Wiley Nickel

Wiley Nickel
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 13th district
In office
January 3, 2023  January 3, 2025
Preceded byTed Budd
Succeeded byBrad Knott
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 1, 2019  January 1, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGale Adcock
Personal details
Born
George Wilmarth Nickel III

(1975-11-23) November 23, 1975
Fresno, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCaroline Nickel
Children2
EducationTulane University (BA)
Pepperdine University (JD)

George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III (born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2023 to 2025.

Nickel served as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district from 2019 to 2023. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022. On December 16, 2023, Nickel decided not to seek re-election after his seat was redrawn to heavily favor the Republican Party.

On April 9, 2025, Nickel launched his campaign for the United States Senate in the 2026 election, challenging incumbent Republican Thom Tillis.