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Dan Forest is a candidate for Lt. Governor of North Carolina. A strong fiscal and social conservative, Dan has over 23 years of experience as a business leader, architect and entrepreneur.

He is a former Senior Partner with one of North Carolina’s largest Architectural firms – Little Diversified Architectural Consulting – having served as President of the firm’s Durham office.

Dan holds two undergraduate degrees from UNC Charlotte and is a graduate of UNC Charlotte College of Architecture. He is the founder of the Triangle Leadership Forum where he serves as president of the board. Dan serves on the board of the North Carolina Committee of The Heritage Foundation, serves on the board of The Faith Driven Consumer and is the former chairman of the board of Wake Forest Pregnancy Support Services.

He lives in Raleigh with his wife, Alice, and four children – ages 6 to 18.

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"I am seeking the office of NC Lt. Governor, because we have a leadership crisis in North Carolina and need qualified businesspeople to step up to the plate and lead."

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Why this election matters

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What Dan Believes...

I believe strong families and faith are the fundamental foundations of America

I believe in small government, low taxes and free enterprise

I believe in the sanctity of human life

I believe in school choice and competition in education

I believe public education decisions are best made at the local level

I believe in securing our borders against illegal immigration

I believe in medical malpractice reform

I believe community colleges should play a key role in job training and economic development

I believe North Carolina should opt out of the national healthcare plan being forced on us from Washington

I believe in ending corporate welfare and recruitment incentives and replacing it with lower taxes for all North Carolina   businesses

I believe small businesses create jobs, not the government, and we need to repeal excessive regulations on our job     creators

I believe that policies should be enacted that encourage personal responsibility, not government dependence