Paul Barringer
Representative-elect for North Carolina's 13th district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- North Carolina's 13th district
- Opponent
- Brad Knott (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Affordable Healthcare
Wants to lower health costs through regulation and market-based reforms while continuing to support Medicare and Medicaid.
“It’s our responsibility to continue supporting these vital programs to ensure these individuals can get the care they need.”
Source for Affordable Healthcare, on Paul Barringer’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Fair, Secure Immigration
Supports border enforcement along with modernizing legal immigration to meet workforce needs in agriculture, health care and tech.
“At the same time, we need to modernize our legal immigration system to meet workforce needs—especially in agriculture, health care, and tech—and to ensure people who play by the rules have a clear path forward.”
Source for Fair, Secure Immigration, on Paul Barringer’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Disciplined Fiscal Policy
Says Congress should restrain spending and work toward a balanced budget.
“Our nation can’t keep borrowing from the future—we need to get serious about spending restraint and work toward a balanced budget.”
Source for Disciplined Fiscal Policy, on Paul Barringer’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Veterans Support
Supports fully funding the VA, streamlining its bureaucracy and protecting expanded PACT Act benefits.
“I support fully funding the VA while streamlining bureaucracy to ensure timely access to quality health care, mental health services, and job training.”
Source for Veterans Support, on Paul Barringer’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Conservation & Public Lands
Opposes selling or privatizing federal lands and supports full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
“That means preventing the sale or privatization of federal lands, supporting science-based stewardship, and investing in maintenance and access so these lands remain open and safe for all.”
Source for Conservation & Public Lands, on Paul Barringer’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Tariffs
Opposes broad tariffs, saying they act as a tax on consumers and hurt farmers, small manufacturers and rural communities.
“While targeted trade enforcement has a role in addressing unfair practices, broad tariffs function like a tax on consumers, especially hurting farmers, small manufacturers, and rural communities who rely on affordable materials and access to international markets.”
Source for Tariffs, on Paul Barringer’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Paul Barringer’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- OtherClock is ticking
Protect the expanded veterans' benefits passed in the PACT Act
“I’m fully committed to protecting the expanded benefits granted to veterans with the passage of the PACT Act.”
Campaign website, Policy Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- EnvironmentClock is ticking
Support full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
“I support full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund”
Campaign website, Policy Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- EnvironmentClock is ticking
Oppose the sale or privatization of federal public lands
“That means preventing the sale or privatization of federal lands”
Campaign website, Policy Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Paul Barringer is an American attorney and politician from North Carolina. He is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for North Carolina's 13th congressional district, running against Brad Knott.
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- Raised
- $1.2M
- From individuals
- $728K
- Spent
- $806K
- Cash on hand
- $410K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Paul Barringer in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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