North Carolina's 7th House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 7th congressional district.
| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 7 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Matthew Winslow |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Youngsville |
| Percent White: | 64 |
| Percent Black: | 22 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 9 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 4 |
| Population: | 86,271 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 7th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Matthew Winslow since 2021.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Franklin County, as well as part of Granville County. The district overlaps with the 11th and 18th Senate districts.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry P. Eagles | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977 | Redistricted from the 14th district. | align=left | Julian Baker Fenner | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975 | Redistricted from the 14th district. | John Edwin Davenport | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979 | Arthur Hartwell Campbell | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – June 30, 1979 | Resigned to accept appointment to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. | 1973–1983 All of Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties.[2] | ||
| Allen Barbee | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 8th district. | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Ezzell | Democratic | January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roger Wayne Bone | Democratic | January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 8th district. | ||||||||||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 1979 – 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeanne Tucker Fenner | Democratic | 1980 – January 1, 1983 | Appointed to finish Hartwell's term. Redistricted to the 8th district. | ||||||||||||||||
| align=left | Josephus Mavretic | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983 | Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Frank Ballance | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 | Retired. | 1983–1993 Parts of Warren, Halifax, and Martin counties.[3] | |
| align=left | Thomas C. Hardaway | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993 | |||
| align=left | Dock M. Brown | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | 1993–2003 Parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Martin Counties.[4] | ||
| align=left | L. W. Locke | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997 | |||
| align=left | Thomas C. Hardaway | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1997 – January 15, 2000 | Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 15, 2000 – February 4, 2000 | |||||
| John Hall | Democratic | February 4, 2000 – March 17, 2005 | Appointed to finish Hardaway's term. Died. | ||||
| 2003–2013 Parts of Nash and Halifax counties.[5] [6] | |||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 17, 2005 – April 5, 2005 | |||||
| align=left | Ed Jones | Democratic | nowrap | April 5, 2005 – January 23, 2007 | Appointed to finish Hall's term. Resigned to accept appointment to the State Senate. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 23, 2007 – January 24, 2007 | |||||
| Angela Bryant | Democratic | January 24, 2007 – January 4, 2013 | Appointed to finish Jones' term. Resigned to accept appointment to the State Senate. | ||||
| 2013–2019 Parts of Franklin and Nash counties.[7] | |||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 4, 2013 – January 9, 2013 | |||||
| align=left | Bobbie Richardson | Democratic | nowrap | January 9, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | Appointed to finish Bryant's term. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Lisa Stone Barnes | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021 | Retired to run for State Senate. | 2019–2023 All of Franklin County. Part of Nash County.[8] [9] | |
| Matthew Winslow | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | |||||
| 2023–Present All of Franklin County. Part of Granville County.[10] | |||||||