{{Short description|American politician and insurance agent from North Carolina}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Paul Tine | image = PTine.jpg | office = Commissioner of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles | governor = Josh Stein | term_start = May 6, 2025 | term_end = | predecessor = Wayne Goodwin | successor = | office1 = Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives<br>from the 6th district | term_start1 = January 1, 2013 | term_end1 = January 1, 2017 | predecessor1 = Bill Cook | successor1 = Beverly Boswell | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1971|12|20}}}} | birth_place = West Virginia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic (before 2015)<br>Independent (2015–present) | other_party = State House Republican Caucus (2015–2017) | spouse = Whitney Midgett | education = James Madison University | website = {{url|paultineforhouse.com|Campaign website}} }}
'''Paul N. Tine''' (born December 20, 1971) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Tine is also an insurance agent.<ref name=Profile>{{cite news|last=Ovaska|first=Sarah|title=The Class of 2013 – Rep. Paul Tine|url=http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/02/28/the-class-of-2013-rep-paul-tine/|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=NC Policy Watch|date=28 February 2013}}</ref> Elected as a Democrat in 2012 and 2014, Tine left that party in January 2015, changed his registration to "Unaffiliated," and said he would caucus with the Republican House majority.<ref>[http://www.wral.com/lawmaker-leaves-democrats-to-work-with-legislative-majority/14336126/ WRAL.com: Lawmaker leaves Democrats to work with legislative majority]</ref>
In 2025, Tine became the commissioner of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.<ref>[https://www.wral.com/news/local/paul-tine-new-ncdmv-commissioner-north-carolina-april-2025/ WRAL: Long wait times, lack of appointments among challenges for new DMV commissioner]</ref>
==Committee assignments== <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Tine|title=Paul Tine|website=Ballotpedia|accessdate=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
===2015-2016 session=== *Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Appropriations - Transportation (chair) *Commerce and Job Development *Education - Community Colleges *Insurance (Vice Chair) *Judiciary IV *Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House *Transportation *Wildlife Resources
===2013-2014 session=== *Commerce and Job Development *Education *Finance *Insurance *Regulatory Reform *Transportation
==Electoral history== ===2014=== {{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2014<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1114] "North Carolina State Board of Elections".</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Paul Tine (incumbent) | votes = 16,523 | percentage = 53.57% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Mattie Lawson | votes = 14,319 | percentage = 46.43% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 30,842 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===2012=== {{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2012<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1244]''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Paul Tine | votes = 20,756 | percentage = 50.56% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Mattie Lawson | votes = 20,298 | percentage = 49.44% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 41,054 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box gain with party link no change | winner = Democratic Party (United States) | loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
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==External links== * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=136151 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Tine Biography] at Ballotpedia * --> *[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/membersByDistrict.pl?sChamber=H&nDistrict=6 Legislative page] *[https://twitter.com/RepPaulTine Twitter account] {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-nc-hs}} {{s-bef|before=Bill Cook}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives <br/> from the 6th district|years=2013–2017}} {{s-aft|after=Beverly Boswell}} {{s-end}}
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