Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Bill Rabon is Vice-Chair of the Brunswick Community College Board of Trustees. He is past Chairman of the North Carolina Navigation Commission and past Chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Health. He has served on the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee, the Cape Fear Council BSA and was a Charter Member of the Southport Rotary Club. In politics, he has campaigned for Jim Martin, Pat McCrory, and Elizabeth Dole. An avid hunter and fisherman, Bill is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association.

Bill grew up in Fair Bluff and graduated from West Columbus High School in 1969 where he was Student Body President, an Eagle Scout, and received the American Degree, the highest honor bestowed by Future Farmers of America. After attending North Carolina State University, he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Georgia in 1976. Brunswick County's first veterinarian, Bill is a partner in Brunswick Animal Hospital, Southport Animal Hospital, and Oak Island Animal Hospital. Bill has volunteered his services to and worked tirelessly for numerous abandoned pet and rescue groups. He is a member of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association, serving on the Finance Advisory Committee for the NCVMA.

I am running for North Carolina Senate to help improve the lives of the residents of southeastern North Carolina.  The challenges we face require conservative, common sense solutions from leaders with business experience and a commitment to our communities. 

I have helped create good jobs for local people for many years at my veterinary clinics and I want to help create many more good jobs as your State Senator.  I am committed to keeping taxes low, improving infrastructure and fully funding community colleges to help attract new jobs and keep the ones we have. 

As Vice Chairman of Trustees at Brunswick Community College, I am a strong supporter of community colleges and the positive impact they can have for their students and our local economy.  I also have an agricultural background, having earned the American Farmer Degree from the Future Farmers of America.

State government's budget needs to be reined in and managed in a businesslike manner.  Government spending, adjusted for inflation, has far outpaced our state's population growth and is creating an unsustainable burden on taxpayers.  This must change, and I am committed to being a strong voice for fiscal responsibility.     

I have been honored to serve the people of this area in many charitable and civic roles, and I would be grateful for the opportunity to serve as your State Senator.  I will be open and accountable to you and I pledge to work hard to improve the quality of life for all the citizens of our area.  I ask for your vote.