Ted Budd

Ted Budd


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017
Preceded by	George Holding
Personal details
Born	(1971-10-21) October 21, 1971 (age 45) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Amy Kate
Children	3
Residence	Advance, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Appalachian State University, Wake Forest University
Occupation	Farmer, gun store owner
Website	House website

Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd (born October 21, 1971) is an American businessman and politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican, Budd is the member of the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 13th congressional district.

Budd was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1971. When he was young, his family moved to a 300-acre (120 ha) farm on the Yadkin River in Davie County, North Carolina, where they raise cattle and chickens. His father owned a facility-services company.

Budd attended Davie County High School, graduating in 1990. He then went to Appalachian State University, where he studied business, graduating in 1994. Budd earned master's degrees in theology and business administration from the Wake Forest University School of Business. He owns a gun store in Rural Hall, North Carolina.

With George Holding opting to run for reelection in North Carolina's 2nd congressional district rather than North Carolina's 13th congressional district following court-mandated redistricting, Budd ran as one of 17 candidates for the Republican Party nomination for the 13th district seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2016 elections. With the help of the Club for Growth, which spent over $285,000 to aid Budd's campaign, he won his primary with 20% of the vote. He faced Bruce Davis, a former Guilford County Commissioner, in the general election. Budd won the election with 56% of the vote. He was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.