Phil Law

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Phil Law

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 30, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Strayer University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Years of service

1999 - 2004

Contact

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Phil Law (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on April 30, 2019.

Law was a Republican candidate for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Law lost the primary on May 8, 2018.

Law was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of North Carolina. Law was defeated by incumbent Walter Jones in the Republican primary.

Biography

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Law received his B.S. in information systems from Strayer University in 2008. He works as a security and community emergency response team trainer and was previously a site supervisor for Hewlett Packard from 2004-2015. Prior to that Law served in the United States Marines from 1999-2004.

Organizations and affiliations

• American Legion
• VFW
• DAV
• Republican Party
• National Rifle Association, lifetime member

Elections

2019

See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2019

General election

Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Gregory Murphy defeated Allen Thomas, Greg Holt, and Tim Harris in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on September 10, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Murphy (R)	61.7	70,407
		Allen Thomas (D)	37.5	42,738
		Greg Holt (Constitution Party)	0.4	507
		Tim Harris (L)	0.3	394

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,046 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Gregory Murphy defeated Joan Perry in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on July 9, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Murphy	59.7	21,481
		Joan Perry	40.3	14,530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,011
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allen Thomas	50.0	12,933
		Richard Bew	25.2	6,532
	Submit photo	Dana Outlaw	12.6	3,268
		Isaiah Johnson	6.9	1,774
		Gregory Humphrey	2.7	695
		Ernest Reeves	2.6	683

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,885
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ollie Nelson (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Murphy	22.5	9,530
✔		Joan Perry	15.4	6,536
		Phillip Shepard	12.1	5,101
		Michael Speciale	9.5	4,022
		Phil Law	8.7	3,690
	Submit photo	Eric Rouse	7.7	3,258
	Submit photo	Jeff Moore	5.4	2,280
		Francis De Luca	3.9	1,670
		Celeste Cairns	3.5	1,467
	Submit photo	Chimer Davis Clark Jr.	2.6	1,092
		Michele Nix	2.2	915
	Submit photo	Graham Boyd	2.1	897
		Paul Beaumont	1.9	805
		Mike Payment	1.3	537
		Don Cox	0.6	251
		Kevin Baiko	0.4	171
		Gary Ceres	0.3	108

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,330
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sandy Smith (R)

Libertarian primary election

Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Tim Harris defeated Shannon Bray in the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on April 30, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Harris	56.0	75
		Shannon Bray	44.0	59

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134
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2018

See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Incumbent Walter B. Jones won election in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walter B. Jones (R)	100.0	187,901

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,901 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3

Incumbent Walter B. Jones defeated Phil Law and Scott Dacey in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walter B. Jones	43.0	20,963
		Phil Law	29.4	14,343
		Scott Dacey	27.5	13,421

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 48,727
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2016

See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Walter Jones (R) defeated Democratic candidate Ernest Reeves in the general election. Jones defeated Taylor Griffin and Phil Law in the Republican primary, while Reeves defeated David Hurst for the Democratic nomination. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Walter Jones Incumbent	67.2%	217,531
	Democratic	Ernest Reeves	32.8%	106,170
Total Votes				323,701
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Walter Jones Incumbent	64.9%	15,799
Phil Law	20.3%	4,946
Taylor Griffin	14.8%	3,610
Total Votes		24,355
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ernest Reeves	54.7%	6,456
David Hurst	45.3%	5,351
Total Votes		11,807
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Phil Law did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Law published 12 individual policy pages on the following issues:

• National Security
• Veterans Issues
• Second Amendment
• Israel
• Right to Life
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Individual Liberty
• School Choice
• Economy and Jobs
• Health Care
• Immigration
• Fishing
• Agriculture

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys

Phil Law participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Phil Law's responses follow below.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

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1) Immigration 2) Economy 3) National Defense

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“

Veterans Affairs As a Combat Veteran I have dealt with the VA bureaucracy. As a Veteran Service Officer I have assisted other veterans in dealing with the VA also. As a Congress I will fix it.

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2016

Law issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:

“	Why I am Running Veterans in the 3rd district deserve better and I will do better. The Fayetteville, NC Veterans hospital is rated one of the worst in the country. The clinic in Jacksonville has the 3rd worse wait time in the nation. I have been in the VA system and have experienced its shortfalls and I will work to fix it. *The incumbent voted against health care choice for veterans. He voted for the war and then voted against armor to protect our brave men and women. I will be slow to go to war, and quick to protect those who fight for our country. I will work for better medical care and fair benefits for our veterans. The 3rd district has lost an influential voice in Washington, and I will change that. I believe our district should have a seat at the table when big decisions are made that affect our economy, our national security, and our families. *Our current representative voted with Obama more than any other Republican in Congress. He was removed from the financial Services Committee, and was passed over for a leadership position on the Armed Services Committee. *I will re-establish an influential voice for the 3rd district by building coalitions with other congressional members. *I will make sure the voice of the voters is heard with increased presence across the district. The threat of terrorism to America is real and must be addressed; I understand this threat and am prepared to combat it. The growing ISIS threat stems from the Middle East where I served in combat duty. I have the knowledge and experience to tackle this threat. *Our Current representative said “I just don’t go to listen to foreign leaders”. We cannot afford to ignore what is going on in the rest of the world. Jones also opposes all foreign aid, including to one of our most important allies, Israel. We need allies to fight terrorism.	”
—Phil Law,

Campaign finance summary

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Phil Law campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	U.S. House North Carolina District 3	Lost primary	$92,854	N/A**
Grand total			$92,854	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)