Tim Longest
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Tim Longest | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jack Nichols |
Personal details | |
Born | 1992 (age 31–32) Greenville, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Landen (m. 2019) |
Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Education | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Tim Longest is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 34th district.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]2023-2024 session
[edit]- Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security
- Education - Universities
- Finance
- Marine Resources and Aquaculture
- Unemployment Insurance
Electoral history
[edit]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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Longest | 24,413 | 60.27% | |
Republican | Ashley Seshul | 14,853 | 36.67% | |
Libertarian | Kat McDonald | 1,240 | 3.06% | |
Total votes | 40,506 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Representative Tim Longest - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Travis Fain (July 27, 2022). "Wake Democrats name new candidate for NC House seat". Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Longest". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- 1992 births
- People from Greenville, North Carolina
- People from Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- People from Raleigh, North Carolina
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
- University of North Carolina School of Law alumni
- North Carolina lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Presbyterians
- American Presbyterians
- 21st-century Presbyterians
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly