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Cory Thornton

Republican · North Carolina · 2026

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North Carolina House District 7North Carolina · 2026Franklin County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Addressing the regional skilled labor shortage through apprenticeship and workforce training programs

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Cory Thornton is a Republican running for North Carolina House District 7, covering Franklin County and part of Vance County. He has lived in the district since age six and is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who enlisted at 17 and deployed to Japan, Thailand and Iraq, per his campaign site. Thornton is an entrepreneur with businesses in construction, real estate, entertainment and recycling and holds an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute, per his campaign site. He serves as a trustee for Vance Granville Community College and is a deacon at Cedar Rock Baptist Church, per his campaign site.

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