Carla Cunningham

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Carla Cunningham
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 106th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2013

Carla D. Cunningham (born January 12, 1962) is an American politician. She has served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 106th district since 2013. [1] [2] Cunningham is a Democrat.

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Education, career and politics

She was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, and graduated from Anson High School in 1980. [3] She earned a diploma in nursing from Central Piedmont Community College in 1981, an associate's degree in nursing from Gaston College in 1996, and a bachelor's of science in nursing from Winston-Salem State University in 2009. [3] She practiced nursing for more than 30 years. [3]

Legislative career and policy priorities

Since entering the General Assembly, [4] Cunningham has focused her legislative efforts on improving healthcare access, [5] healthcare affordability, health and substance use services, supporting children and families, and strengthening community nonprofit and educational supports. [6]

Championing the expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina: [7] In her press announcement she noted that after more than a decade of advocacy the state budget included Medicaid expansion benefiting an estimated 600,000 people previously without coverage.

Securing funding for local nonprofits and community organizations: She played a role in the 2023 budget that included ~$14 million for nonprofits across her district and other North Carolina communities.

Sponsoring legislation to address school lunch debt (HB 509) [8] and local jail conditions (HB 380) by negotiating for additional inspectors and reducing burdens on families.

Introducing bills on youth mental-health first aid, student lifeline supports and local land-use reform.

Cunningham [5] serves on several significant legislative committees, [9] including Appropriations, Health (where she has served as Vice Chair) and Energy & Public Utilities. During COVID Pandemic Carla [5] served as a chair on the Select COVID health group in the House. She also served as member in state advisory councils such as the NC Minority Health Advisory Council [10] and the NC Council on Sickle Cell Syndrome. [11] Currently Carla serve on the NC Child Fatality Task Force [12] and the SHCC [13] (State Health Coordinating Council) and on the JLOC (Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services [14] ) as a co-chair.

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2020 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carla Cunningham (incumbent) 34,510 100%
Total votes34,510 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district Democratic primary election, 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carla Cunningham (incumbent) 4,036 88.88%
Democratic Blanche Penn50511.12%
Total votes4,541 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carla Cunningham (incumbent) 20,261 80.55%
Republican Geovani Opry Sherow4,89219.45%
Total votes25,153 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carla Cunningham (incumbent) 27,247 100%
Total votes27,247 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carla Cunningham (incumbent) 12,942 86.64%
Republican Trey Lowe1,99613.36%
Total votes14,938 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carla Cunningham 26,577 100%
Total votes26,577 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Carla Cunningham". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Carla Cunningham". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "About". Carla Cunningham, NC State House. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Representative Carla D. Cunningham - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  5. 1 2 3 "MEET CARLA". Carla Cunningham. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  6. ↑ "Carla D. Cunningham- House District 106". NC House Democrats. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina Expands Medicaid | NC Medicaid". medicaid.ncdhhs.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  8. ↑ "Representative Carla D. Cunningham's Introduced Bills - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  9. ↑ "North Carolina General Assembly".
  10. ↑ "NC Minority Health Advisory Council | NCDHHS". www.ncdhhs.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  11. ↑ "NC DPH: N.C. Sickle Cell Syndrome Program". ncsicklecellprogram.dph.ncdhhs.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  12. ↑ Griffin, Charles. "title". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  13. ↑ "NC DHSR: NC State Health Coordinating Committee". info.ncdhhs.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  14. ↑ "Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services Non Standing Committee - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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