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Chuck Edwards was out-of-touch with Western North Carolina. He was a multi-millionaire who voted for Medicaid and SNAP cuts that would disproportionately hurt his constituents. He voted to protect tariffs that were not only raising costs on Western North Carolina but also making Hurricane Helene recovery more difficult. He voted to protect the tariffs while failing to stand up for Western North Carolina on Helene recovery, leaving local governments and his constituents to scramble and struggle with the uncertainty of whether they were actually going to get support from the administration he was so eager to defend. Most recently, Edwards has faced allegations that he acted inappropriately toward his female staffers and that he had an affair with a former aide.
¶ Edwards Voted For Massive Medicaid Cuts After Promising He Wouldn’t Disrupt Medicaid
- During a March town hall, Edwards promised that it was not the intent of him, congress, or Trump to disrupt Medicaid benefits. Then he voted for a bill that set up future cuts to Medicaid. Then, before voting for the House version of the Republican reconciliation bill, Edwards said, “The flaw of this bill is that it doesn’t go far enough, fast enough, to get our fiscal house in order.” Then, in June 2025, he signed a letter with some of his colleagues expressing the “critical need to protect Medicaid and the hospitals that serve our communities.” Then, he voted for the final bill that would kick 17 million Americans off their health insurance, including nearly 12 million Americans off of Medicaid. More than 46,000 North Carolinians in the 11th congressional district were at-risk of losing their health coverage because of Edwards’ votes. Edwards’ vote could also threaten North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion, which has helped 650,000 people in the state obtain health insurance.
- Edwards, who previously lamented that all legal and legislative attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act had been exhausted, then voted to let critical enhanced premium tax credits expire. More than 760,000 North Carolinians had enrolled in ACA exchange plans for 2026, which was a 22 percent drop in enrollment compared to 2025 – the largest drop in the United States. The drop could be partially attributed to the expiration of the enhanced ACA premium tax credits.
Message: Edwards refused to stand up for Western North Carolina and voted to take their health coverage away all to give tax breaks to the super rich.
¶ Edwards Supported Policies That Hurt Services Seniors Relied On
- During the same March town hall, Edwards also promised that President Trump and the Republican-controlled congress had no intention of disrupting Medicare or Social Security.
- Then, Edwards voted for a bill voted for House Republicans’ reconciliation bill, which would trigger nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts, absent future congressional action. The same bill Edwards said didn’t “go far enough, fast enough, to get our fiscal house in order.” He was also a member of the Republican Study Committee, which has advocated for raising the retirement age and turning Medicare into a voucher system.
- Edwards also defended Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” as it was weakening Americans’ ability to access the Social Security Administration. More than 221,000 people in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district relied on Social Security benefits.
Message: Edwards supported policies that threatened services Western North Carolina seniors relied on.
¶ Edwards Voted To Cut Food Assistance Western North Carolinians Relied On To Afford Groceries
- During his March town hall, Edwards also claimed that Republicans’ reconciliation bill did not cut SNAP and accused his constituent of not having read the bill. The framework Edwards voted for outlined $230 billion in cuts, primarily from SNAP benefits. Then, he voted for a bill that made the largest SNAP cut in history. More than 33,000 households in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district relied on SNAP benefits.
Message: Edwards voted to take food assistance away from Western North Carolinians all to give tax breaks to the super rich.
¶ Edwards Supported Policies That Raised Costs On Western North Carolina
- Edwards has repeatedly stood behind tariffs, claiming that Trump needed “an edge” in trade negotiations and that they were “prudent.” When confronted about how they would raise prices on North Carolinians, Edwards said, “change always creates some discomfort.” Edwards also voted six times to protect Trump’s tariffs including in April 2025, when Edwards was the deciding vote to protect Trump’s tariffs. Tariffs were contributing to higher costs for West North Carolina small businesses, were devastating North Carolina farmers, and amounted to a $1,000 tax increase on Americans.
- Edwards also defended Trump’s war in Iran, even writing an entire op-ed in its defense and saying he was willing to support it “until the mission is done.” As a result of the war, gas prices in Western North Carolina had risen to an average of $4 per gallon as of May 2026.
Message: Edwards thought it was “prudent” for Western North Carolina to pay higher prices.
¶ Edwards Failed Western North Carolina On Hurricane Helene Recovery
- Edwards failed Western North Carolinians when they needed him most: to bullishly fight for Hurricane Helene recovery money. Instead, he delivered “a rather large nothingburger.” When the Trump administration refused North Carolina’s request to extend the 100 percent FEMA cost-matching for recovery efforts, Edwards claimed the request was “unprecedented.” Edwards stood by while former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem let FEMA funds pile up on her desk because of her policy that all contracts above $100,000 be personally approved by her – Edwards didn’t bother to co-sponsor legislation that would prevent such delays in the future. Edwards touted authoring a $110 billion relief bill passed by congress in December 2024, but North Carolina was only expected to get $9-$15 billion of the money. Even Edwards’ Republican primary opponent criticized Edwards’ failure to deliver on Helene aid.
- North Carolina had only received a small percentage of the federal assistance it had requested so far. Under the Trump administration, Helene recovery funding was delayed in getting to local governments in Western North Carolina that were facing budget shortfalls and uncertainty as a result of the delays.
- As if that wasn’t bad enough, Edwards’ support of tariffs and the Trump administration’s DOGE effort only exacerbated conditions. Tariffs threatened “another wave of trauma” for the region decimated by the hurricane and raised construction and rebuilding costs. The DOGE efforts also cut the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which meant food banks in the region faced multi-million-dollar funding gaps at a time when communities needed them most.
Message: Edwards failed Western North Carolinians when they needed him most.
¶ Edwards Was Out-Of-Touch With Western North Carolina
- Edwards, a multi-millionaire, not only failed to deliver the hurricane relief his constituents needed, but his votes to cut Medicaid and SNAP would disproportionately affect his residents. The median household income in Edwards’ district was around $51,000, far below the national average of $70,000.
- Instead of treating North Carolinians’ concerns serious, Edwards was dismissive. When asked about potential Medicaid cuts, he abruptly walked away and suggested everyone “go find the ice cream truck now.” He was unmoved by a raucous, 90-minute town hall where constituents voiced concerns about DOGE cuts, health care, and more. He dismissed the “thousands of calls and emails” his office received ahead of the Big Ugly Bill vote. He was also accused of hitting an event attendee with a clipboard – one of the attendees at the event said Edwards had been invited to talk about Helene recovery, but he spent most of his speech defending the Trump administration and talking about flying on Air Force One.
Message: Edwards is just another out-of-touch DC swamp monster.
¶ Edwards’ Mcdonald’s Franchises Were Full Of Scandal
- Edwards ran for congress in 2022 touting his successful business record and “passion for customer service,” but what he left out were the scandals that the McDonald’s franchises he owned faced.
- In 2023, an employee of a restaurant Edwards owned murdered a woman at the restaurant and was later sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, possession of a weapon of mass destruction, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a weapon on educational property.
- One of Edwards’ restaurants was the source of a norovirus outbreak that sickened 300 people.
- A customer at one of Edwards’ restaurants found fly larvae in her burger, and a woman sued Edwards after she claimed she slipped and fell on cooking oil that had been improperly dumped in the parking lot outside one of Edwards’ restaurants.
¶ Issue Back-Ups
¶ Edwards Supported Policies That Hurt Everyday North Carolinians
Edwards Promised He Wouldn't Disrupt Medicaid, Then Voted To Cut It
Edwards Supported Policies That Hurt Services Seniors Relied On
Edwards Voted To Cut Food Assistance North Carolinians Relied On
Edwards Supported Tariffs That Were Crushing North Carolinians
Edwards Defended A War That Raised Gas Prices On Western North Carolina
Edwards' Helene Recovery Failures
¶ Edwards Used His Power To Benefit The Powerful And Himself
Edwards Was Being Investigated By The House Ethics Committee Over Allegations Of Inappropriate Conduct With Female Staffers
Edwards McDonald's Restaurant Scandals
Edwards Was Out-Of-Touch With North Carolinians
Edwards' Key Votes In Congress