| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 23 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Graig Meyer |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Hillsborough |
| Percent White: | 70 |
| Percent Black: | 11 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 10 |
| Percent Asian: | 6 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 219,199 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 23rd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Graig Meyer since 2023.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Orange, Caswell, and Person counties. The district overlaps with the 2nd, 50th, and 56th state house districts.
| Senator | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Jim Phillips Sr. | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2001 | Retired. | 1995–2003 Parts of Iredell, Rowan, and Davidson counties.[2] | ||
| align=left | Cal Cunningham | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 33rd district and retired. | |||
| Eleanor Kinnaird | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – August 19, 2013 | Redistricted from the 16th district. Resigned. | 2003–2005 All of Orange and Chatham counties.[3] | ||||
| 2005-2013 All of Orange and Person counties.[4] | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 All of Orange and Chatham counties.[5] [6] [7] | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 19, 2013 – September 13, 2013 | ||||||
| align=left | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | nowrap | September 13, 2013 – January 1, 2023 | Appointed to finish Kinnaird's term. Retired to run for Congress. | |||
| align=left | Graig Meyer | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2023 – Present | 2023–Present All of Orange, Caswell, and Person counties.[8] | |||