Chad Barefoot | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 18 district |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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Preceded by | Doug Berger |
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Born |
John Chadwick Barefoot May 10, 1983 Thomasville, North Carolina |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Appalachian State University |
Profession | Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Louisburg College |
Religion | Baptist |
Website | ChadBarefoot |
John Chadwick "Chad" Barefoot (born May 10, 1983) is the a member of the North Carolina Senate representing North Carolina's 18th Senate district. Senate District 18 covers Franklin County and parts of eastern and southern Wake County.
A native of Thomasville, he won his first election in 2012 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016. Barefoot currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education/Higher Education and the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee. Barefoot also serves on the Appropriations/Base Budget, Finance, and Rules and Operations of the Senate Committees.
Chad holds a Master of Arts in Christian Ethics from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, and a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in public management from Appalachian State University.
In his first run for elective office, Barefoot won a three-way Republican primary race over Rep. Glen Bradley and Michael Shriver in May 2012.
He faced incumbent Sen. Doug Berger in the general election in November 2012, and won with approximately 56 percent of the vote.
In 2014, Barefoot faced Democrat Sarah Crawford in the general election. Barefoot won with approximately 53 percent of the vote.
In 2016, Barefoot faced Democrat Gil Johnson in the general election. Barefoot won with approximately 55 percent of the vote.
Barefoot did not face a primary opponent in the 2014 or 2016 elections.
Student Data Privacy
In his first term, Barefoot successfully passed into law one of the most comprehensive student data privacy bills in the country. Senate Bill 815 requires the North Carolina State Board of Education to make publicly available information regarding the student data system and create safeguards to ensure the privacy and security of personally identifiable data in the student data system. The law restricts the collection of biometric information, political affiliation, religion, and voting history from being collected into the student data system.