Ballotpedia, Grant Campbell

LinkedIn

Grant was born and raised in North Carolina. He has a bachelors degree in public health and a doctorate degree in medicine from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his wife Anita have two children. He serves on the board of the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. 

Grant is a senior partner at Eastover University Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates. He served as a military doctor from 2008-2017 in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. 

Grant Campbell ran for State Representative for State House District 83 in 2022, but withdrew prior to the election. 

Believes the state should use fiscal discipline and restraint in spending, ensuring no more tax dollars are taken from North Carolinians than necessary.

Supports using fiscal discipline and restraint in spending. 

Believes in monitoring economic development promises and withholding incentives if commitments are unmet.

Supports exempting spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty from state income taxes.

Supports exempting Purple Heart recipients and gold star spouses from state income tax.

- Supports using fiscal discipline and restraint in spending. 
- Believes in monitoring economic development promises and withholding incentives if commitments are unmet.
- Supports exempting spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty from state income taxes.
- Supports exempting Purple Heart recipients and gold star spouses from state income tax.

Economy

As of June 14, 2024, Grant Campbell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes government-controlled healthcare and supports equal access to healthcare in both rural and urban areas.

Supports increasing medical and nursing school admissions and incentivizing healthcare professionals to work and settle in rural areas to eliminate the rural-metropolitan healthcare quality gap.

Supports incentivizing healthcare professionals to work and settle in rural areas to eliminate the rural-metropolitan healthcare quality gap.

- Opposes government-controlled healthcare and supports equal access to healthcare in both rural and urban areas.
- Supports incentivizing healthcare professionals to work and settle in rural areas to eliminate the rural-metropolitan healthcare quality gap.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Believes laws are meaningless without enforcement and accountability. Supports holding prosecutors accountable for enforcing bail requirements and aggressively prosecuting repeat offenders.

Supports holding prosecutors accountable for enforcing bail requirements and aggressively prosecuting repeat offenders.

Believes the opioid crisis requires immediate action, including treatment for first-time offenders and strict prosecution of drug dealers. Supports aiding states in securing borders to combat fentanyl influx, criticizing federal inaction.

Supports treatment for first-time offenders and strict prosecution of drug dealers to address the opioid crisis. Supports aiding states in securing borders to combat fentanyl influx.

Supports law enforcement by advocating for increased penalties for assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing crime scenes.

Supports increased penalties for assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing crime scenes.

Believes the right to keep and bear arms is "constitutionally-guaranteed" and that restrictions on law-abiding citizens do not reduce gun violence.

- Supports holding prosecutors accountable for enforcing bail requirements and aggressively prosecuting repeat offenders.
- Supports treatment for first-time offenders and strict prosecution of drug dealers to address the opioid crisis. Supports aiding states in securing borders to combat fentanyl influx.
- Supports increased penalties for assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing crime scenes.
- Opposes gun control. 

Public Safety

Believes parents should be the "ultimate voice" in their child's education and supports competency-focused education over "social indoctrination." Opposes using educational resources on "social experiments" due to recent significant learning loss.

Supports competency-focused education over "social indoctrination." 

Supports increasing community college funding to develop workforce-ready graduates and reduce the need for businesses to "import" employees from other states.

Supports increasing community college funding.

Supports higher teacher salaries with performance-based incentives to attract young adults to education.

Supports higher teacher salaries with performance-based incentives.

Supports school choice, including vouchers and opportunity scholarships, to provide options for families and improve public education through competition.

- Supports competency-focused education over "social indoctrination." 
- Supports increasing community college funding.
- Supports higher teacher salaries with performance-based incentives.
- Supports school choice, including vouchers and opportunity scholarships, to provide options for families and improve public education through competition.

Education

Believes in recognizing military training for educational and credentialing purposes to help veterans transition into civilian jobs.

Supports recognizing military training for educational and credentialing purposes to help veterans transition into civilian jobs.

Supports state assistance for non-governmental organizations aiding veterans and their families.

- Supports recognizing military training for educational and credentialing purposes to help veterans transition into civilian jobs.
- Supports state assistance for non-governmental organizations aiding veterans and their families.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Twitter

Facebook

Grant Campbell

Grant Campbell was born and raised in North Carolina, where he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for both his undergraduate and medical degrees. He is married to Anita, and they have been together for 26 years. Specific details about the church he attends and information about his family, aside from his wife, are not provided.

Grant Campbell is a physician who has been treating patients for over 25 years and served as a military doctor in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. After his military service, he returned to private practice. He also serves on the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges and on the Board of Directors/Advisors of the UNC General Alumni Association and the Independence Fund.

Grant Campbell currently serves as Vice Chairman of the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges and is frequently consulted by the General Assembly on healthcare and veterans’ issues. He also serves on the Board of Directors/Advisors of the UNC General Alumni Association and the Independence Fund. He is now running for election to represent House District 83. There is no mention of previous political offices held.

Supports "Tax Relief for First Responders."

Supports expanding community college programs to offer industry-specific training at little to no cost for local residents, including flexible hours.

Supports improving educational options for rural NC communities and ensuring veterans receive proper educational credit for military training.

Believes veterans deserve gratitude for their sacrifice in defense of the nation.

The candidate's website says, "After 9/11, Grant answered the call to serve our nation as a military doctor, doing three tours in the Middle East, including one with Special Forces."

The candidate's website says, "While already in private practice, Campbell learned of the critical shortage of surgeons in the military and enlisted in the United States Army Reserve. He was deployed three times and served in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan receiving multiple decorations while service in combat theaters. He finished his Army service in 2017 and was honorably discharged as a Lt. Colonel and returned to treating his local patients full time."

The candidate's website says, "Dr. Campbell was honored to be asked by Senator Tillis to be part of a community leaders roundtable to discuss mental health challenges in North Carolina. He was asked to give insight into how to help veterans struggling with mental illness and substance abuse."

- Your State Representative participates in the legislative process at the state level. They are one of 129 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The North Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Carolina General Assembly (the state's lawmaking body).
- Your State Representative drafts laws, approves budgets, has oversight of the state executive branch, and debates and votes on proposed laws.
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
- State Representatives are elected to a 2-year term. There is no term limit.

Your representative and state lawmaker in North Carolina House of Representatives.