Now in his fifth term representing Guilford County, Representative John Faircloth was born and raised in Greensboro and has served and protected citizens for nearly 40 years: first as a member of the United States Army Reserve, the Greensboro Police Department, the North Carolina Department of Justice, and then as the Chief of Police for both the cities of Salisbury and High Point, North Carolina. Representative Faircloth was also elected to the High Point City Council, serving as Mayor Pro Tem.  ​

 Representative Faircloth graduated from Greensboro Senior High (now Grimsley High School) and from Guilford College, where he earned two degrees in Management. Furthering his education, Representative Faircloth went on to earn a Masters of Public Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and graduated from the Justice Executives Program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and from the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville. Representative Faircloth is a retired and formerly successful real estate broker and owner in the High Point area.

Always serving his community, Representative Faircloth has been active in the Boys and Girls Club, Rotary International, Crimestoppers, the High Point Realtors Association, the Preddy Memorial Veterans Foundation, The Arts Council, United Way, and many other organizations.

Through his years of service in the General Assembly, Representative Faircloth has been appointed to chair the Appropriations Committee, the Ethics Committee, Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee, and the Legislative Ethics Committee. 

He also has served as Vice-Chairman of House Select Committee on School Safety, and Judiciary II. Representative Faircloth also has served on the Elections and Ethics Law Committee, House Select Committee on Disaster Relief, the House Select Committee on Strategic Transportation Planning and Long Term Funding Solutions, the State Personnel Committee, the Transportation Committee, and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety.  

Representative Faircloth is a lifelong resident of Guilford County. He resides in High Point and he and his late wife Linda share three daughters, three grandchildren, and are active members of the Covenant United Methodist Church.