Caleb Rudow Explained

Caleb Rudow
Office:Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Term Start:February 1, 2022
Predecessor:Susan Fisher
Successor:Brian Turner
Constituency:114th district (2022–2023)
116th district (2023–present)
Party:Democratic
Education:University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
University of Texas, Austin (MA)

Caleb Rudow is an American politician serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 116th district. He was appointed on February 1, 2022, succeeding Susan Fisher.

Early life and education

A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Rudow graduated from Asheville High School in 2005.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Arts in global policy studies from the University of Texas at Austin.[2] [3]

Career

From 2008 to 2011, Rudow worked as a manager at a gardening company.

From 2012 to 2014, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia. He continued his work in Zambia as a member of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Zambia Economic Development Team until 2015.

In 2019 and 2020, he was a regional organizing coordinator for Swing Left.[4]

From August to October 2020, he was a census enumerator for the United States Census Bureau.

Rudow joined Open Data Watch in 2018 and has since worked as a program assistant and data analyst until leaving the organization in July 2021. In 2021, he worked as a COVID-19 case investigator for Community Care of North Carolina.

He was appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in February 2022.[5]

In 2023, Rudow announced a run for North Carolina's 11th congressional district. He was unopposed in the primary and will face incumbent Chuck Edwards in the 2024 general election.

Electoral history

2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caleb Rudow. 2022-02-17. Ballotpedia. en.
  2. Web site: 2022-01-14. Caleb Rudow to Fill Out NC Rep. Fisher's Term. 2022-02-17. The Urban News. en-US.
  3. Web site: Representative Caleb Rudow - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly. 2022-02-17. www.ncleg.gov.
  4. Web site: RPCV Caleb Rudow (Zambia) replaces Susan Fisher in North Carolina House Peace Corps Worldwide. 2022-02-17. peacecorpsworldwide.org.
  5. Web site: Associated Press. Susan Fisher replacement appointed to NC House. 2022-02-17. The Asheville Citizen Times. en-US.