Natasha Marcus
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Natasha Marcus (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 41. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Marcus (Democratic Party) ran for election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Marcus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Natasha Marcus was born in Brockport, New York. Marcus earned her B.A. in public policy from Hamilton College in 1991 and her J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1994. Her professional experience includes working as a lawyer for Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, as judicial clerk for the Honorable Frank W. Bullock Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Greensboro in 2005, as a founding member of DavidsonLearns, and as a community leader.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Marcus was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee
- Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
- Commerce and Insurance Committee
- Education/Higher Education Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
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2021-2022
Marcus was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
- Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
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2019-2020
Marcus was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Redistricting and Elections Committee
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Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Causey defeated Natasha Marcus in the general election for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Causey (R) | 52.1 | 2,840,383 |
 | Natasha Marcus (D)  | 47.9 | 2,611,529 | |
| Total votes: 5,451,912 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Natasha Marcus defeated David Wheeler in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natasha Marcus | 77.6 | 506,592 |
 | David Wheeler | 22.4 | 145,991 | |
| Total votes: 652,583 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Causey defeated Andrew Marcus and C. Robert Brawley in the Republican primary for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Causey | 60.6 | 535,909 |
 | Andrew Marcus | 21.9 | 193,962 | |
 | C. Robert Brawley | 17.5 | 154,843 | |
| Total votes: 884,714 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 41
Incumbent Natasha Marcus defeated Bonni Leone in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 41 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natasha Marcus (D) | 66.5 | 46,358 |
 | Bonni Leone (R) | 33.5 | 23,331 | |
| Total votes: 69,689 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Natasha Marcus advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Bonni Leone advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 41
Incumbent Natasha Marcus defeated Chris Cole in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 41 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natasha Marcus (D) | 71.9 | 82,741 |
| Chris Cole (Constitution Party) | 28.1 | 32,295 | |
| Total votes: 115,036 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Natasha Marcus advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41.
Constitution primary election
The Constitution primary election was canceled. Chris Cole advanced from the Constitution primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 41
Natasha Marcus defeated incumbent Jeff Tarte in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 41 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natasha Marcus (D) | 56.9 | 49,459 |
 | Jeff Tarte (R) | 43.1 | 37,536 | |
| Total votes: 86,995 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41
Natasha Marcus advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41
Incumbent Jeff Tarte advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 41 on May 8, 2018.
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2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Natasha Marcus was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while John Bradford defeated Lynette Rinker and Sharon Hudson in the Republican primary. Marcus was defeated by Bradford in the general election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  John Bradford III |
55% | 14,558 | |
| Democratic | Natasha Marcus | 45% | 11,922 | |
| Total Votes | 26,480 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John R. Bradford III |
59.1% | 2,536 |
| Lynette Rinker | 26.9% | 1,153 |
| Sharon Hudson | 14% | 599 |
| Total Votes | 4,288 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Natasha Marcus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marcus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a three-term State Senator elected to represent District 41 in Mecklenburg County. I am a Mom of two adult daughters, a nature enthusiast, an animal lover and foster parent with a local animal rescue group, and a former litigation attorney. I have a B.A. in Public Policy from Hamilton College and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and am licensed to practice law in North Carolina.
In the Senate, I serve on the following committees: Commerce and Insurance, Judiciary, Redistricting & Elections, Education, Base Budget Appropriations, and Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety.
My life exemplifies my commitment to hard work, the value of a quality education, and being a voice of reason and respect. I believe in the importance of taking personal responsibility, investing in the future and cultivating an inclusive community. In a time of political discord, I offer solutions that bring people together and make positive change for the people of our state.
- We need a Commissioner of Insurace who prioritizes the needs of the people in our state who need affordable, reliable insurance coverage.
- I'm a proven elected leader who has consistently stood up for the people against corruption, corporate greed and bad government and will continue to do so as our next Commissioner of Insurance.
- he Republican incumbent is an insurance industry insider and has not put the people's needs first. I'll do a better job in this role and on the Council of State because I will always look out for the people, keeping insurance rates low, making sure valid claims are paid, and rooting out bad actors and fraud.
My mission has always been to stand up for the people against corruption, corporate greed, and bad government. I look forward to continuing that work as NC's Commissioner of Insurance. We need a Commissioner who will be on the side of the people, not corporations.
As a litigation attorney, I learned how to advocate for my clients to ensure their fair treatment under the law. During my time in the Senate, I've been an outspoken advocate for North Carolinians, who deserve affordable healthcare, common sense gun safety reform, reproductive freedom, clean energy, fair elections, voting rights, public education investments, equity, and tax policies that are fair for working families.
My life exemplifies my commitment to hard work, the value of a quality education, and being a voice of reason and respect. I believe in the importance of taking personal responsibility, investing in the future and cultivating an inclusive community. In a time of political discord, I offer solutions that bring people together and make positive change for the people of our state.
The Commissioner of Insurance is elected by the people to always look out for the people, keeping insurance rates low, making sure valid claims are paid, and rooting out bad actors and fraud.
Absolutely. This one of only 10 positions on the Council of State and should be held by an experienced representative of the people.
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2022
Natasha Marcus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Natasha Marcus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marcus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a community leader and volunteer, animal lover, Mom, nature enthusiast, and a former litigation attorney and federal judicial clerk. I have a B.A. in Public Policy from Hamilton College and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. Before becoming a member of the NC Senate, I worked at the Ada Jenkins Center, a local non-profit community service center.
I am currently serving my first term in the NC Senate and was elected by my peers to be the Freshman Democratic Leader. I serve on three Senate committees, including the Judiciary Committee. In my spare time, I am a foster parent with a local animal rescue group and an avid reader and member of two book clubs.
- I am an outspoken advocate for public education, affordable healthcare, environmental protections and fair elections.
- In my first term, I was successful in passing bipartisan legislation that protects property owners from fraud, avoids election fraud, protects sexual assault survivors, and funds more school psychologists.
- I am accessible and responsive to constituents. I keep in touch with what people in my district want from their State government.
I ran for office because I wanted to fight for public schools, affordable health care, clean water, common sense gun safety reform, fair elections, better wages for working people, and local initiatives to serve the people of District 41. During my time working at a local non-profit, I saw many working families who could not make ends meet and had no access to affordable healthcare. I want to live in a state that offers folks like that solutions. During my time as a volunteer at my children's schools, I saw how difficult their teachers' jobs were, with so many students, all learning at different levels, often with no assistant in the classroom to help and for pay that is approximately $10,000 less than in neighboring states. I want to live in a state that values teachers and makes smart investments in improving public education, pre-K through university.
Honesty, empathy, reasonableness, humility, willingness to listen and help others.
We need to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, so that our 500,000+ uninsured working people can afford healthcare, and so that we can create jobs, expand our economy and save rural hospitals from bankruptcy. The federal taxes we already pay will cover 90% of the cost of Medicaid Expansion and hospitals have already agreed to cover the remaining 10%. There is only upside, and no downside, to closing the coverage gap and we need to do it as soon as possible.
There should be some give and take. The situation we have in 2019 is not productive: the GOP-controlled NCGA passes bills that they know the Governor will veto, and when they cannot override his veto, they walk away and cancel votes. We should be negotiating compromises on teacher pay and other critical issues, rather than operating with no State budget due to a refusal to talk.
My law degree is very useful to my work on the Senate Judiciary Committee. I also serve on the Elections and Redistricting Committee, which I chose because of my interest in protecting voting rights and ending partisan and racially-based gerrymandering.
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Natasha Marcus participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Natasha Marcus's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Preventing toll roads in my district 2) Protecting Lake Norman from coal ash and other environmental disasters |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I'm the daughter of a public school teacher, a graduate of public schools, and both of my daughters have gone to North Carolina public schools. The state of North Carolina's public education system is very important to me personally, and I will fight to bring it back to be one of the best systems in the country. As a former volunteer and current staffer at the Ada Jenkins Community Center, I'm also invested in our community's health and safety. I see individuals and families come in every day seeking the support of our free clinic because they can't afford medical treatment elsewhere. North Carolinians deserve high quality healthcare as a right, not a privilege.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Natasha Marcus answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I believe in people, and I love my community. I've raised two intelligent, courageous young women in Davidson, and I've lived in North Carolina for more than 20 years. I've worked in this community, and I've worked alongside our community leaders for years. I think we all deserve to have representation who know their community inside and out and will be responsive to everyone in it.[7] | ” |
| “ | I want to protect our natural resources, especially Lake Norman, and I want to make sure that our community is protected against gun violence. I want to be a part of a Democratic majority that supports our Governor in passing common-sense, progressive reforms that move North Carolina forward.[7] | ” |
| “ | Our state's education system is falling behind, which leaves a generation of young people without the skills and training to fill the jobs we have now and to create the jobs of the future. We need to renew our investment in education.[7] | ” |
| “ | I absolutely believe that we need to build relationships with other legislators, especially with legislators with whom we might disagree. It's vital that we can find common ground and build solutions for our state that move us all forward.[7] | ” |
2014
Marcus' campaign website highlighted the following priorities:[8]
If elected, my priorities will be to:
- Excerpt: "Preserve citizens' fundamental rights."
- Excerpt: "Support public education & respect teachers."
- Excerpt: "Promote small businesses."
- Excerpt: "Build healthy, safe, inclusive communities."
- Excerpt: "Protect the environment."
- Excerpt: "Encourage economic growth & job creation."
- Excerpt: "Restore our State's positive reputation."
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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Personal
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Marcus and her husband, Rob, have two daughters.[1]
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On February 3, 2021, Marcus announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[9]
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "About Natasha," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 21, 2023
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results For 2014," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Natasha Marcus's responses," March 28, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Main page," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "State Sen. Natasha Marcus Tests Positive for the Coronavirus," February 4, 2021
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