¶ How To Win Against Brad Knott
Brad Knott voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act resulting in $1 trillion in cuts from Medicaid, nearly $200 billion from SNAP, and repealing the clean energy tax credits used by 89,000 North Carolina households. After his vote Knott celebrated by claiming Congress "removed illegal aliens and able-bodied young people from programs" without mentioning that the cuts threatened 496,000 North Carolinians' Medicaid coverage. He voted against extending ACA subsidies and refused to comment, driving a 28.6% average premium spike for nearly one million North Carolinians.
He voted to protect Trump's tariffs while Johnston County farmers in his district described existential anxiety and a John Locke Foundation report warned tariffs could wipe out $695 million in farm income. Before Congress, Knott voted in five elections from the wrong address — a potential Class I felony — and his campaign was launched with over $700,000 from his brother's single-candidate super PAC.
¶ KNOTT VOTED FOR DEVASTATING HEALTH CARE CUTS
Knott voted for Medicaid cuts that could strip coverage from 496,000 North Carolinians and the state's Medicaid director said the work requirements would likely undo North Carolina's Medicaid expansion. Governor Stein warned the bill could cause five hospitals to close.
He voted against extending ACA subsidies and refused to comment, driving premiums up 28.6% on average — one Charlotte couple saw their premium quadruple from $7,225 to $31,446 per year.
NC Health News could not find a single public statement from Knott on Medicare, Medicaid, rural hospital funding, or prescription drug costs.
Message: Knott voted to gut health care for half a million North Carolinians, then refused to even talk about it.
¶ KNOTT VOTED TO PROTECT TARIFFS THAT ARE DEVASTATING NORTH CAROLINA FARMS
Knott voted to protect Trump's 25% tariffs while a John Locke Foundation report warned tariffs could wipe out $695 million in farm income and 8,000 jobs. North Carolina soybean exports collapsed from 72,000 tons to 1,800 tons in two weeks.
When the News & Observer surveyed the delegation on tariffs, Knott was identified as "silent on the issue". The Yale Budget Lab estimated tariffs cost the median household $1,400 per year, with the burden falling hardest on lower-income families.
Message: Knott protected tariffs that are devastating North Carolina farmers and raising prices for families — and won't even talk about it.
¶ KNOTT VOTED TO CUT FOOD ASSISTANCE AND RAISE ENERGY COSTS
Knott voted for nearly $200 billion in SNAP cuts threatening 1.4 million North Carolinians — including 600,000 children — while the bill shifted up to $420 million in annual costs to the state. The average SNAP family stood to lose $234 per month.
He voted to repeal clean energy tax credits used by 89,000 North Carolina households, projected to raise average household energy costs by $215 in 2026.
Message: Knott voted to make food more expensive and energy bills higher for North Carolina families.
¶ KNOTT VOTED TO KILL CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN HIS OWN BACKYARD
His vote is projected to eliminate over 41,000 North Carolina jobs by 2030. A $1.4 billion battery factory near Rocky Mount was canceled, killing 1,000 planned jobs, while North Carolina's clean energy sector was growing six times faster than the rest of the state economy.
Knott said "the federal government employs too many people" while DOGE cuts devastated Research Triangle jobs — RTI International slashed over 400 NC jobs and the EPA's RTP campus faced plans to cut up to 75% of its research workforce.
Message: Knott killed clean energy jobs growing six times faster than the state economy and cheered while DOGE gutted Research Triangle employers.
¶ KNOTT VOTED FROM THE WRONG ADDRESS AND WAS BANKROLLED BY HIS BROTHER'S SUPER PAC
Knott voted in five general elections while registered at his parents' address instead of his own home — a potential Class I felony under North Carolina law. He dismissed it as "a paperwork issue."
His brother donated over $700,000 to a single-candidate super PAC that spent $500,000 on advertising before the primary to launch his campaign.
Message: Knott couldn't even follow the voting rules he's supposed to uphold — and his brother's money bought his seat.
¶ KNOTT REFUSES TO FACE HIS CONSTITUENTS
Veterans protested Knott for refusing to hold in-person town halls and ignoring repeated calls about mass VA firings. He holds only telephone town halls where constituents must register in advance.
He accepted over $84,000 from health care/insurance PACs and $192,000 from agribusiness, manufacturing, and energy PACs — including $10,000 from sugar industry interests that benefit from tariff protections raising food prices.
Message: Knott won't face his constituents but always has time for the industry lobbyists who fund his campaign.
¶ Issue Back-Ups
¶ Policies That Hurt Everyday People
Knott Voted For Devastating Health Care Cuts And Let ACA Premiums Spike
Knott Protected Tariffs And Voted To Cut Food Assistance And Raise Energy Costs
Knott Killed Clean Energy Jobs And Cheered DOGE Cuts In The Research Triangle
Knott Voted From The Wrong Address For Nearly A Decade
Knott's Brother Bankrolled His Campaign With A $700K Super PAC
Knott Refuses To Hold In-Person Town Halls And Ignores Veterans