Wes graduated in 2020 from Regent University School of Law, where he was the school's Executive President. Prior to law school, he received a BA in Management and a Certificate of Entrepenship from The University of Georgia (GO DAWGS). Originally from Alpharetta, Georgia, Wes relocated to Raleigh largely due to the encouragement of his mentor NC Chief Justice Mark Martin (Ret.). He passed the 2020 NC Bar Exam and interned as a Summer Legal Fellow at the NC Chamber before joining the legal team at the NCGOP.