Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis is a Republican US senator from North Carolina, first elected in 2014 after serving as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He grew up in homes across the South—some owned, some rented, some mobile. He built a nearly three-decade career in business and management consulting, becoming an executive before he earned his college degree. He entered North Carolina politics to rescue constituents from ineffective government, then helped to rebuild the state Republican Party before seeking federal office. In the Senate, he is known as a pragmatic conservative with a reputation for frankness. He still carries a baseball bat in his truck, which he’s had to use a few times, but never swung at a ball.
