Hal Jordan is a successful businessman, family man and political leader who is running for Congress to represent North Carolina’s conservative values in the Halls of Congress. Jordan, 50, has been employed by IBM for 27 years as a programmer, systems engineer, IT architect and software sales specialist. Jordan has received numerous technical and sales awards from IBM, including the company’s highest recognition, the Gerstner Award for Client Excellence. Jordan is also well-known in political circles, having come within 30 votes of defeating Speaker of the North Carolina House Jim Black in 2006 in one of the most Democrat-leaning districts in the state.

Jordan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, graduating with Phi Kappa Phi Honors in 1982. Hal and Jeannine Jordan have been married for 27 years and have four children. The Jordans have resided in Mecklenburg County for the past 22 years and are active members of Christ Covenant Church, where Hal serves as Chairman of Deacons and serves in Mercy Outreach. Jordan is also a former Fundraising Chairman of Boy Scout Troop 413, a position he held for five years.

District 8

North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District stretches from Charlotte to Fayetteville and includes all or part of the following counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Hoke, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and Union. You can register to vote in North Carolina by following the instructions at www.sboe.state.nc.us.

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