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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_13th_House_district" title="North Carolina's 13th House district">13th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 1, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pat_McElraft" title="Pat McElraft">Pat McElraft</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Celeste Coppage</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Rob</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle,_North_Carolina" title="Emerald Isle, North Carolina">Emerald Isle, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">University of Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration" title="Bachelor of Business Administration">BBA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Accountant</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/797">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Celeste Coppage Cairns</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a> who has represented the 13th district (including all of <a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret County</a>, as well as parts of <a href="/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina" title="Craven County, North Carolina">Craven County</a>) since 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cairns ran unsuccessfully in the Republican Primary in the <a href="/wiki/2019_North_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election">2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Celeste_Cairns&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Committee assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023-2024_session">2023-2024 session</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Celeste_Cairns&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2023-2024 session"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Appropriations</li> <li>Appropriations - Agriculture and Economic Resources</li> <li>Banking</li> <li>Energy and Public Utilities</li> <li>Marine Resources and Aquaculture</li> <li>Military and Veterans Affairs<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Celeste_Cairns&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022">2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Celeste_Cairns&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>North Carolina House of Representatives 13th District Republican primary election, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Celeste Cairns </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>6,271 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.88% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Pete Benton </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,984 </td> <td style="text-align:right">34.86% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Eden Gordon Hill </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,172 </td> <td style="text-align:right">10.26% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>11,427 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Celeste Cairns </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>25,850 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>71.32% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Katie Tomberlin </td> <td style="text-align:right">10,394 </td> <td style="text-align:right">28.68% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>36,244 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100% </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019">2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Celeste_Cairns&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 3rd congressional district">North Carolina's 3rd congressional district</a> special election, 2019<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Greg_Murphy_(politician)" title="Greg Murphy (politician)">Greg Murphy</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>9,530 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>22.51% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Joan Perry </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>6,536 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>15.44% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Shepard" title="Phil Shepard">Phil Shepard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,101 </td> <td style="text-align:right">12.05% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Speciale" title="Michael Speciale">Michael Speciale</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,022 </td> <td style="text-align:right">9.50% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Phil Law </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,690 </td> <td style="text-align:right">8.72% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Eric Rouse </td> <td style="text-align:right">3,258 </td> <td style="text-align:right">7.70% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Jeff Moore </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,280 </td> <td style="text-align:right">5.39% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Francis De Luca </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,670 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.95% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Celeste Cairns </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,467 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.47% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Chimer Davis Clark Jr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,092 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.58% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Michele Nix </td> <td style="text-align:right">915 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.16% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Graham Boyd </td> <td style="text-align:right">897 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.12% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Paul Beaumont </td> <td style="text-align:right">805 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.90% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mike Payment </td> <td style="text-align:right">537 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.27% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Don Cox </td> <td style="text-align:right">251 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.59% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Kevin Baiko </td> <td style="text-align:right">171 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.40% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Gary Ceres </td> <td style="text-align:right">108 </td> <td 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Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2023%E2%80%9324" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2023–24">156th General Assembly</a></b> (2023–2024) <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tim_Moore_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Tim Moore (North Carolina politician)">Tim Moore</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Speaker <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stevens_(politician)" title="Sarah Stevens (politician)">Sarah Stevens</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_R._Bell_IV" title="John R. Bell IV">John Bell</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Reives_II" title="Robert T. Reives II">Robert Reives</a> (D)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Goodwin" title="Ed Goodwin">Ed Goodwin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ray_Jeffers" title="Ray Jeffers">Ray Jeffers</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Tyson" title="Steve Tyson">Steve Tyson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dixon_(politician)" title="Jimmy Dixon (politician)">Jimmy Dixon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ward_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Bill Ward (North Carolina politician)">Bill Ward</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Pike_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Pike (politician)">Joe Pike</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Winslow" title="Matthew Winslow">Matthew Winslow</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gloristine_Brown" title="Gloristine Brown">Gloristine Brown</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Reeder" title="Timothy Reeder">Timothy Reeder</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_R._Bell_IV" title="John R. Bell IV">John Bell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Allison_Dahle" title="Allison Dahle">Allison Dahle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Humphrey_(politician)" title="Chris Humphrey (politician)">Chris Humphrey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Celeste Cairns</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_G._Cleveland" title="George G. Cleveland">George Cleveland</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Shepard" title="Phil Shepard">Phil Shepard</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carson_Smith_(politician)" title="Carson Smith (politician)">Carson Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Iler" title="Frank Iler">Frank Iler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Deb_Butler" title="Deb Butler">Deb Butler</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Miller_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Charlie Miller (North Carolina politician)">Charlie Miller</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ted_Davis_Jr." title="Ted Davis Jr.">Ted Davis Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ya_Liu" title="Ya Liu">Ya Liu</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Brisson" title="William Brisson">William Brisson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shelly_Willingham" title="Shelly Willingham">Shelly Willingham</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Fontenot" title="Ken Fontenot">Ken Fontenot</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Allen_Chesser" title="Allen Chesser">Allen Chesser</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donna_McDowell_White" title="Donna McDowell White">Donna McDowell White</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_H._Wray" title="Michael H. Wray">Michael Wray</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_C._Strickland" title="Larry C. Strickland">Larry Strickland</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vernetta_Alston" title="Vernetta Alston">Vernetta Alston</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Morey" title="Marcia Morey">Marcia Morey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Zack_Forde-Hawkins" title="Zack Forde-Hawkins">Zack Forde-Hawkins</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sossamon" title="Frank Sossamon">Frank Sossamon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rosa_Gill" title="Rosa Gill">Rosa Gill</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Longest" title="Tim Longest">Tim Longest</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terence_Everitt" title="Terence Everitt">Terence Everitt</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_von_Haefen" title="Julie von Haefen">Julie von Haefen</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Erin_Par%C3%A9" title="Erin Paré">Erin Paré</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Abe_Jones_(politician)" title="Abe Jones (politician)">Abe Jones</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Roberson_(politician)" title="James Roberson (politician)">James Roberson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_John" title="Joe John">Joe John</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maria_Cervania" title="Maria Cervania">Maria Cervania</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marvin_W._Lucas" title="Marvin W. Lucas">Marvin Lucas</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Diane_Wheatley" title="Diane Wheatley">Diane Wheatley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Smith_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Charles Smith (North Carolina politician)">Charles Smith</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frances_Jackson_(politician)" title="Frances Jackson (politician)">Frances Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brenden_Jones" title="Brenden Jones">Brenden Jones</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jarrod_Lowery" title="Jarrod Lowery">Jarrod Lowery</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garland_E._Pierce" title="Garland E. Pierce">Garland Pierce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Ball" title="Cynthia Ball">Cynthia Ball</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Renee_Price" title="Renee Price">Renee Price</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_I._Sauls" title="John I. Sauls">John Sauls</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ben_Moss" title="Ben Moss">Ben Moss</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howard_Penny_Jr." title="Howard Penny Jr.">Howard Penny Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Reives_II" title="Robert T. Reives II">Robert Reives</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Brody" title="Mark Brody">Mark Brody</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Allen_Buansi" title="Allen Buansi">Allen Buansi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Clark_(politician)" title="Tracy Clark (politician)">Tracy Clark</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amos_Quick" title="Amos Quick">Amos Quick</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alan_Branson" title="Alan Branson">Alan Branson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Brockman" title="Cecil Brockman">Cecil Brockman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pricey_Harrison" title="Pricey Harrison">Pricey Harrison</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Blust" title="John Blust">John Blust</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_M._Ross_(politician)" title="Stephen M. Ross (politician)">Stephen Ross</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Riddell" title="Dennis Riddell">Dennis Riddell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Reece_Pyrtle" title="Reece Pyrtle">Reece Pyrtle</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Crawford_(politician)" title="Sarah Crawford (politician)">Sarah Crawford</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Sasser" title="Wayne Sasser">Wayne Sasser</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Willis_(politician)" title="David Willis (politician)">David Willis</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dean_Arp" title="Dean Arp">Dean Arp</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Biggs_(politician)" title="Brian Biggs (politician)">Brian Biggs</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Brown" title="Kanika Brown">Kanika Brown</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amber_Baker" title="Amber Baker">Amber Baker</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Staton-Williams" title="Diamond Staton-Williams">Diamond Staton-Williams</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Zenger" title="Jeff Zenger">Jeff Zenger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donny_Lambeth" title="Donny Lambeth">Donny Lambeth</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Harry_J._Warren" title="Harry J. Warren">Harry Warren</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julia_C._Howard" title="Julia C. Howard">Julia Craven Howard</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Neal_Jackson_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Neal Jackson (North Carolina politician)">Neal Jackson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Kidwell" title="Keith Kidwell">Keith Kidwell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Watford" title="Sam Watford">Sam Watford</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Potts" title="Larry Potts">Larry Potts</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kristin_Baker_(politician)" title="Kristin Baker (politician)">Kristin Baker</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Crutchfield" title="Kevin Crutchfield">Kevin Crutchfield</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_McNeely" title="Jeffrey McNeely">Jeffrey McNeely</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Greene" title="Dudley Greene">Dudley Greene</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Blackwell" title="Hugh Blackwell">Hugh Blackwell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Destin_Hall" title="Destin Hall">Destin Hall</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_Gardner_Belk" title="Mary Gardner Belk">Mary Belk</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_S._Setzer" title="Mitchell S. 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