Wiley Nickel

George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III (born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2023 to 2025. Nickel served as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district from 2019 to 2023. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022. On December 16, 2023, Nickel decided not to seek re-election after his seat was redrawn to heavily favor the Republican Party. On April 9, 2025, Nickel launched his campaign for the United States Senate in the 2026 election, but withdrew on July 29 after former Governor Roy Cooper declared his candidacy. On September 16, 2025, Nickel announced his candidacy for District Attorney of Wake County. On March 3, 2026, he won the Democratic primary for Wake County District Attorney in a three-candidate race. Nickel faces no Republican or other-party opposition in the November 2026 general election and is running unopposed.