Tim Longest

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = File:Tim Longest.jpg

| name = Tim Longest

| state_house = North Carolina

| state = North Carolina

| district = 34th

| term_start = January 1, 2023

| term_end =

| predecessor = Jack Nichols

| successor =

| party = Democratic

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1992}}

| birth_place = Greenville, North Carolina

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = Landen (m. 2019)

| children =

| residence = Raleigh, North Carolina

| education = {{ubl|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)}}

| alma_mater =

| occupation = Lawyer

}}

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

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.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Committee assignments

{{Cite web |title=Representative Tim Longest - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/818 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=www.ncleg.gov}}

=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/wake-democrats-name-new-candidate-for-nc-house-seat/20390512/|title=Wake Democrats name new candidate for NC House seat|author=Travis Fain|publisher=Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc|date=July 27, 2022|accessdate=September 15, 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Tim Longest |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Longest |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Ballotpedia }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Tim Longest

| votes = 24,413

| percentage = 60.27%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ashley Seshul

| votes = 14,853

| percentage = 36.67%