| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 53 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Howard Penny Jr. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Coats |
| Percent White: | 64 |
| Percent Black: | 20 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 12 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Native American: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 95,575 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 53rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Howard Penny Jr. since 2020.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included parts of Harnett and Johnston counties. The district overlaps with the 10th and 12th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | James C. Carpenter | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – May 3, 2000 | Resigned. | 1995–2003 All of Cherokee County, Clay, and Macon counties. Part of Jackson County.[2] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | May 3, 2000 – May 5, 2000 | |||||
| align=left | Roger West | Republican | nowrap | May 5, 2000 – January 1, 2003 | Appointed to finish Carpenter's term. Redistricted to the 120th district. | ||
| align=left | David Lewis | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – August 20, 2020 | Resigned. | 2003–2023 Part of Harnett County.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | August 20, 2020 – September 17, 2020 | |||||
| Howard Penny Jr. | Republican | September 17, 2020 – Present | Appointed to finish Lewis's term. | ||||
| 2023–Present Parts of Harnett and Johnston counties.[8] | |||||||