Bradley Mark Walker (born May 20, 1969) is an American politician and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2021.
In 2008, Walker started with Lawndale Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina as its pastor of arts and worship.
"I certainly do align with the Republican Party when it comes to traditional values," Walker said after the election, "but even so, limited government is my heart and my nature and I think that says a lot about North Carolina and maybe we are still more red than purple.
[18][19][20] In November 2019, at the urging of a three-judge panel of the state Superior Court hearing the case Harper v Lewis, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted on a party-line vote (with Republicans prevailing) a new U.S. congressional district map for the state[21] that substantially changed Walker's district.
Representatives to vote "no" on a short-term stopgap funding measure that would appropriate millions of dollars in federal disaster relief spending in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.
[31] He also worked with fellow Representative Alma Adams, a Democrat from North Carolina, to start an internship program for students from HBCUs.
"[35] During the controversy that followed, House Speaker Paul Ryan's spokesperson announced that "Mr. Walker will not serve in a formal capacity" on the screening committee.
[38] Walker is a proponent of North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act ("HB2"), a controversial piece of legislation[39] which was read, amended, passed and signed in a matter of hours on March 23, 2016.
[43] He also voted against an amendment to the Act authorizing federal grants "for the purpose of reducing sexual violence on college campuses," which passed by a 258 to 173 margin.
[42] Walker's 2014 campaign web site stated "Obamacare should be repealed, and Mark will make doing so one of his top legislative priorities.
of Justice to stop supporting plaintiffs' efforts in Texas v United States seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
[42] Walker has made controversial statements that have brought him national attention; for example, in 2017 he described women colleagues publicly as "eye candy".
[45][46] On May 15, 2017, Walker posted a tweet in which he criticized the construction of specially made ramps allowing ducks to get into and out of the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool.
[48][49] During his 2014 campaign, at a Tea Party forum in Rockingham County, North Carolina, Walker was asked if military force was appropriate along the U.S.-Mexican border.
"[51][52] Later, Walker met with the editors of Greensboro's News & Record to tell them, "Being someone who is not a career politician, I've learned there are different environments that are a little more heated in context.
[54] In December 2020, Walker was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed over incumbent Donald Trump.
Budd received the endorsement of former president Donald Trump and won the nomination, with Walker finishing behind McCrory in third place.
Though Walker initially indicated that he wanted a runoff election,[63] he opted to withdraw from the race and joined the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, making McDowell the Republican nominee.