Charles Dudley
After 22 years in the Marine Corps and 22 years as a minister, Charles T. Dudley is taking his lifetime of service to the next level -- to serve North Carolinians as Senator from Beaufort, Craven and Lenoir counties.
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Education: “Charles Dudley is eager to greatly increase funding for public education and health care (including mental health), restore voting rights, improve our vulnerability to climate change, and help everyday folks earn living wages. He believes reproductive health care is an issue between a woman and her doctor, and he wants to see veterans enjoy good health care, including mental health support.”
(Campaign website) Education: “Charles serves on the boards for Coastal Community Action (including HeadStart), the Craven Community College Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and Craven County Sheriff's Advisory Council. He is a tax commissioner for Harlowe Fire Department.”
(Campaign website) Education: “Education, a Living Wage, and Affordable Healthcare. Providing schools with the proper resources should be the legislature’s #1 priority. The education system provides the foundation for a well-trained work force bringing businesses and economic stability to our state. A living wage will help the lowest income people regain the dignity of work.”
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Brinson earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Brinson served in the United States Army for 28 years.
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Public education & schools: “My second priority is to fight for you. We need to continue to put parents rights back in schools. We need to continue to roll back abortion. We need to continue to take back 2nd Amendment rights. We need to continue to expand School Choice especially because some school districts are refusing to implement the Parent's Bill of Rights. We have to take our wins and keep inching the restrictions back in the same way that we lost them.”
(Campaign website (accessed Oct 23, 2026)) Jobs, economy & workforce: “My third priority is the safety and security of our citizens. Every state is a border state. I support giving our law enforcement officers and firefighters the training, tools, and equipment they need to protect us. I will fight for your jobs with the department of defense and for the way of life of our farmers and fishermen.”
(Campaign website (accessed Oct 23, 2026)) Public safety & justice: “Since I have been back in New Bern, I served on the Craven Juvenile Crime Prevention Council and currently serve on the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Authority. I was the Judge Advocate for American Legion Post 539, the Vice Chair and Treasurer for the Veteran’s Council of Craven County (VCCC), and a member of Veterans of Foreign”
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