Len McBride was born on December 4, 1959 in Graham, North Carolina.  At the age of 14, he moved with his parents and younger brother Gary to Shelby, North Carolina.  He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he played baseball and studied Criminal Justice.  He then went on to establish a successful 35-year career within the U.S. Department of Agriculture where he retired in 2020 as the North Carolina State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency.  

Len's hobbies include golfing and boating.  He has been married to his wife, Amy, for 35 years and they share two daughters, Megan and Erin. Len resides in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina and Sherrills Ford, North Carolina.