Maria Cervania

American politician from North Carolina

Maria Cervania
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byGale Adcock
Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners
from the 3rd District
In office
2020–2022
Preceded byJessica Holmes
Succeeded byCheryl Stallings
Personal details
BornOakland, California
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCary, North Carolina
EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley (BA)
OccupationBiostatistician, consultant, project manager
WebsiteOfficial website

Maria Cervania is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who has represented the 41st district (including portions of western Wake County) since 2023.[1][2] Cervania previously served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2020 to 2022. She is the first Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) person to be elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners.[3][4]

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Health
  • Oversight and Reform

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cervania 24,096 63.92%
Republican Bruce K. Forster 12,629 33.50%
Libertarian Kevin Terrett 970 2.57%
Total votes 37,695 100%
Democratic hold

2020

Wake County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cervania 96,495 59.92%
Democratic Audra Killingsworth 64,558 40.08%
Total votes 161,053 100%
Wake County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cervania 364,737 60.55%
Republican Steve Hale 237,605 39.45%
Total votes 602,342 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Maria Cervania's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Maria Cervania". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Bonner, Lynn (November 17, 2022). "First Asian American women elected to the NC legislature". NC Newsline. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "'Honored and Humbled.' Asian American women elected to NCGA aim to increase representation". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External References

  • Biography Page on the North Carolina General Assembly Website
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 41st district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
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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)
  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. ▌George Cleveland (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. ▌Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Michael Wray (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Frank Sossamon (R)
  33. ▌Rosa Gill (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  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. ▌Marvin Lucas (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. ▌Ashton Clemmons (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Faircloth (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. ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Jason Saine (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. ▌Kelly Alexander (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
  112. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  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)