Brad Knott
RepublicanU.S. Representative, NC-13| Age | 40 (b. 1986-04-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Religion | Christian (Southern Baptist) |
| Education | B.A. from Baylor University; J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina (2016-2023); previously law clerk to NC Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby and staff for Governor Pat McCrory |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Marital status | Married — Joanna Saleeby Knott |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Notable relatives | Grandfather Joseph Thomas 'J.T.' Knott Jr. served as a Wake County (NC) Commissioner 1970-1982 (as a Democrat) |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2024 |
| Ideology | Republican; conservative lean. GovTrack ideology-leadership analysis places him on the right side of the Republican caucus based on bills sponsored/cosponsored. |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2025) · estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.