{"biography":"Paul Lynwood Scott is the incumbent Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District\u202f111 and is on the ballot for re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election\u202f[1][16]. District\u202f111 covers parts of Cleveland and Rutherford counties and is represented by Scott since he assumed office on January\u202f1,\u202f2025\u202f[1][16].\n\nBorn in Florida and raised in a small rural town in Hillsborough County, Scott earned a Master of Business Administration from Heriot\u2011Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland\u202f[16]. He has spent more than fifteen years as senior pastor of Big Springs Baptist Church in Ellenboro, North\u202fCarolina, and has worked as a client\u2011technologies architect for the Duke University Health System\u202f[16][1]. In addition to his pastoral duties, Scott serves as a volunteer firefighter with the Polkville Volunteer Fire Department and as a chaplain and hostage\u2011crisis negotiator for the Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u202f[16].\n\nScott entered elected office in 2022 when he won a seat on the Rutherford County Board of Education representing the East Rutherford district, defeating unaffiliated candidate Parker Tate in the November general election\u202f[5][16]. He served on the board from December\u202f2022 until November\u202f2024, after which he ran for the open House District\u202f111 seat left by longtime incumbent Tim\u202fMoore. Scott won a four\u2011way Republican primary in March\u202f2024 and defeated Democratic challenger Frances Rollinson\u202fWebber in the November\u202f2024 general election with 73.9% of the vote\u202f[1][16].\n\nDuring the 2025\u20112026 legislative session, Representative Scott has introduced a range of bills, including the NC Constitutional Carry Act (HB\u202f5), a No\u2011Tax\u2011on\u2011Tips measure (HB\u202f11), and legislation supporting firefighters, veterans, and law\u2011enforcement personnel such as the \u201cBack the Blue Pay Act\u201d (HB\u202f42) and the \u201cSupport Firefighters Fighting Cancer\u201d bill (HB\u202f97)\u202f[12]. He serves on several standing and select committees, including Alcohol Beverage Control, Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, Finance, Health, Blockchain and Digital Assets, and Helene Recovery\u202f[16].\n\nScott is married to Kelly (n\u00e9e\u202fConkling) and they have four children, triplet sons and a daughter\u202f[16]. He continues to be active in his community as a pastor, firefighter, and chaplain while representing his district in the state legislature. His campaign website provides additional information and a means for supporters to donate or volunteer\u202f[18].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Paul Scott (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Scott_(North_Carolina))\n- [5] [Paul Scott (Rutherford County Board of Education District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Scott_(Rutherford_County_Board_of_Education_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [8] [North Carolina House of Representatives District 111 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_District_111)\n- [11] [Representative Paul Scott - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/841)\n- [12] [Representative Paul Scott's Introduced Bills - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/H/841)\n- [16] [Paul Scott (North Carolina politician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Scott_(North_Carolina_politician))\n- [18] [Home | Paul Scott for House](https://www.scottforhouse.com/)\n- [20] [State Representative Paul Scott | BillTrack50](https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/29784)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_111","county":"cleveland","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 111"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Paul","fullname":"Paul Lynwood Scott","lastname":"Scott","middlename":"Lynwood","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_111","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 111","county":"cleveland","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_111","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 111","county":"cleveland","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Paul Lynwood Scott is the Republican incumbent representing NC House District\u202f111 and is running for re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"67a91e92a6fc4825"}