{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Use American English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Natasha Marcus | image = Senator Natasha R. Marcus (cropped).jpg | state_senate = North Carolina | district = 41st | term_start = January 1, 2019 | term_end = January 1, 2025 | predecessor = Jeff Tarte | successor = Vickie Sawyer (redistricted) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|27}} | birth_place = Brockport, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Rob | children = 2 | education = Hamilton College (BA)<br>Duke University (JD) }} '''Natasha Rath Marcus''' (born April 27, 1969) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate who represented the 41st district.
==Early life and education== Marcus was born on April 27, 1969 in Brockport, New York.<ref name="VoteSmart">{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149827/natasha-marcus|title=Natasha Marcus' Biography|website=Vote Smart}}</ref> She earned her bachelor's degree in public policy from Hamilton College and her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Democracy for America : Natasha Marcus - North Carolina State Senate, District 41|url=https://cms.democracyforamerica.com/site/our_candidates/538-friends-of-natasha-marcus|access-date=2021-10-30|website=cms.democracyforamerica.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Political career== In 2014, Marcus ran unsuccessfully for the North Carolina House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2014|title=Natasha Marcus leads grassroots campaign|url=https://www.lakenormanpublications.com/articles/natasha-marcus-leads-grassroots-campaign/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.lakenormanpublications.com}}</ref> Marcus won election to the North Carolina Senate on 6 November 2018 as a member of the Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/democrats-break-veto-proof-majority-in-general-assembly/17974495/|title=Democrats break veto-proof majority in General Assembly|website=wral.com|date=6 November 2018|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> She secured 57 percent of the vote, while her opponent, Republican incumbent Jeff Tarte, secured 43 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-north-carolina-elections.html|title=North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|website=The New York Times|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> During her tenure, Marcus has pushed to expand access to abortion in North Carolina, and signed on in 2021 to the proposed "RBG Act".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-01|title=NC legislators file "RBG Act" to expand reproductive healthcare access|url=http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2021/03/01/nc-legislators-file-rbg-act-to-expand-reproductive-healthcare-access/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=The Pulse|language=en-US}}</ref> She has served on several committees in the Senate, including the Commerce & Insurance Committee.<ref>[https://ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/S/411 NC State Senate official site]</ref>
In 2023, Marcus announced she would run for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2024 election.<ref>[https://www.wral.com/story/democratic-senator-targeted-in-redistricting-jumps-into-nc-insurance-commissioner-s-race/21190720/ WRAL.com]</ref> She won her primary to become the Democratic nominee.
===Electoral history=== ====2024==== {{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Democratic primary election, 2024<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/05/2024&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=1029] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Natasha Marcus | votes = 506,592 | percentage = 77.63% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = David Wheeler | votes = 145,991 | percentage = 22.37% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 652,583 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance general election, 2024<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=1008] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Mike Causey (incumbent) | votes = 2,883,996 | percentage = 52.12% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Natasha Marcus | votes = 2,649,353 | percentage = 47.88% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 5,533,349 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
====2022==== {{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2022<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1322] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Natasha Marcus (incumbent) | votes = 46,358 | percentage = 66.52% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Bonni Leone | votes = 23,331 | percentage = 33.48% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 69,689 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
====2020==== {{Election box begin no change| title= North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2020<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1332] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Natasha Marcus (incumbent) | votes = 82,741 | percentage = 71.93% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Constitution Party (United States) | candidate = Christopher Cole | votes = 32,295 | percentage = 28.07% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 115,036 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
====2018==== {{Election box begin no change| title=North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2018<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1164] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Natasha Marcus | votes = 49,459 | percentage = 56.85% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Jeff Tarte (incumbent) | votes = 37,536 | percentage = 43.15% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 86,995 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box gain with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) | loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
====2014==== {{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2014<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1018] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = John Bradford | votes = 14,558 | percentage = 54.98% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Natasha Marcus | votes = 11,922 | percentage = 45.02% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 26,480 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
==Personal life== Marcus lives in Davidson, North Carolina and is divorced from her former husband, Rob Marcus. She has two adult children.<ref name="VoteSmart"/>
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==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/411 Senator Natasha R. Marcus] legislative website * [https://natashamarcus.com/ Natasha Marcus for NC Insurance Commissioner] campaign website {{CongLinks|votesmart=149827}}
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