NC congressional candidate running on family values accused of pursuing extramarital affair, says claims are '100% false'

A woman claims DeVan Barbour, a leading Republican in the 13th Congressional District race, propositioned her for sex one night in 2021. Barbour denies the allegation.

Businessman DeVan Barbour speaks at a candidate forum in Cary on Jan. 22, 2024.

A Johnston County educator is accusing businessman DeVan Barbour of pursuing an extramarital affair with her, dealing a blow to a leading Republican contender in the 13th Congressional District who has made family values central to his campaign.

In her first public interview describing the alleged advances, middle school teacher Angela McLeod Barbour (no relation to DeVan Barbour) told Anderson Alerts that the congressional hopeful repeatedly propositioned her for sex one night in 2021 by making calls over the phone, Snapchat and FaceTime.

“He wanted me to drive to his house and have sex with him,” McLeod said.

She said she turned down Barbour, who she claims was naked and drunk. “He was fully unclothed. There were phone calls, there were FaceTimes, there were Snapchats. My phone would not stop dinging.”

Barbour said in an interview that no such call or propositioning ever took place. He said McLeod’s allegations are wholly untrue.

“These accusations are 100% false,” Barbour said.

He added, “That conversation [where he allegedly pursued McLeod] never happened.”