Niners elected to posts statewide and nationally

Election night 2020 proved big for Niner Nation. Former Student Body President Richard Hudson was reelected to the U.S. Congress. A record 14 alumni were elected to the N.C. General Assembly, and two gained seats on the N.C. Court of Appeals.

U.S. CONGRESS

Congressman Richard Hudson
U.S. House District 8
B.A. History, 1996

N.C. SENATE

Elected for the first time
DeAndrea Salvador
Mecklenburg County
B.S. Economics, 2013

Joyce Waddell
Mecklenburg County
M.A. Education, 1973

Vickie Sawyer
Iredell County
B.A. Special Education, 1997

Mujtaba Mohammed
Mecklenburg County
B.A. History, 2008

Ted Alexander
Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln Counties
B.A. Political Science, 1982

Dave Craven
Randolph and Guilford Counties
B.A. Political Science and B.S. Business Administration and Accounting, 2012

N.C. HOUSE

Elected for the first time
Terry Brown
Mecklenburg County
B.A. Political Science, 2009

Elected for the first time
Brian Farkas
Pitt County
B.A. Political Science, 2009

Dean Arp
Union County
M.S. Civil Engineering, 1999

Mary Belk
Mecklenburg County
B.A. Political Science, 2006

Jason Saine
Lincoln County
B.A. Political Science, 1995

Cecil Brockman
Guilford County
B.A. Political Science 2006

Kelly Hastings
Cleveland and Gaston Counties
Teaching Certificate, 2009

Jake Johnson
Henderson and Polk Counties
B.A. Political Science, 2016

N.C. COURT OF APPEALS

Fred Gore
Seat 5
B.S. Business Administration-Marketing,1998

Jeff Carpenter
Seat 7
B.A. Political Science, 1994

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