About Scott Neisler
✔ Kings Mountain native
✔ Florida Southern College, BS Degree in Health &; Physical Education
✔ Worked 37 years for Dicey Fabrics in Shelby, NC in quality, manufacturing, and sales departments.
✔ Owner of Radio Station WGNC, Gastonia, NC since 2008
✔ Elected to Kings Mountain City Council Ward 6, 1989
✔ Elected as Mayor of Kings Mountain from 1991-1999, 2015-2023.
✔ Elected President of the NC League of Municipalities in 2022.
On the Issues
✔ Fought against property tax increases.
✔ Has been a strong leader and supporter of economic development in Cleveland and Rutherford Counties.
✔ Has strong relationships with our General Assembly members and is “ready to go on day one.”
✔ Team player with good communication skills. As mayor, he held regular lunches with
community leaders.
✔ Will work with the current General Assembly leadership to continue lowering personal and
corporate taxes.
✔ Our teachers need raises, not the administrators.