Frank Iler

Republican | North Carolina

Candidate Profile

Verified Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Frank Iler


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary - Federal, Statewide, State, Judicial, School Board


Race

State Rep., District 17


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Frank Iler websites
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EDUCATION

Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC, BS - Business Admin., 1964

WORK & MILITARY

Fieldcrest Mills/Western Textile, Budget Analyst, 1965-1969

Hardees Food Systems, Budget Director, 1970-1979

Bojangles, Franchise owner, 1980-1989

US Foodservice + 1, District Sales, 1990-1999

Automobile Sales (3), Sales, 1999-2005

AFFILIATIONS

Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout/Camp counselor, 1953-1960

N.C. Jaycees Local V.P., Area V.P., Brunswick County Republican Party, 2006-2009

Seventh District Republican Party, Chairman, 2009-2009

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

N.C. Representative - District 17, 2009-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

N.C. Representative District 17, 2026-2026

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

North Carolina Values Coalition

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Always get 2nd Amendment, abortion legislation, etc.

2010-2024

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (18)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)

Committee to Elect Republican Women (2023)

Mark Robinson (2023)

Nancy Mace (2022)

Republican Womens Organizations (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)

Brunswick Future PAC (2022)

National Federation of Independent Business (2022)

Tim Moore (NC) (2020)

Donny Lambeth (2017)

Gregory Murphy (2017)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists (2024)

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (2022)

David Sink David William Sink, Jr (2016)

OTHER INFORMATION

Frank Iler's grade from pro-marijuana group, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Only if the mother's life is in jeopardy. It's not the baby's fault, regardless of the circumstances or impregnation.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The state cannot establish an official religion and cannot favor or discriminate against a religion. Freedom to pray and attend religious meetings.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Absolutely. They are standing with us to protect western civilization.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

D

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

Minimum wage is not consistent with a free economy.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Reduce bureaucratic bloat. We have. Reduce income tax rates. We have. Make bureaucratic rules subject to review. We have.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

Simple, prosecute all crimes and lawbreakers.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

And parents should be held responsible also.

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Freedom to own lethal weapons like guns unless a felon or mentally committed.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Common sense is good government, to quote an outstanding conservative US Senator from a neighboring state that I recently met in person by chance.

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Love Jesus and attend a church if one desires a church family.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

I have always voted for voter ID


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

It's a scam

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Gas, coal and oil and nuclear preferred. If wind and solar become effective and affordable and market-based, then they can added to the mix.

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