Tim Longest

Tim Longest is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 34th district.

Tim Longest
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Jack Nichols
Personal details
Born	1992 (age 32–33) Greenville, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Landen (m. 2019)
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)
Occupation	Lawyer

Biography

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

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2023-2024 session

• Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security
• Education - Universities
• Finance
• Marine Resources and Aquaculture
• Unemployment Insurance

Electoral history

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]

North Carolina House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2022^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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