Background
Killian was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin in 1964.
Killian was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin in 1964.
United States Army War College. United States Military Academy.
He was also raised there. In 1986, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was a Lieutenant/Captain of the United States Army from 1986 to 1991.
After that, he retired and has been a Colonel in the United States. Army Reserve since.
After retiring from the United States. Army, Killian went into real estate. In 1995, he was named President of Howey Construction & Development and served until that position until 2000.
He was then General Manager of NVR until 2003. After that, he was Vice President of Orleans Home builders until he was appointed to the in 2006.
In 1992, he was elected to the Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education and served one term.
In 2004, he decided to run again to become a school board member, this time on the Mecklenburg Area Catholic School Board of Education. Elections
In August 2006, incumbent Republican State Representative Doug Vinson, of North Carolina"s 105th House District, decided to resign for personal reasons. One of the reason is that he was having financial problems making only $14,000 a year.
Killian was appointed to the seat.
He left office in 2013. Committee assignments
House Committee on Appropriations (Vice Chair)
House Committee on Education
House Committee on Elections
House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
House Committee on Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)
House Committee on Judiciary
House Committee on Military and Homeland Security (Chair)
House Committee on Redistricting
House Committee on Transportation
House Subcommittee A (Judiciary)
House Subcommittee on Capital
House Subcommittee on Transportation (Chair)
After redistricting, Killian decided to retire from the state legislature to run for the newly redrawn North Carolina"s 9th congressional district.
He said “ fought against runaway spending, and she always provided excellent service to her constituents, and that will continue if I am elected." United States. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-Arizona) endorsed Killian during the Republican primary in March 2012.
Quotations: “ fought against runaway spending, and she always provided excellent service to her constituents, and that will continue if I am elected.".