Private citizen

Bobbie Shields is a licensed civil engineer with an MBA from UNC Charlotte who spent 27 years in Mecklenburg County government, including as interim county assessor and interim county manager³⁶. He ran for Senate District 40 in 2018, 2020 and 2022¹. He is the Republican nominee in 2026⁴.

Where they stand 13 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• MarijuanaMedical use onlymedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Answered yes when asked whether medical marijuana should be legalized in North Carolina. (2022-10-07) source
  • Disagreed with legalizing recreational marijuana. (2020) source
• HealthcareAdd a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)medium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Chose the answer that health insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, alongside private options, and added that private options should be made more affordable. (2022) source
  • In 2026, again chose the answer that government-funded health insurance should be available for all who want it alongside private options, saying private options have not proven willing to provide for those most in need. (2026) source
• School vaccinesEnd school vaccine requirements; leave it to parentsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Asked when a government, school or employer should be allowed to require vaccinations, answered none, saying data should educate people and restrictions could protect the public from those who choose not to be vaccinated. (2022) source
• Qualified immunityYes, keep it as courts apply it nowmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Agreed that police officers should have qualified immunity for on-duty conduct consistent with departmental policy, while noting that bad departmental policy is possible. (2022) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Agreed that attempts to transition a child to the opposite sex are harmful to that child and should be prohibited. (2026) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Agreed that biological males should not be allowed to compete in women's sports or use women's spaces. (2026) source
• Minimum wageGet rid of it; let employers and workers agree on paymedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said a minimum wage should be determined by market forces. (2026) source
• Business regulationCut red tape, but keep core safety and environmental rulesmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Listed eliminating unnecessary government regulations, meaning those not based on cost-benefit analysis, among his priorities for cutting government waste. (2026) source
• GunsKeep current laws and enforce what is already on the bookslow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Said he supports preserving the Second Amendment and continuing to ban automatic weapons and related devices such as bump stocks. (2020) source
  • In 2026, said no restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety, but gun owners must be accountable for what happens as a result of their ownership. (2026) source
• Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tolow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Strongly agreed that parents should have the right to know what schools teach about sex and LGBT issues and to opt their children out of instruction they object to. (2020) source
  • Agreed that government should recognize and support the fundamental right and duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being. (2026) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Chose the option that there should be a ban on abortion with some exceptions, but added that he did not subscribe to any listed option, that abortion should be the choice of the affected person or persons, and that if government intervenes it should discourage and not fund elective abortions. (2022-10-07) source
  • In 2020, agreed that human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage, and listed rape or other crimes against the woman, danger to the mother's life and a fetus that cannot survive as the circumstances in which abortion should be allowed. (2020) source
  • In 2022, said abortions should be discouraged outside cases of crime or danger to the fetus or mother but are and should be an individual's choice, and that he would not support legislation banning abortion in North Carolina. (2022) source
  • In 2026, said he is opposed to abortion but believes it is a personal choice, and that an elective abortion should be allowed for rape, incest or a threat to the mother's life. (2026) source
• School choiceNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said he supports school choice. (2020-10-14) source
  • Said the legislature has rightly expanded educational options such as charter schools but should give more attention to resources for public school facilities and teachers. (2022-10-07) source
  • Agreed that states should allow parents to use the Opportunity Scholarship Program to pay for private school. (2022) source
• Election rulesNo single answer fitslow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Agreed that people should be able to vote without photo identification, after answering neutral to the same statement in 2020. (2022) source
  • In 2026, answered neutral on voting without photo identification, adding that if photo ID is required there should be no barriers to obtaining it. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Immigration, Energy and climate, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.