Luke Farley, an attorney who represents small businesses, has officially entered the Republican primary for North Carolina Labor Commissioner. He made the announcement in a video posted to his social media accounts and shared here. “I’ve been traveling across this state for the last two months sharing my message of protecting both workers and small businesses. The response from voters has been tremendous. Based on that response, today I formally announce my candidacy for North Carolina Labor Commissioner,” said Luke.

Luke is not a career politician. “I haven’t held elected office before, but I have over a decade of experience in the private sector helping small businesses solve some of their most challenging problems. I’ve been on job sites where workers have been seriously injured because safety rules weren’t followed. I’ve also sat down with small business owners who faced financial ruin over an unfair safety citation. I know how high the stakes can be on both sides. Now, I want to put that experience to work for all North Carolinians,” he said. 

“My top priority is protecting workers and small businesses. I’ll fight every day to make our state the safest place in the country to work and the best place to do business,” Luke said. “I stand for free enterprise, fair and open competition, and cutting red tape.” 

A life-long conservative Republican, Luke has volunteered at the grassroots level for years. He served as legal counsel to the Wake County Republican Party and was the 2022 Volunteer Lawyer of the Year for the North Carolina Chapter of the Republican National Lawyers Association.  

Luke grew up in Onslow County and now lives in Raleigh with his wife of ten years and two young sons. He’s a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University School of Law. To learn more about Luke and his campaign, visit LukeFarleyNC.com. 

The Labor Commissioner is head of the NC Department of Labor, an agency that enforces various labor, employment, and safety laws like the NC Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the Amusement Device Safety Act, the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA), and, of course, the Elevator Safety Act.