U.S. Representative from NC, District 11

Chuck Edwards is a Republican U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 11th District, a McDonald's franchisee and former state senator representing western North Carolina.
Charles Edwards represents North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, a Republican first elected in 2022 after defeating incumbent Madison Cawthorn in the primary, serving his second term. Edwards built his career as a McDonald's franchisee operating restaurants across western North Carolina and served in the North Carolina State Senate before his congressional election. He sits on the House Appropriations Committee with assignments to the National Security, Financial Services and General Government, Interior/Environment, Labor/Health and Human Services, and State/Foreign Operations subcommittees. Edwards focuses on tourism, small business, agriculture, and disaster relief following Hurricane Helene's devastation of his Asheville-area district in 2024.