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Abe Jones

NC House of Representatives
District 038

Abe Jones - NC House of Representatives District 038

Candidate Statement:

Abe Jones is a native of North Carolina and attended Wake County Public Schools, serving as the first black student council member at his high school. Abe went on to attend Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and currently has almost 40 years of legal experience. After clerking for a federal judge in DC, Abe returned home to work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, and as an Administrative Law Judge. After he was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Hunt in 1995, he was re-elected twice, serving 17 years behind the bench.

Importance of this Race:

The NC House of Representatives consists of 120 members who serve two-year terms. Wake County’s delegation includes 13 Representatives, 12 of whom are Democrats. Right now, the NCGOP holds a supermajority, meaning they don’t have to “cross the aisle” to negotiate or pass bills into law. This supermajority also enables Republicans to override the Governor’s veto. Republicans in the General Assembly have pushed through bills limiting the Governor’s power and injected partisan politics into our judicial system. In order to break this supermajority, Democrats need to at least hold all current seats and win an additional one to begin restoring a functional democracy in our General Assembly.

Office Responsibilities:

  • The NC General Assembly is the legislative branch of our government and makes laws for North Carolina.
  • It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, collectively known as the General Assembly.
  • The General Assembly meets biennially and all members are elected for two-year terms.
  • The House consists of 120 members and the presiding officer is known as the Speaker of the House.

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