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Raymond Smith
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byLarry Bell
Succeeded byJohn Bell (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1961-10-15) October 15, 1961 (age 63)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCortrina
EducationNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BA)
North Carolina Central University (MPA)
Fayetteville State University (EdD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Raymond Edward Smith Jr. (born October 15, 1961) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 21st district (including portions of Wayne and Sampson counties) from 2019 to 2023.

Career

Smith won the election on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured fifty-three percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Robert Freeman Sr. secured forty-seven percent. He was re-elected in 2020.

In 2022, Smith challenged incumbent state senator Toby Fitch in the Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Senate district. Smith lost the primary, winning only 45.5% of the vote to Fitch's 54.5%.

Smith currently plans to run for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2024 election.

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toby Fitch (incumbent) 6,994 54.48%
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 5,843 45.52%
Total votes 12,837 100%

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. (incumbent) 17,632 53.00%
Republican Brent Heath 15,633 47.00%
Total votes 33,265 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district Democratic primary election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 1,511 53.17%
Democratic Eugene Pearsall 1,331 46.83%
Total votes 2,842 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 12,041 52.65%
Republican Robert E. Freeman 10,829 47.35%
Total votes 22,870 100%
Democratic hold

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Local Government
  • Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
  • Finance
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • LGBTQ+ Rights and Restrictions

2019–2020 session

  • House Appropriations on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Transportation

References

  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. "Raymond Smith Jr". Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. "Several incumbents lose N.C. legislative primaries". Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. Associated Press. May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  5. "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  6. "Travis Fain on Twitter: "Spoke to @RayESmithJr tonight, and he's running for Lt. Governor in 2024. That's the first announcement I've heard in that race. Democrat representing Wayne and Sampson counties in the House. #ncga #ncpol"". Twitter. June 27, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byLarry Bell Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
2019–2023 		Succeeded byYa Liu
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026)
Speaker of the House
TBD
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌Wyatt Gable (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Dante Pittman (D)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Rodney Pierce (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Bryan Cohn (D)
  33. ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Mike Schietzelt (R)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Mike Colvin (D)
  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)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  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. ▌Cody Huneycutt (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Jonathan Almond (R)
  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. ▌Brian Echevarria (R)
  83. ▌Grant Campbell (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. ▌Todd Carver (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
  98. ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌Julia Greenfield (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Aisha Dew (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Paul Scott (R)
  112. ▌Jordan Lopez (D)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Brian Turner (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)


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