Chuck is a lifelong resident of Wilkes County and a member of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church. He attended Wilkes Central High and graduated from Wofford College. Chuck is married to Shari, and together they have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren.

Chuck is currently a local journalist for the Wilkes Journal-Patriot. 

Chuck Hubbard's campaign for US Representative in District 5 is his first run for public office. 

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Supports taking action to bring back good-paying jobs, aiding small businesses, and strengthening agriculture in North Carolina.

Intends to bring back good-paying jobs, aiding small businesses, and strengthening agriculture in North Carolina.

Believes Congress should prioritize working-class families and small businesses over corporations and special interest groups.

Believes in ensuring access to high-speed broadband, creating good-paying jobs, and expanding infrastructure to connect rural communities with the global market.

Believes in ensuring access to high-speed broadband and expanding infrastructure to connect rural communities with the global market.

Opposes cuts to benefits programs for working people and seniors, pledging to fight against such attacks in Congress.

Opposes cuts to programs that assist working people and seniors, pledging to fight against such attacks in Congress.

- Intends to bring back good-paying jobs, aiding small businesses, and strengthening agriculture in North Carolina.
- Believes Congress should prioritize working-class families and small businesses over corporations and special interest groups.
- Believes in ensuring access to high-speed broadband and expanding infrastructure to connect rural communities with the global market.
- Opposes cuts to programs that assist working people and seniors, pledging to fight against such attacks in Congress.

Economy

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

Energy & the Environment

Believes abortion should be a private matter between a patient and their doctor, without government involvement. Supports codifying abortion as a national law.

Believes abortion should be a private matter between a patient and their doctor, without government involvement, and supports codifying abortion as a national law.

Believes "nobody should struggle to get access to health care" and supports a government option to lower costs and improve rural health care infrastructure.

Believes in "protecting Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security."

Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare. Believes in addressing public health issues, including COVID, and supports medical marijuana.

- Believes abortion should be a private matter between a patient and their doctor, without government involvement, and supports codifying abortion as a national law.
- Believes "nobody should struggle to get access to health care" and supports a government option to lower costs and improve rural health care infrastructure.
- Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare. Believes in addressing public health issues, including COVID, and supports medical marijuana.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Believes attacks on minority and LGBTQ communities are "un-American" and supports equal justice under the law for all Americans.

- Believes attacks on minority and LGBTQ communities are "un-American" and supports equal justice under the law for all Americans.

Public Safety

Believes "our public education system is the backbone of our country" and supports Congress doing everything it can to aid public education, teachers, and infrastructure.

- Believes "our public education system is the backbone of our country" and supports Congress doing everything it can to aid public education, teachers, and infrastructure.

Education

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Chuck Hubbard

Chuck is a lifelong resident of Wilkes County and a member of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church. He attended Wilkes Central High and graduated from Wofford College. Chuck is married to Shari, a former State Trooper, and together they have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren.

Chuck Hubbard's campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 5 is his first run for public office. 

Opposes increasing the minimum wage beyond $7.25.

Opposes assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization.

Believes building an inclusive economy requires prioritizing local businesses over corporate interests. Supports collective growth by considering everyone's role in the economy.

Supports building an inclusive economy and prioritizing small businesses.

Opposes the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 1997."

Opposes four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees.

Opposes tax incentives for renewable energy.

Opposes expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Opposes giving mental health full equity with physical health.

As a House Representative, voted to override a veto on Medicare expansion.

Opposes requiring negotiated prescription drug prices for Medicare Part D.

Believes healthcare programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are being used as political tools by Republicans in Congress.

The candidate's website says, "Protecting Women’s Rights and Healthcare"

- Believes abortion should be a private matter between a patient and their doctor, without government involvement. Supports codifying abortion as a national law.
- Believes "nobody should struggle to get access to health care" and supports a government option to lower costs and improve rural health care infrastructure.
- Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare. Believes in addressing public health issues, including COVID, and supports medical marijuana.

Believes in reporting donations exceeding $200 to the Federal Elections Commission.

Believes the Federal Elections Commission mandates collecting and disclosing personal information from donors whose contributions exceed $200 per election cycle.

Opposes the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, claiming the violent murder was not a hate crime and initially calling it a hoax before retracting her statements.

Believes in the importance of higher education, noting that NC-05 hosts six universities, three community colleges, and the Elon University School of Law, serving over 63,000 students.

Opposes public education and workforce protections. As Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, worked to dismantle public education and workforce protections.

Opposes funding for green public schools.

Chuck Hubbard is a native of Wilkes County, North Carolina, and a lifelong member of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church. He attended Wilkes Central High and graduated from Wofford College. Chuck is married to Shari, a former State Trooper, and together they have three daughters and two grandchildren.

Chuck Hubbard is a seasoned journalist with over forty years of experience, having worked at the Wilkes Journal-Patriot, a paper founded by his grandfather. He began his career in journalism as a teenager, covering news for the local paper, and continued to work there full-time after graduating from Wofford College.

As of July 8, 2024, Chuck Hubbard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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