1. George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III was born on November 23,1975 and is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as the US representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2023 to 2025.
19 Facts About Wiley Nickel
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Wiley Nickel was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022.
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On December 16,2023, Wiley Nickel decided not to seek re-election after his seat was redrawn to heavily favor the Republican Party.
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Wiley Nickel was born in Fresno, California, on November 23,1975.
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Wiley Nickel worked for Vice President Al Gore from 1996 to 2001 as a member of his national advance staff.
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Wiley Nickel is a member of Gore's Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
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Wiley Nickel later worked on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and served on the White House national advance staff from 2008 until 2012.
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Wiley Nickel is a member of the Obama Alumni Association and was part of Obama's first wave of political endorsements in 2018.
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Wiley Nickel ran in California's 12th State Senate district in 2006 against incumbent Republican Jeff Denham.
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Wiley Nickel was called "a moderate Democrat" and the race was seen as potentially competitive.
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Wiley Nickel was a criminal defense attorney, having opened his law practice in Cary in 2011.
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Wiley Nickel's seat was one of six seats Democrats picked up to break the Republican supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Wiley Nickel co-sponsored a bill to restore master's degree and doctoral degree pay for teachers in North Carolina.
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Wiley Nickel co-sponsored Senate Bill 209, which would increase the scope and punishment of hate crimes and require the SBI to maintain and create a hate crimes statistics database.
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Wiley Nickel spoke about SB 209 during a candlelight vigil at the Islamic Center of Cary to remember the New Zealand terror attack victims.
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Wiley Nickel ran for Congress in North Carolina's newly drawn 13th congressional district.
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The Carolina Journal wrote that Wiley Nickel ran "as a moderate despite a fairly left-wing voting record".
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Wiley Nickel voted against a resolution to condemn attacks against crisis pregnancy centers, anti-abortion individuals, and churches.
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Wiley Nickel is a second cousin of conservative commentator Tucker Carlson.