State: | North Carolina |
District: | 29 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | Vernetta Alston |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Durham |
Percent White: | 42 |
Percent Black: | 36 |
Percent Hispanic: | 12 |
Percent Asian: | 6 |
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 4 |
Population: | 93,159 |
Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 29th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Vernetta Alston since 2020.[1]
Since 2003, the district has included part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 20th and 22nd Senate districts.
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
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align=left | Michael Decker | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993 | Redistricted to the 84th district. | 1985–1993 Parts of Guilford and Forsyth counties.[2] | |
align=left | Joanne Bowie | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted from the 27th district. Redistricted to the 57th district. | 1993–2003 Part of Guilford County.[3] | |
align=left | Paul Miller | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – July 7, 2006 | Redistricted from the 23rd district. Resigned. | 2003–Present Part of Durham County.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
Vacant | nowrap | July 7, 2006 – July 11, 2006 | |||||
align=left | Larry Hall | Democratic | nowrap | July 11, 2006 – January 11, 2017 | Appointed to finish Miller's term. Resigned. | ||
Vacant | nowrap | January 11, 2017 – February 15, 2017 | |||||
align=left | MaryAnn Black | Democratic | nowrap | February 15, 2017 – March 25, 2020 | Appointed to finish Hall's term. Died. | ||
Vacant | nowrap | March 25, 2020 – April 13, 2020 | |||||
align=left | Vernetta Alston | Democratic | nowrap | April 13, 2020 – Present | Appointed to finish Black's term. |