Tim Longest

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Tim Longest
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 34th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
OccupationLawyer

Tim Longest is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 34th district.

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Biography

Longest graduated from JH Rose High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in 2013 from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctor degree in 2018, from University of North Carolina School of Law. He is a Presbyterian and is a lawyer. He was born in Greenville, North Carolina and raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. His father was a public school teacher.[ citation needed ]

Committee assignments

[1]

2023-2024 session

Electoral history

Longest was elected to his first term for the 34th district on November 8, 2022, in the 2022 North Carolina House of Representatives election against Republican opponent Ashley Seshul and Libertarian opponent Kat McDonald. [2] [3]

North Carolina House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2022 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tim Longest 24,413 60.27%
Republican Ashley Seshul14,85336.67%
Libertarian Kat McDonald1,2403.06%
Total votes40,506 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Representative Tim Longest - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. Travis Fain (July 27, 2022). "Wake Democrats name new candidate for NC House seat". Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. "Tim Longest". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 34th district

2023-Present
Incumbent