Formerly, 27-year career as a small business owner. Since January 2013, Congressman for North Carolina's 11th District; former Congressional Delegate to the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly and Commissioner, Congressional-Executive Commission on China; Member, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Chair, Subcommittee on Government Operations, which has oversight jurisdiction over federal agencies, the Executive Office of the President, the Postal Service, the Freedom of Information Act, and more; Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. November 2016, elected Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.