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State Senator, 18th District
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Brad Hessel

Candidate for State Senator, 18th District

Libertarian

Background

Occupation
Knowledge management consultant
Lives in
Raleigh
Campaign website
electbradhessel.org

Raleigh resident since 1992 who founded the knowledge-management consulting firm Intelledgement in 1999. He was executive director of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina in 2014-15 and ran for the state Senate in 2016 and 2018.

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Photo: Campaign photo — electbradhessel.org

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Pledges to restrain government taxing and regulation.

    Elect Brad Hessel - People. not Politics.

    Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Brad Hessel · electbradhessel.org

    “If elected I will work hard to restrain government from taking more of your money and telling you how to live your own life.”
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Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Supports abolishing the state-run ABC liquor system.

    Abolish the ABC! - Elect Brad Hessel

    Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Brad Hessel · electbradhessel.org

    “Free consumers and distillers from oppressive government control”
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Government & transparency

  • Proposes a bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the legislature.

    He announced the proposal jointly with another District 18 candidate on Sept. 4, 2026, his site says.

    Problem Solvers Caucus - Elect Brad Hessel

    Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Brad Hessel · electbradhessel.org

    “we need a nonpartisan Problem Solvers Caucus”
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  • Supports letting local governments use instant runoff voting.

    Elect Brad Hessel - People. not Politics.

    Campaign website · The Committee to Elect Brad Hessel · electbradhessel.org

    “called for legislation to allow counties and municipalities to use instant runoff voting”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Brad Hessel on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (9)

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