State

State Representative, 17th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: 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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Dennis A. Breen

Democratic

Attorney · Carolina Shores

The gist

Proposes letting counties charge developers impact fees.
Opposes House Bill 765's limits on county growth controls.
Supports seven-day retention for license plate camera data.
Supports higher corporate taxes to fund the Cape Fear bridge.
Supports restoring abortion access beyond the 12-week ban.
Opposes expanding voucher programs.
Supports raising the state minimum wage.

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Proposes letting counties charge developers impact fees.
Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I would sponsor a bill that would allow counties to impose impact fees on developers for roads and schools.”
Opposes House Bill 765's limits on county growth controls.
Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I would vote against House Bill 765 because it severely restricts a county’s ability to properly manage growth”
Supports seven-day retention for license plate camera data.
Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“Yes, I would make it a priority to reduce the time camera data is stored down to seven days”
Supports higher corporate taxes to fund the Cape Fear bridge.
Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“The additional funding needed to complete the new bridge should come from an increase in corporate taxes.”
Supports restoring abortion access beyond the 12-week ban.
Issues | Breen for NC 17
Campaign website · Dennis A. Breen for NC 17 · breenfordistrict17.com
“working to restore access beyond the current 12-week ban”
Opposes expanding voucher programs.
Issues | Breen for NC 17
Campaign website · Dennis A. Breen for NC 17 · breenfordistrict17.com
“Fully fund public education and oppose expanding voucher programs that take money away from public classrooms.”
Supports raising the state minimum wage.
Dennis Breen 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“We should raise the minimum wage, which hasn’t increased in 17 years”

Frank Iler

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired · Shallotte

The gist

Supports repealing the 2% local tax on groceries.
Supports making PFAS polluters pay for clean water.
Supports raising general-fund transportation money to 10%.
Opposes an independent redistricting commission.
Supports the film industry; prefers the earlier incentive program.
Voted to override the Parents' Bill of Rights veto.

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Supports repealing the 2% local tax on groceries.
Frank Iler 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I would like to repeal the 2% grocery tax”
Supports making PFAS polluters pay for clean water.
Accomplishments – Frank Iler for N.C. House
Campaign website · Frank Iler for N.C. House · ilerforhouse.com
“championed the PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability Act in 2025 to ensure that the burden of clean water falls on those who pollute”
Supports raising general-fund transportation money to 10%.
Frank Iler 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“We finally got 6%. I would work for 10% or better.”
Opposes an independent redistricting commission.
Frank Iler 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“an independent commission could never be independent or non-political”
Supports the film industry; prefers the earlier incentive program.
Frank Iler 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk media consortium) · portcitydaily.com
“I fought to retain the better film incentive program we had 10 years ago. The grant program is inferior.”
Voted to override the Parents' Bill of Rights veto.
Accomplishments – Frank Iler for N.C. House
Campaign website · Frank Iler for N.C. House · ilerforhouse.com
“voted to override Governor Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 49, which gives parents control over their kids' education, health care, and upbringing”

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