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State Representative, 15th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

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Phillip ShepardOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Phillip Shepard

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired civil servant; minister · Jacksonville

The gist

  • Sponsored insurance protections and paid leave for living organ donors.In office
  • Sponsored tougher penalties for secret peeping on minors.In office
  • Sponsored ending Jacksonville's planning control outside city limits.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored insurance protections and paid leave for living organ donors.

    House Bill 663, "Living Donor Protection Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to protect living donors from potential insurance discrimination”
  2. Sponsored tougher penalties for secret peeping on minors.

    House Bill 1134, "Secret Peeping on Minor/Increase Punishment." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to increase the punishment for secret peeping offenses in which the victim is a minor”
  3. Sponsored ending Jacksonville's planning control outside city limits.

    House Bill 333, "Jacksonville/ETJ Prohibited." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “the city of jacksonville shall exercise planning and development authority only within the city's contiguous corporate limits”

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