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American politician from North Carolina For the Missouri state senator, see Chuck Graham.
Charles Graham
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 47th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byRonnie Sutton
Succeeded byJarrod Lowery
Personal details
BornCharles Vinson Graham Jr.
(1951-02-26) February 26, 1951 (age 73)
Pembroke, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Pembroke (BS)
Appalachian State University (MEd)
Lehigh University (EdS)

Charles Vinson Graham Jr. (born February 26, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district. Graham, a member of the state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, was the only Native American who was serving in the General Assembly until the election of his successor Jarrod Lowery.

Career

Graham is a former member of the Election Law Committee in the North Carolina State House of Representatives, and of the Subcommittee on Business and Labor in the North Carolina State House of Representatives. He also now serves on seven legislative committees: he is Vice Chair of the Agriculture committee, he serves on the Appropriations committee, he serves as the vice chair of the committee for Commerce and Job Development, he is a member of the insurance committee, he serves in the Subcommittee on Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety, he serves in the Subcommittee on Education, K-12, and also in the Transportation committee.

During the 2016 legislative session, Graham was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of the House Bill 2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill." In October 2021, Graham issued an apology for voting in favor of the bill.

2022 congressional campaign

On October 5, 2021, Graham announced he was running for Congress in North Carolina's 9th congressional district. His campaign video went viral on Twitter, where it received over 5 million views.

Following redistricting, however, Graham switched to the 7th congressional district.

Electoral history

2022

United States House of Representatives North Carolina's 7th congressional district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham 13,054 31.23%
Democratic Charles E. Evans 12,263 29.34%
Democratic Steve Miller 9,744 23.31%
Democratic Yushonda Midgette 6,738 16.12%
Total votes 41,799 100%
United States House of Representatives North Carolina's 7th congressional district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Rouzer (incumbent) 164,047 57.71
Democratic Charles Graham 120,222 42.29
Total votes 284,269 100.00
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 14,470 52.44%
Republican Olivia Oxedine 13,126 47.56%
Total votes 27,596 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 11,496 58.91%
Republican Jarrod Lowery 8,018 41.09%
Total votes 19,514 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 5,634 58.39%
Democratic Randall Jones 4,015 41.61%
Total votes 9,649 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 17,366 100%
Total votes 17,366 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 9,978 100%
Total votes 9,978 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 18,322 100%
Total votes 18,322 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham 4,544 51.04%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 4,358 48.96%
Total votes 8,902 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Graham 7,865 66.83%
Republican Brawleigh Jason Graham 3,903 33.17%
Total votes 11,768 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 6,932 59.53%
Democratic Charles Graham 4,713 40.47%
Total votes 11,645 100%

References

  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. "Capwiz is Unavailable".
  3. "State Advisory Council on Indian Education Members". www.ncpublicschools.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  4. Nagem, Sarah (9 November 2022). "Robeson County voters flip NC House seat to GOP; Lowery wins". Border Belt Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Lowery and Graham are both Lumbees, the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River.
  5. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  6. "Eleven Dems Voted for House Bill 2. We Called to Ask Why". INDY Week. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  7. "North Carolina Democratic congressional candidate apologizes for voting for anti-trans "bathroom bill"". Metro Weekly. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  8. Staff report (2021-02-15). "Lumberton's Rep. Charles Graham announces candidacy for 9th Congressional District". Robesonian. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  9. "Home - Charles Graham for Congress". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  10. "North Carolina Congressional candidate's campaign ad goes viral". CNN. 2021-10-06.
  11. Pew: Redistricting Delays Scramble State Elections
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  13. "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byRonnie Sutton Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 47th district
2011–2023 		Succeeded byJarrod Lowery
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
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  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
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  14. ▌George Cleveland (R)
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  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
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  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
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  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
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  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
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  57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
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  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Blust (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Kristin Baker (R)
  83. ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Blair Eddins (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
  98. ▌John Bradford (R)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌John Autry (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Wesley Harris (D)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Bobby Drakeford (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
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  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)


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