Derwin Montgomery Explained

Derwin Montgomery
State House:	North Carolina
State:	North Carolina
District:	72nd
Term Start:	August 15, 2018
Term End:	January 1, 2021
Predecessor:	Ed Hanes
Party:	Democratic
Birth Name:	Derwin Lamar Montgomery
Birth Date:	3 September 1988
Residence:	Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Derwin Lamar Montgomery (born September 3, 1988) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 72nd district (containing parts of Forsyth County) from 2018 until 2021.

Political career

Montgomery served on the Winston-Salem City Council from 2009 through 2018.

Montgomery was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Rep. Ed Hanes for the 72nd district in the North Carolina House of Representatives in August 2018.^[1] ^[2] He went on to win the election for a full two-year term on 6 November 2018 as the nominee of the Democratic Party. He secured seventy-nine percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican Reginald Reid, secured twenty-one percent.^[3]

In 2020, Montgomery ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 6th congressional district, but lost the Democratic primary to Kathy Manning.^[4]

Electoral history

2018

Notes and References

Web site: Derwin Montgomery to replace Ed Hanes in NC House District 72, plans to focus on health care, education, affordable housing. Fran Daniel Winston-Salem. Journal. journalnow.com. 12 November 2018.
Web site: Official site of the NC General Assembly . 2018-11-21 . 2018-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125064837/https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=734 . dead .
Web site: North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times. The New York Times. 12 November 2018.
https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&contest_id=3037 NC State Board of Elections: 03/03/2020 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS