Deborah Ross is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2021. Her district is based in Raleigh. A member of the Democratic Party,Ross served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013,representing the state's 38th and then 34th House district,including much of northern Raleigh and surrounding suburbs in Wake County.
Larry Shaw is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first Senate district,including constituents in Cumberland County from 1995 to 2011. A corporate executive from Fayetteville,North Carolina,Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the North Carolina Senate. Previously,he served one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In 2010,Shaw announced that he would not seek re-election.
Linda Coleman is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. Coleman was elected to three terms as a Democratic state representative in the North Carolina General Assembly before being appointed director of the Office of State Personnel by the governor in 2009.
June St. Clair Atkinson was elected North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 3,2004,in a race that was decided by the North Carolina General Assembly on August 23,2005. She was re-elected in 2008 and 2012.
North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central part of the state. The district contains most of Wake County. Prior to court-mandated redistricting in 2019,it also included northern Johnston County,southern Nash County,far western Wilson County,and all of Franklin and Harnett counties. The 2nd district has been represented by Democratic Rep. Deborah Ross since 2021.
North Carolina's 4th congressional district is located in the central region of the state. The district includes all of Alamance County,Durham County,Granville County,Orange County,and Person County,as well as a portion of Caswell County. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+16,it is the most Democratic district in North Carolina.
North Carolina's 6th congressional district is located in north central portion of the state. As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019,it was shifted into the central Triad region and contains all of Guilford County and a portion of Forsyth County. The cities of Greensboro,Winston-Salem,and High Point are located in the district.
North Carolina's 13th congressional district was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States census. Previously,the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 census until the reapportionment following the 1840 census.
Janet Cowell is the former North Carolina State Treasurer,serving from 2009 to 2017,and is the first woman to hold that position in North Carolina. She was previously a two-term member of the Raleigh City Council and a two-term Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate,representing Wake County.
Larry Dwight Hall is a North Carolina government official. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from 2017 through January 2021.
John Christopher Heagarty is an American politician. He was appointed by Governor Bev Perdue to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2009 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Ty Harrell,a fellow Democrat. Heagarty represented the 41st House district in western Wake County.
Gladys Ashe Robinson is a health services executive and serves as a Democratic State Senator for the 28th district in the North Carolina General Assembly. She serves as a Deputy Minority Leader and was first elected in 2010.
Rosa U. Gill is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 33rd district since her initial appointment in 2009.
Gale Adcock is a family nurse practitioner and American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate representing the 16th district since 2023. Adcock previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 41st district from 2015 to 2023. She also served as Deputy House Minority leader for one term.
The 2022 mayoral election in the city of Raleigh,North Carolina,was originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday,October 5,2021,but was postponed until November 8,2022 by the passage of a law in June 2021. Incumbent mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin sought election to a second term in office. She was challenged by Terrance Ruth and DaQuanta Copeland.
Abraham Penn Jones is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 38th district since 2021.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was originally going to be held on March 8,2022,with a run-off in June 2022,however the North Carolina Supreme Court delayed the primary until May 17,2022,pending challenges over the State's districts and paused candidate filing. Prior to this pause,several candidates had already filed to run The elections will be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in House Bill 976 to account for population changes following the 2020 census. The maps were later overturned by the North Carolina Supreme Court,who ordered the legislature to draw new maps. The North Carolina General Assembly later redrew the maps which were upheld by the Wake County Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court. Candidate filing resumed on February 24,2022 and concluded on March 4,2022.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The filing period lasted from February 24,2022,to March 4,2022,with the primary election being held on May 17,2022. The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census,however,following a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court,the General Assembly redrew the maps to comply with the court's ruling.
Tammy Kim is an American politician and nonprofit executive. She currently serves as a member of the Irvine City Council in California. Kim is an elected member of the Central Committee for the Democratic Party in Orange County representing California's 68th State Assembly district.
Maria Cervania is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,who has represented the 41st district since 2023. Cervania previously served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2020 to 2022. She is the first Asian American,Native Hawaiian,Pacific Islander (AANHPI) person to be elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
