NC congressional hopeful talks crisis at the border, who’s to blame

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In-person early voting in North Carolina will start on Feb. 15.

On the primary ballot are 14 Republican candidates for the state’s 13th congressional district. The 13th includes part of Wake County as well as Johnston, Lee, Harnett, Franklin, Person, Caswell and Granville counties.

Dr. Josh McConkey, who is an emergency room physician and a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, is one the candidates vying for that seat.

He sat down with CBS 17’s Russ Bowen to talk about one of the top issues he believes Americans are facing.