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Wiley Nickel
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromNorth Carolina's13thdistrict
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byTed Budd(redistricting)
Member of theNorth Carolina Senate
from the16thdistrict
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGale Adcock
Personal details
Born
George Wilmarth Nickel III

(1975-11-23)November 23, 1975(age 48)
San Joaquin Valley,California,U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCaroline Nickel
EducationTulane University(BA)
Pepperdine University(JD)
WebsiteHouse website

George Wilmarth"Wiley"Nickel III[1][2](born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as theU.S. representativeforNorth Carolina's 13th congressional districtsince 2023.

Nickel served as a member of theNorth Carolina Senatefrom the 16th district from 2019 to 2023.[3]He was elected to theHouse of Representativesin 2022.[4]On December 16, 2023, Nickel made the decision to not seek re-election after his seat was redrawn to heavily favor the Republican party.[5]

Early life and education

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Nickel was born in theSan Joaquin Valley.[6]After graduating fromFrancis W. Parker SchoolinChicago,he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government fromTulane Universityand aJuris DoctorfromPepperdine University School of Law.[7]

Career

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Politics

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Nickel worked for Vice PresidentAl Gorefrom 1996 to 2001 as a member of his national advance staff.[8]He is also a member of Gore'sClimate RealityLeadership Corps.[8]

Nickel later worked onBarack Obama's 2008 presidential campaignand served on the White House national advance staff from 2008 until 2012. He is a member of the Obama Alumni Association and was part of Obama's first wave of political endorsements in 2018. Obama endorsed six candidates in North Carolina, including Nickel, in August 2018.[9][10]

2006 State Senate election

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Main article:2006 California State Senate election

Nickel ran inCalifornia's 12th State Senate districtin 2006 against incumbent RepublicanJeff Denham.He was called "a moderate Democrat" and the race was seen as potentially competitive.[2]During the primary election, he spent $250,000 on advertisements, mainly funded by personal loans. The ads, which mainly ran in theSacramentomedia market, did not mention what district he was running in or his party affiliation.[6]He lost the general election to Denham, receiving 40.2% of the vote to Denham's 59.8%.[11]

Law

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Nickel was a criminal defense attorney, having opened his law practice in Cary[12][13]in 2011.

North Carolina Senate

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Elections

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2018

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Nickel was first elected to represent the 16th senate district with over 65% of the vote on November 6, 2018.[14]His seat was one of six seats Democrats picked up to break the Republican supermajority in theNorth Carolina General Assembly.[15][16][17]

2020

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Nickel ran for reelection in 2020. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary[14]and defeated Republican nominee Will Marsh with 65.6% of the vote.[18]He was endorsed byThe News & Observer.[19]

Tenure

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Nickel's officialNorth Carolina Senateportrait

2019–20 session

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Nickel was appointed to the Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee, the Pensions/Retirement/Aging Committee and the Education/Higher Education Appropriations Committee on January 18, 2019.[20]He co-sponsored a bill to restore master's degree and doctoral degree pay for teachers in North Carolina.[21]

Nickel co-sponsored Senate Bill 209, which would increase the scope and punishment of hate crimes and require the SBI to maintain and create a hate crimes statistics database. He spoke about SB 209 during a candlelight vigil at the Islamic Center of Cary to remember theNew Zealand terror attackvictims.[22]

2021–22 session

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Nickel served on the Redistricting and Elections Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Pensions/Retirement/Aging Committee, and the Appropriations on General Government/Information Technology Committee in the state senate.[23]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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2022

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Main article:2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina § District 13

Nickel ran for Congress in North Carolina's newly drawn13th congressional district.The district covers southern Wake County, all of Johnston County, and parts of Wayne and Harnett Counties. Nickel won the Democratic nomination.[24]

TheCarolina Journalwrote that Nickel ran "as a moderate despite a fairlyleft-wingvoting record ".[25]

Nickel was endorsed by The Network for Public Education Fund,[26][27]theNorth Carolina Association of Educators,[28]NARAL Pro-Choice America,[29]Communication Workers of America,[30]theNorth Carolina State AFL-CIO,[31][32]theNational Association of Social Workers,[33]Human Rights Campaign,[34][35]Everytown for Gun Safety,[36]theLeague of Conservation Voters,[37]the Voter Protection Project,[38][39]theSierra Club,[40]Equality North Carolina,[41]theNorth Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans,[42]North Carolina Asian Americans Together in Action,[43]and Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina.[33]

Nickel defeatedBo Hines,the Republican nominee, in the November 8 general election.[4]

Caucus memberships

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Committee assignments

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Political positions

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Nickel with political advocate and actressThora Birchin 2023

Nickel supports abortion rights[48][49]and codifyingRoe v. Wadeinto federal law.[50]

Nickel voted against a resolution to condemnattacksagainstcrisis pregnancy centers,anti-abortion individuals,andchurches.[51]

Electoral history

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2006

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2006 California State Senate election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Denham(incumbent) 92,879 59.8
Democratic Wiley Nickel 62,539 40.2
Total votes 155,418 100.0
Republicanhold

2018

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2018 North Carolina Senate, District 16 Democratic primary[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 8,585 55.48%
Democratic Luis Toledo 6,890 44.52%
Total votes 15,445 100.00%
2018 North Carolina Senate, District 16 general election[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 63,335 65.28%
Republican Paul Smith 30,308 31.24%
Libertarian Brian Irving 3,382 3.49%
Total votes 97,025 100.00%
Democratichold

2020

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2020 North Carolina Senate, District 16 general election[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 80,530 65.65%
Republican Paul Smith 42,144 34.35%
Total votes 122,674 100.00%
Democratichold

2022

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2022 Democratic primary in North Carolina's 13th congressional district[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 22,974 51.68%
Democratic Sam Searcy 10,210 22.97%
Democratic Jamie Campbell Bowles 4,175 9.39%
Democratic Nathan Click 3,813 8.58%
Democratic Denton Lee 3,285 7.39%
Total votes 44,457 100.00%
2022 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 143,090 51.06%
Republican Bo Hines 134,256 48.04%
Write-in
Total votes 100.00%
DemocraticgainfromRepublican

Personal life

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Born inCalifornia,Nickel moved toNorth Carolinain 2009.[55]He lives inCarywith his wife, Caroline, and their two children. Nickel is a second cousin of conservative commentatorTucker Carlson.[56]

References

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  1. ^"Wiley Nickel III's Biography".votesmart.org.Vote Smart: The Voter's Self Defense System.RetrievedFebruary 5,2023.
  2. ^abPollard, Vic (October 13, 2006)."Nickel making name on his own".The Bakersfield Californian.RetrievedNovember 24,2021.
  3. ^"Info about NC 16th SD".Ballotpedia.
  4. ^abSchoenbaum, Hannah (November 8, 2022)."Nickel wins North Carolina US House seat over GOP's Hines".Associated Press.RetrievedNovember 9,2022.
  5. ^McIntire, Mary Ellen (December 14, 2023)."Nickel won't run again for House, eyes 2026 Senate bid instead".Roll Call.RetrievedJanuary 20,2024.
  6. ^abGoldmacher, Shane (August 10, 2006)."With few hot races, Nickel looks for infusion of party cash".Capitol Weekly.RetrievedNovember 24,2021.
  7. ^"Wiley Nickel (JD '05) Elected to North Carolina State Senate | Pepperdine Caruso School of Law".law.pepperdine.edu.RetrievedApril 26,2021.
  8. ^ab"State Senator Wiley Nickel first to announce for Congress to replace Price".Carolina Journal -.October 18, 2021.RetrievedDecember 23,2022.
  9. ^"Obama endorses 81 candidates, 6 in NC for November vote".spectrumlocalnews.com.RetrievedMarch 31,2019.
  10. ^"Obama endorses 6 candidates for the North Carolina legislature".The News & Observer.RetrievedAugust 1,2018.
  11. ^"Statement of Vote, State Senate"(PDF).California Secretary of State.2006.RetrievedOctober 22,2024.
  12. ^"Raleigh Defense Lawyer | 919-650-2851 | The Law Offices of Wiley Nickel, PLLC | Raleigh DWI Lawyer | Cary NC Office | NC Expungement Lawyer".Raleigh Criminal Defense Law Firm | 919-585-1486 | Law Offices of Wiley Nickel.RetrievedNovember 21,2021.
  13. ^"'We're not going to get walked over.' With divided power, can they agree on anything? ".The News & Observer.January 28, 2019.
  14. ^ab"Historical Election Results Data | NCSBE".www.ncsbe.gov.RetrievedNovember 21,2021.
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  16. ^"North Carolina Election Results – Election Results 2018 – The New York Times".The New York Times.RetrievedNovember 9,2018.
  17. ^WRAL (November 6, 2018)."Democrats break veto-proof majority in General Assembly".wral.com.RetrievedNovember 9,2018.
  18. ^"North Carolina State Senate – District 16 Election Results | USA TODAY".www.usatoday.com.RetrievedNovember 21,2021.
  19. ^The Editorial Board (October 3, 2020)."Here are all the News & Observer's 2020 endorsements".News & Observer.
  20. ^"NCGA Week in Review- Jan 18, 2019 | Lexology".www.lexology.com.January 18, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 17,2019.
  21. ^WRAL (February 7, 2019)."Senate bill would restore master's pay for some teachers".WRAL.com.RetrievedFebruary 17,2019.
  22. ^"Vigil held in Cary to remember New Zealand terror attack victims".ABC11 Raleigh-Durham.March 16, 2019.RetrievedMarch 31,2019.
  23. ^"Committees – North Carolina General Assembly".www.ncleg.gov.RetrievedNovember 21,2021.
  24. ^"Wiley Nickel wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District".Associated Press.May 18, 2022.
  25. ^"New NC congressional delegation heads to DC after midterms".Carolina Journal -.December 29, 2022.
  26. ^Cimarusti, Darcie (April 14, 2022)."Wiley Nickel for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District".NPE Action.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  27. ^Cimarusti, Darcie (March 14, 2018)."Wiley Nickel for North Carolina State Senate, 16th District".NPE Action.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  28. ^Mickey (May 2, 2022)."NCAE Endorses Slate Of Congressional Candidates".JoCo Report.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  29. ^"NARAL's Election Endorsements".NARAL Pro-Choice America.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  30. ^"2022 CWA Endorsed Candidates – North Carolina".Communications Workers of America.October 20, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  31. ^"NC AFL-CIO Announces May 17th Primary Endorsements".North Carolina's Union Movement.April 21, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  32. ^Gallup, Jasmine (April 25, 2022)."NC AFL-CIO Endorses Beasley, Other Democrats".INDY Week.RetrievedSeptember 23,2022.
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  34. ^"North Carolina – HRC".Human Rights Campaign.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  35. ^"Human Rights Campaign Endorses 14 Pro-Equality Champions for U.S. House of Representatives".Human Rights Campaign.July 6, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
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  38. ^"Champions".Voter Protection Project.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  39. ^[email protected] (April 14, 2022)."State Senator Wiley Nickel Earns National Voting Rights Organization Endorsement".Voter Protection Project.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  40. ^"News: N.C. Sierra Club's endorsees pledge leadership on climate, other environmental issues".www.sierraclub.org.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  41. ^"Equality NC PAC Releases Endorsements".EqualityNC.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
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  48. ^"Local Matters: U.S. House candidate Wiley Nickel discusses Putin, abortion rights and inflation".CBS17.com.April 28, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 18,2022.
  49. ^"'Trying to get young voters informed': Abortion rights advocates hold demonstration in Clayton ".ABC11 Raleigh-Durham.July 11, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 23,2022.
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