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The North Carolina labor commissioner is tasked with protecting the safety and rights of the over 4 million workers in North Carolina. Election 2024: Meet the candidates for North Carolina ...
Who will be the next NC labor commissioner? Get to know the candidates looking for your vote in the March 5 election with our voter guide.
Luke Farley (born 1985) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 19th and current North Carolina Commissioner of Labor since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he supports right-to-work laws, vocational education and apprenticeship programs, while opposing vaccination mandates for workers.
The North Carolina Department of Labor is by law tasked with ensuring the "health, safety, and general well-being" of the state's workforce. [23] North Carolina's general statutes grant the commissioner of labor wide-ranging regulatory and enforcement powers. [24] The commissioner leads the Department of Labor and its constituent bureaus. [25]
Get to know the two candidates running to become North Carolina’s next commissioner of labor in the Nov. 5 election.
Dobson was born on July 19, 1981, in North Carolina. He grew up in Avery County, and graduated from Avery High School. He then went to McDowell Technical Community College, where he completed an associate’s degree; Gardner-Webb University, where he got a bachelor’s degree; and Appalachian State University, where he earned a master’s degree in public administration. [1]
To help inform voters about the Nov. 5, 2024, election, this candidate questionnaire is available to be republished by local publications in North Carolina without any cost.
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