# Tim Longest
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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = File:Tim Longest.jpg
| name = Tim Longest
| state_house = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = [34th](/source/North_Carolina's_34th_House_district)
| term_start = January 1, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = [Jack Nichols](/source/Jack_Nichols_(politician))
| successor =
| party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1992}}
| birth_place = [Greenville, North Carolina](/source/Greenville%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Landen (m. 2019)
| children =
| education = {{ubl|[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina%2C_Chapel_Hill) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))}}
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Lawyer
}}
'''Tim Longest''' is a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [North Carolina House of Representatives](/source/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives) for the [34th](/source/North_Carolina's_34th_House_district) district.
==Biography==
Longest graduated from [JH Rose High School](/source/JH_Rose_High_School). He earned his [bachelor's degree](/source/bachelor's_degree) in 2013 from [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) and his [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree in 2018, from [University of North Carolina School of Law](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_School_of_Law). He is a [Presbyterian](/source/Presbyterianism) and is a lawyer. He was born in [Greenville, North Carolina](/source/Greenville%2C_North_Carolina) and raised in [Elizabeth City, North Carolina](/source/Elizabeth_City%2C_North_Carolina). His father was a public school teacher.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
==Committee assignments==
[{{Cite web |title=Representative Tim Longest - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/818 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=www.ncleg.gov}}]
===2023-2024 session===
*Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security
*Education - Universities
*Finance
*Marine Resources and Aquaculture
*Unemployment Insurance
==Electoral history==
Longest was elected to his first term for the [34th](/source/North_Carolina's_34th_House_district) district on November 8, 2022, in the [2022 North Carolina House of Representatives election](/source/2022_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election) against [Republican](/source/North_Carolina_Republican_Party) opponent Ashley Seshul and [Libertarian](/source/Libertarian_Party_of_North_Carolina) opponent
Kat McDonald.[{{cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/wake-democrats-name-new-candidate-for-nc-house-seat/20390512/|title=Wake Democrats name new candidate for NC House seat|author=Travis Fain|publisher=Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc|date=July 27, 2022|accessdate=September 15, 2023}}][{{Cite web |title=Tim Longest |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Longest |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Ballotpedia }}]
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2022[[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1195] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim Longest
| votes = 24,413
| percentage = 60.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ashley Seshul
| votes = 14,853
| percentage = 36.67%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Kat McDonald
| votes = 1,240
| percentage = 3.06%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 40,506
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==References==
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==External links==
{{CongLinks |votesmart=210332}}
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{{s-bef|before=[Jack Nichols](/source/Jack_Nichols_(politician))}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [North Carolina House of Representatives](/source/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives)
from the [34th](/source/North_Carolina's_34th_House_district) district|years=2023-Present}}
{{s-inc}}
{{s-end}}
{{North Carolina House of Representatives|status=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Longest, Tim}}
Category:Living people
Category:1992 births
Category:American Presbyterians
Category:21st-century Presbyterians
Category:People from Greenville, North Carolina
Category:People from Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Category:People from Raleigh, North Carolina
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Category:University of North Carolina School of Law alumni
Category:North Carolina lawyers
Category:Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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