George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III[1][2] (born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2023 to 2025.

[4] On December 16, 2023, Nickel decided not to seek re-election after his seat was redrawn to heavily favor the Republican Party.

[9] Nickel later worked on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and served on the White House national advance staff from 2008 until 2012.

[10][11] Nickel ran in California's 12th State Senate district in 2006 against incumbent Republican Jeff Denham.

He spoke about SB 209 during a candlelight vigil at the Islamic Center of Cary to remember the New Zealand terror attack victims.

[25] The Carolina Journal wrote that Nickel ran "as a moderate despite a fairly left-wing voting record".

[51] Nickel voted against a resolution to condemn attacks against crisis pregnancy centers, anti-abortion individuals, and churches.