Joe John

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Joe John
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
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Joseph Robert John Sr. (born October 13, 1939) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having served since 2017. He is a former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. [1] He served on that court from 1992 until 2000. Previously, he had been a state superior court and state district court judge, based in Greensboro. He had also been a prosecutor and practiced at the firm of Pell, Pell, Weston & John.

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Career

In 2010, Judge John was named interim director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab by N.C. Attorney General Roy A. Cooper. [2] He was named to the post on a permanent basis in 2011. [3] John retired in 2014.

He was elected as a Democrat to the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 40, in 2016, defeating incumbent Rep. Marilyn Avila. [4] [5] [6] In 2018, John was re-elected to a second term after defeating Avila in a rematch. John won a third term in 2020, defeating Republican challenger Gerald Falzon.

During his time in office, Joe John has focused on fully funding North Carolina schools, eliminating partisan gerrymandering, and fighting against what he calls the "War on an Independent Judiciary".

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Democratic primary election, 2022 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe John (incumbent) 5,520 74.10%
Democratic Marguerite Creel1,92925.90%
Total votes7,449 100%

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2020 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe John (incumbent) 31,837 56.47%
Republican Gerald Falzon24,54543.53%
Total votes56,382 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe John (incumbent) 24,193 51.24%
Republican Marilyn Avila 21,25645.02%
Libertarian David Ulmer1,7673.74%
Total votes47,216 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2016 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe John 23,786 50.41%
Republican Marilyn Avila (incumbent)23,40249.59%
Total votes47,188 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

Committee assignments

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2021–2022 session

2019–2020 session

2017–2018 session

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References

  1. ↑ North Carolina. Secretary of State; North Carolina. Legislative Reference Library; North Carolina Historical Commission (1916). North Carolina manual [serial]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. [Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission.
  2. ↑ Greensboro News-Record: Former Greensboro judge named interim director of SBI crime lab
  3. ↑ News & Observer: SBI lab upgrades its temporary leader
  4. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  5. ↑ News & Observer: Former Appeals Court judge runs for NC House
  6. ↑ WRAL.com
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ "Joe John" . Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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