John R. Bradford, III, was first elected to the NC legislature in 2014 and is currently serving his 4th term in the NC House of Representatives. He serves in House leadership as a Senior Chairman of the Finance Committee. John is a successful entrepreneur who started two different companies he built from the ground up right here in North Carolina. He is the CEO & Founder of PetScreening, which has been nationally recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the United States. While serving in the legislature, John has been a champion of initiatives to lower taxes and attract more businesses to North Carolina. John’s work in the legislature has helped North Carolina receive national recognition as the very best state (#1 ranking) to do business in the United States.

John graduated from Clemson University in 1996 with Honors and a B.S. in Engineering. In 2000, he obtained an Executive MBA from the University of Memphis. John has been married for 22 years to his high school sweetheart, Shea. Together, they have four children - Jack, Molly, Sophie, and Macy; they also have three fur babies - Maggie, Berkeley, and Bob, the rescue cat.