Joe Pat Tolson was an American educator and Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-third House district,including constituents in Edgecombe and Wilson counties. A retired educator from Pinetops,North Carolina,Tolson retired after the 2013-2014 session,serving his ninth term in the state House. He was replaced by Shelly Willingham. Tolson died in 2019 from respiratory failure at a hospital in Tarboro,North Carolina.
Paul B. "Skip" Stam Jr. was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district,including constituents in Wake County. An attorney from Apex,North Carolina,Stam was elected to his seventh (non-consecutive) term in the state House of Representatives in 2012. He was first elected in 1988,but was defeated for re-election in 1990. He ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate and for the North Carolina Court of Appeals before being elected to the House again in 2002.
Joe Hackney served for 16 terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the state's fifty-fourth House district,including constituents in Chatham,Orange,and Moore counties. A farmer and attorney from Chapel Hill,Hackney served as Speaker of the House for two terms and thereafter served as House Minority Leader until he chose to retire rather than seek another term in the legislature in 2012.
Robert Mitchell Gillespie is a former Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,and a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the eighty-fifth district in the North Carolina House of Representatives,which included constituents from Burke,Caldwell and McDowell counties. A small business owner from Marion,North Carolina,Gillespie served seven terms in the state House and was re-elected to an eighth term,but resigned to take his position in the executive branch in January 2013.
Edgar Vance Starnes is a North Carolina politician and an investor in real estate. He served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a total of approximately 20 years,from 1987 to 1988 and from 1997 through January 2015. He then resigned to become legislative liaison for North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell. At the time of his resignation,Starnes represented the state's eighty-seventh House district.
James Andrew "Jim" Harrell III served three terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninetieth House district,including constituents in Alleghany and Surry counties. Harrell is originally from Elkin,North Carolina and later moved to Roaring Gap. As of 2011,Harrell is a lobbyist,running his own firm,James A. Harrell III and Associates,LLC,in Raleigh.
Patrick Timothy McHenry is an American politician currently serving as U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2005,which includes the communities of Hickory and Mooresville. He is also chair of the House Financial Services Committee since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for one term before being elected to Congress.
Joe Sam Queen is a North Carolina politician and architect. He has served in both the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
Dale Robbins Folwell is an American politician who has been the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017. A Republican from Winston-Salem,North Carolina,Folwell spent four terms in North Carolina House of Representatives,including a term as speaker pro tempore from 2011 to 2013. He was head of the state's Division of Employment Security in the administration of Governor Pat McCrory from 2013 to 2015. He was elected State Treasurer in the 2016 election,taking office on January 1,2017. Folwell was reelected to a second term in 2020,defeating Democratic challenger Ronnie Chatterji.
Sandra Bolden Cunningham is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2007 to 2024,where she represented the 31st Legislative District. She was sworn into office on November 8,2007. She is the widow of former Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham,who died in 2004.
Harry Joseph Warren is a Human Resource Specialist and Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 76th district since 2011.
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.
Thomas Otis Murry is an American politician,state prosecutor,attorney,and pharmacist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County between 2011 and 2015. He defeated incumbent Chris Heagarty in the 2010 general election and was defeated by Gale Adcock in the 2014 general election.
Ralph E. Hise,Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represents District 47 in the North Carolina Senate. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2,2010. He is from Spruce Pine,North Carolina.
Spencer Robert Frye serves in the Georgia General Assembly as the state representative for Georgia House District 122. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Larry Graham Pittman is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 83rd district from 2011 to 2023.
Kyle Hall is a businessman and politician,currently serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
An election was held on November 6,2012 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including Presidency,Governor,U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was held on May 8,2012 with a primary run-off held on July 17,2012.
