Keith Byrd

Keith Byrd, of Hope Mills, is a retired Army officer and Cumberland County native who attended Seventy-First Senior High School. He was stationed at Fort Bragg, where he served as a military police chief and has served as an officer with the state Department of Public Safety.

Byrd had two unsuccessful bids for the House District 45 race in 2020 and 2022.

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Byrd is a retired U.S. Army officer and Cumberland County native. He attended Seventy-First Senior High School and graduated from Shaw University in Raleigh. He was stationed at Fort Bragg where he served as a police chief.

Fayetteville: Meet the four candidates running for North Carolina House District 45

Keith Byrd is a Cumberland County native. He attended Seventy-First Senior High School and graduated from Shaw University in Raleigh. He is from Hope Mills.

Meet the four candidates running for NC House District 45

Keith Byrd is a retired U.S. Army officer. He was stationed at Fort Bragg, where he served as a military police chief, and served as an officer with the state Department of Public Safety.

Keith previously ran for House District 45 in 2020 and 2022 but did not win.

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As of September 2, 2026, Keith Byrd did not have a website or any information online.

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Keith Byrd

Keith Byrd, of Hope Mills, is a retired Army officer and Cumberland County native who attended Seventy-First Senior High School. He was stationed at Fort Bragg, where he served as a military police chief and has served as an officer with the state Department of Public Safety. Byrd had two unsuccessful bids for the House District 45 race in 2020 and 2022.

He is back on the ballot for the seat this year.

Byrd is a retired U.S. Army officer and Cumberland County native. He attended Seventy-First Senior High School and graduated from Shaw University in Raleigh. He was stationed at Fort Bragg where he served as a police chief.

Fayetteville: Meet four candidates running for N.C. House District 45

Sahid Burgos

Buket Urgen

Bradley Williams

Broxie P. Pone

Bryan Moore

Carol Stubbs

Chris Young

Demetrius Stocks

Franklin Matthew Crockett

Jacquelyn Brown

Johnathaun Lee

Karelle Ward

Quincei Lovejoy

Rebecca (Becky) West

Robyn Chadwick

Theodore Lee Miller

Tom Hatch

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