Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 91,096. Its county seat is Wentworth. The county is known as "North Carolina's North Star".
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House,who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Carolina Senate. Representatives serve two-year terms.
Patricia Earlene McElraft is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
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.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
Patricia Britt "Pat" Hurley is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives She represented the 70th district from 2007 to 2023.
John Alan Torbett is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 108th district since 2011.
Sam Watford was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 80th House district,including part in Davidson county (Thomasville). He served three terms as Davidson County Commissioner and has served on Davidson County Planning and Zoning Board. Watford is married to Karen Hege Watford,a retired teacher,and has two daughters,Morgan and Jordan. Watford supported,and voted for,the HB 465 - Amending Regulations Regarding Abortion,in 2015.
Cecil Antonio Brockman is an American politician from North Carolina. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. A member of the Democratic party,he has represented the 60th district since 2015.
Jeffrey Elmore is an American politician and educator who is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 94th district from 2013 to 2024. He ran in the 2024 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election.
Howard Jacque Hunter III is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 5th House district from 2015 to 2023. A Democrat,Hunter was first elected to the legislature in 2014. He was re-elected in 2016,2018,and 2020,but he lost re-election in 2022.
Edward Charles Goodwin is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican,he is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 1st district.
Jerry Lee Carter was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,having been initially elected in 2018. He represented District 65,covering most of Rockingham County. He was the founder and pastor of Reidsville Baptist Church in Reidsville,North Carolina.
Ben Thomas Moss Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 52nd district and its predecessors since 2021. He defeated incumbent Democrat Scott Brewer in the 2020 election. A railroad engineer from Rockingham,North Carolina,he previously served on the Richmond County board of commissioners from 2010 to 2020.
Jake Hunter Johnson is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 113th district since 2019. He was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Cody Henson in August 2019 and was re-elected to the seat in 2020. A real estate agent from Saluda,North Carolina,he previously served on the Polk County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2019.
Karl Ellis Gillespie is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 120th district since 2021. Gillespie previously served on the Macon County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2020.
Diane Wheatley is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 43rd district since 2021. Wheatley previously served on the Cumberland county school board from 1994 to 2004 and on the Cumberland county of commissioners from 2004 to 2008.
Abraham Penn Jones is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 38th district since 2021.
Donnie Loftis is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives since November 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he represents the 109th district,which contains part of Gaston County.
North Carolina's 65th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Reece Pyrtle since 2021.
