Meadows won the July 2012 Republican primary runoff , and in the November general election faced Democratic nominee Hayden Rogers , who had been Shuler 's chief of staff . On August 28 Meadows spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa . He won the general election with approximately 57 % of the vote and took office in January 2013
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Mark Meadows (North Carolina politician)