Veterans

Chris Bishopp, the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District 82, is a U.S. Navy veteran endorsed by VoteVets. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Navy ROTC scholarship and was commissioned as an Ensign in 1983. He then served on active duty as a Naval Flight Officer until 1990. As a lieutenant, he was mission commander on an operation in the Mediterranean Sea to find and track a Russian submarine. He directed an S-3 Viking aircraft, an H-3 helicopter, and a Navy destroyer, and held contact for several hours despite the submarine’s efforts to evade. He and his crew were named crew of the quarter for that mission.

After the Navy, Chris spent 31 years with the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller, supervisor, and quality control specialist. He also served as Legislative Representative for the Greensboro Air Traffic Control Tower with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. His entire working life has been public service, and he knows from experience what it means to be counted on.

Helping veterans buy homes in the communities they serve. Chris supports expanding the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s down-payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers and veterans. He wants clear requirements and limits so that help reaches the households that need it most. He believes veterans, teachers, first responders, and health care workers should be able to afford to live in the communities where they work and serve.

Protecting health care access for veterans and military families. Chris will defend North Carolina’s 2023 Medicaid expansion against any effort to roll it back. He supports better access to mental and behavioral health care, more funding for community health clinics, and investment in health care workforce training to shorten wait times. He also wants to lower prescription drug costs through stricter oversight of pharmacy benefit managers. He believes access to quality care should never depend on your ZIP code.

Protecting the vote for those serving away from home. Chris opposes the expanded voter ID constitutional amendment on this year’s ballot. One reason is his concern that narrowing current safeguards could create new barriers for military personnel serving away from home, as well as for seniors, students, and voters with disabilities.