Caleb Rudow is an American politician who previously served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 114th and later 116th district. He was appointed on February 1, 2022, succeeding Susan Fisher.
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]
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 2018, he worked as a consultant with the World Bank Group. He was also a research fellow at the Center for Open Data Enterprise in Washington, D.C.
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 faced incumbent Chuck Edwards in the 2024 General Election to whom he lost.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Edwards (incumbent) | 245,546 | 56.77% | |
| Democratic | Caleb Rudow | 186,977 | 43.23% | |
| Total votes | 432,523 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Caleb Rudow (incumbent) | 25,161 | 62.36% | |
| Republican | Mollie Rose | 15,185 | 37.64% | |
| Total votes | 40,346 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
