law.
Prior to being elected to Congress, Wiley served as a North Carolina State Senator, attorney, small business owner and worked for two White House administrations.
Having served in a divided legislature, Wiley understands the importance of reaching across the aisle and finding common ground while defending fundamental North Carolina values. As a state Senator, Wiley fought for the issues that matter most to North Carolinians: lowering the cost of living, expanding access to affordable health care, protecting voting rights and women’s reproductive health rights.
Wiley is a pragmatic problem solver who is focused on finding solutions and delivering results for the people of North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District. Wiley is committed to representing every constituent in North Carolina’s 13th District and delivering bipartisan results as their voice in Washington.
Personal
Full Name: George ‘Wiley’ Wilmarth Nickel III
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Caroline; 2 Children: Prescott, Adeline
Home City: Cary, NC
Religion: Christian
Source: Vote Smart
Education
JD, Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2002-2005
BA, Political Science, Tulane University, 1994-199
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 13, 2023-present
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 16, 2019-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 13, 2022
Professional Experience
Attorney, The Law Offices of Wiley Nickel, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2011-present
Advance Associate, The White House, 2009-2011
Event Manager, Presidential Inaugural Committee, 2008-2009
National Advance Staff, Obama for America Campaign, 2008
Attorney, The Law Offices of Joseph Uremovic, 2007-2008
Deputy District Attorney, Merced County District Attorney’s Office, 2006
Finance Director, Cardoza for Congress, 2001-2002
National Advance Staff, Gore/Lieberman 2000, 1999-2000
National Advance Staff, Office of Al Gore, The White House, 1998-1999
Offices
Washington, DC Office
1133 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Garner, NC Office
1411 ½ Aversboro Rd
Garner NC 27529
Phone: (202) 225-4531
Phone: (984) 275-6150
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
Source: none
Election Results
To learn more, go to this wikipedia section in this post.
Finances
Source: Vote Smart
Committees
Congressman Nickel is representing North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District and is in his first term in Congress. He currently serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, and the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, Inclusion.
To best advocate to the issues most pressing to constituents of North Carolina’s 13th district, Congressman Nickel is also active in the following task forces and caucuses:
- New Democrat Coalition
- Vice Chair, Affordable Housing Task Force
- Member, Immigration & Border Security Task Force
- Problem Solvers Caucus
- Blue Dog Coalition
- Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition
- Pro-Choice Caucus
- Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
- Bipartisan Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Task Force
- Equality Caucus
- Bipartisan Second Chance Task Force
- Bipartisan Task Force for Combatting Anti-Semitism
- Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence
- Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
- Colorectal Cancer Caucus
- Congressional Chicken Caucus
- Congressional Dads Caucus
- Congressional Epilepsy Caucus
- Democratic Manufacturing Working Group
- Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation
- Friends of Denmark
- Future Forum Caucus
- HBCU Caucus
- India and Indian American Caucus
- LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus
- Rare Disease Caucus
- State Medicaid Expansion Caucus
- Sustainable Investment Caucus
- 5G and Beyond Caucus
New Legislation
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Issues
Source: Government page
More Information
Services
Source: Government page
District
Source: Wikipedia
North Carolina’s 13th congressional district was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States census. Previously, the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 census until the reapportionment following the 1840 census.
The thirteenth district is currently represented by Wiley Nickel.
Wikipedia
George Wilmarth “Wiley” Nickel III[1][2] (born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 13th congressional district since 2023.
Nickel served as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district from 2019 to 2023.[3] He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022.[4] On December 16, 2023, Nickel made the decision to not seek re-election after his seat was redrawn to heavily favor the Republican party.[5]
Early life and education
Nickel was born in Fresno, California, on November 23, 1975.[6][7] After graduating from Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Tulane University and a Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law.[8]
Career
Politics
Nickel worked for Vice President Al Gore from 1996 to 2001 as a member of his national advance staff.[9] He is also a member of Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps.[9]
Nickel later worked on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and served on the White House national advance staff from 2008 until 2012. He is a member of the Obama Alumni Association and was part of Obama’s first wave of political endorsements in 2018. Obama endorsed six candidates in North Carolina, including Nickel, in August 2018.[10][11]
2006 State Senate election
Nickel ran in California’s 12th State Senate district in 2006 against incumbent Republican Jeff Denham. He was called “a moderate Democrat” and the race was seen as potentially competitive.[2] During the primary election, he spent $250,000 on advertisements, mainly funded by personal loans. The ads, which mainly ran in the Sacramento media market, did not mention what district he was running in or his party affiliation.[12] He lost the general election to Denham, receiving 40.2% of the vote to Denham’s 59.8%.[13]
Law
Nickel was a criminal defense attorney, having opened his law practice in Cary[14][15] in 2011.
North Carolina Senate
Elections
2018
Nickel was first elected to represent the 16th senate district with over 65% of the vote on November 6, 2018.[16] His seat was one of six seats Democrats picked up to break the Republican supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly.[17][18][19]
2020
Nickel ran for reelection in 2020. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary[16] and defeated Republican nominee Will Marsh with 65.6% of the vote.[20] He was endorsed by The News & Observer.[21]
Tenure
2019–20 session
Nickel was appointed to the Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee, the Pensions/Retirement/Aging Committee and the Education/Higher Education Appropriations Committee on January 18, 2019.[22] He co-sponsored a bill to restore master’s degree and doctoral degree pay for teachers in North Carolina.[23]
Nickel co-sponsored Senate Bill 209, which would increase the scope and punishment of hate crimes and require the SBI to maintain and create a hate crimes statistics database. He spoke about SB 209 during a candlelight vigil at the Islamic Center of Cary to remember the New Zealand terror attack victims.[24]
2021–22 session
Nickel served on the Redistricting and Elections Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Pensions/Retirement/Aging Committee, and the Appropriations on General Government/Information Technology Committee in the state senate.[25]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2022
Nickel ran for Congress in North Carolina’s newly drawn 13th congressional district. The district covers southern Wake County, all of Johnston County, and parts of Wayne and Harnett Counties. Nickel won the Democratic nomination.[26]
The Carolina Journal wrote that Nickel ran “as a moderate despite a fairly left-wing voting record”.[27]
Nickel was endorsed by The Network for Public Education Fund,[28][29] the North Carolina Association of Educators,[30] NARAL Pro-Choice America,[31] Communication Workers of America,[32] the North Carolina State AFL-CIO,[33][34] the National Association of Social Workers,[35] Human Rights Campaign,[36][37] Everytown for Gun Safety,[38] the League of Conservation Voters,[39] the Voter Protection Project,[40][41] the Sierra Club,[42] Equality North Carolina,[43] the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans,[44] North Carolina Asian Americans Together in Action,[45] and Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina.[35]
Nickel defeated Bo Hines, the Republican nominee, in the November 8 general election.[4]
Caucus memberships
Committee assignments
Political positions
Nickel supports abortion rights[50][51] and codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.[52]
Nickel voted against a resolution to condemn attacks against crisis pregnancy centers, anti-abortion individuals, and churches.[53]
Electoral history
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Denham (incumbent) | 92,879 | 59.8 | |
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 62,539 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 155,418 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 8,585 | 55.48% | |
| Democratic | Luis Toledo | 6,890 | 44.52% | |
| Total votes | 15,445 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 63,335 | 65.28% | |
| Republican | Paul Smith | 30,308 | 31.24% | |
| Libertarian | Brian Irving | 3,382 | 3.49% | |
| Total votes | 97,025 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 80,530 | 65.65% | |
| Republican | Paul Smith | 42,144 | 34.35% | |
| Total votes | 122,674 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 22,974 | 51.68% | |
| Democratic | Sam Searcy | 10,210 | 22.97% | |
| Democratic | Jamie Campbell Bowles | 4,175 | 9.39% | |
| Democratic | Nathan Click | 3,813 | 8.58% | |
| Democratic | Denton Lee | 3,285 | 7.39% | |
| Total votes | 44,457 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 143,090 | 51.06% | |
| Republican | Bo Hines | 134,256 | 48.04% | |
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Personal life
Born in California, Nickel moved to North Carolina in 2009.[57] He lives in Cary with his wife, Caroline, and their two children. Nickel is a second cousin of conservative commentator Tucker Carlson.[58]
References
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- ^ a b Pollard, Vic (October 13, 2006). “Nickel making name on his own”. The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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- ^ a b Schoenbaum, Hannah (November 8, 2022). “Nickel wins North Carolina US House seat over GOP’s Hines”. Associated Press. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ McIntire, Mary Ellen (December 14, 2023). “Nickel won’t run again for House, eyes 2026 Senate bid instead”. Roll Call. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Papp, Justin (June 22, 2023). “Waning Blue Dogs eschew branding in favor of taking down ‘weirdos’“. Roll Call. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ United States Congress. “Wiley Nickel (id: N000194)”. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ “Wiley Nickel (JD ’05) Elected to North Carolina State Senate | Pepperdine Caruso School of Law”. law.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ a b “State Senator Wiley Nickel first to announce for Congress to replace Price”. Carolina Journal –. October 18, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ “Obama endorses 81 candidates, 6 in NC for November vote”. spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ “Obama endorses 6 candidates for the North Carolina legislature”. The News & Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane (August 10, 2006). “With few hot races, Nickel looks for infusion of party cash”. Capitol Weekly. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ “Statement of Vote, State Senate” (PDF). California Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ “Raleigh Defense Lawyer | 919-650-2851 | The Law Offices of Wiley Nickel, PLLC | Raleigh DWI Lawyer | Cary NC Office | NC Expungement Lawyer”. Raleigh Criminal Defense Law Firm | 919-585-1486 | Law Offices of Wiley Nickel. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ “‘We’re not going to get walked over.’ With divided power, can they agree on anything?”. The News & Observer. January 28, 2019.
- ^ a b “Historical Election Results Data | NCSBE”. www.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ “Democrats break GOP ‘supermajority’“. Raleigh News & Observer. November 6, 2018.
- ^ “North Carolina Election Results – Election Results 2018 – The New York Times”. The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ WRAL (November 6, 2018). “Democrats break veto-proof majority in General Assembly”. wral.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ “North Carolina State Senate – District 16 Election Results | USA TODAY”. www.usatoday.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ The Editorial Board (October 3, 2020). “Here are all the News & Observer’s 2020 endorsements”. News & Observer.
- ^ “NCGA Week in Review- Jan 18, 2019 | Lexology”. www.lexology.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ WRAL (February 7, 2019). “Senate bill would restore master’s pay for some teachers”. WRAL.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ “Vigil held in Cary to remember New Zealand terror attack victims”. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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- ^ “New NC congressional delegation heads to DC after midterms”. Carolina Journal –. December 29, 2022.
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- ^ Mickey (May 2, 2022). “NCAE Endorses Slate Of Congressional Candidates”. JoCo Report. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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- ^ “2022 CWA Endorsed Candidates – North Carolina”. Communications Workers of America. October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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- ^ “News: N.C. Sierra Club’s endorsees pledge leadership on climate, other environmental issues”. www.sierraclub.org. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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- ^ “Honored to be appointed to the House Committee on Financial Services. Excited to work with @PatrickMcHenry, @RepMaxineWaters, and members on both sides of the aisle to lower the cost of housing, expand economic opportunity, and build an economy that works for everyone in #NC13!”. Twitter. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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- ^ “‘Trying to get young voters informed’: Abortion rights advocates hold demonstration in Clayton”. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. July 11, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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External links
- Congressman Wiley Nickel official U.S. House website
- Wiley Nickel for Congress campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN
