NC-05 Republican nominee?
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MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleRetired
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundRetired
EducationUniversity of Georgia — B.B.A., Risk Management and Insurance
Notable personal detailsRobert Stephen Girard is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in North Carolina's 5th Congressional District (2026 election cycle). He has described himself as retired after roughly 40 years in the private sector. Girard has said he earned a B.B.A. in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia and has been involved with civic and nonprofit organizations including the American Heart Association and the Richmond Symphony.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax incentives and credits to spur rural jobs and housing, reduced regulation and federal mandate cuts to lower burdens on small businesses, and targeted tax relief (including property tax offsets and Social Security tax relief) while protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits. Policy emphasis is on tax-based incentives and regulatory rollback rather than broad tax increases or wealth-redistribution measures.
Healthcare
Supports market-oriented reforms to increase access and affordability, including opening insurance sales across state lines, expanding telehealth, and directing funds toward insured individuals rather than insurers; opposes continued partisan bickering over the Affordable Care Act.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that expands legal pathways to citizenship, protects asylum seekers and keeps families together while calling for enforcement and employer accountability. Emphasizes humanitarian framing, modernization of processing, and labor protections alongside enforcement measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports limits on late-term abortion with clear exceptions, opposes federal limits on abortion and opposes federal funding for performing abortions. Supports funding access to contraception and increased support for maternal care and adoption incentives. Prefers abortion policy decisions to be made at the state level.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate opposes creating more gun laws and says existing laws are sufficient, emphasizing education and training for safe firearm handling instead of additional regulation. He supports enhanced penalties for using firearms in crimes but does not favor penalties for law-abiding gun owners.
News
Steve Girard is in the news as one of the Republican primary challengers running in North Carolina’s 5th congressional district. The race is being framed around challengers arguing the district needs a new voice as they compete for the GOP nomination in the upcoming election.
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