Jordan Lopez is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 112. Lopez was first elected in November 2024, facing no opponent in either the Democratic primary or the general election, and took office on January 1, 2025. The seat had previously been held by Tricia Cotham, who switched to the Republican Party in 2023 and was placed in a different district by redistricting. Lopez is the first Afro-Latino member of the North Carolina General Assembly.1
Lopez was born in Charlotte in 1998 and grew up in East Charlotte. Lopez earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University. Before running for office, Lopez worked in the office of Governor Roy Cooper and on the staff of state Senator Mujtaba Mohammed, and has worked as a policy analyst and consultant. Lopez’s civic roles have included service on Governor Cooper’s Andrea Harris Task Force on racial equity, on the Charlotte Community Relations Committee by appointment of Mayor Vi Lyles, and on the board of CharlotteEAST, a community advocacy organization in the eastern part of the city.
District 112 lies within Mecklenburg County. In the 2025–2026 session, Lopez serves as co-chair of the House Democratic freshman class and is a member of the Finance, Housing and Development, and Transportation committees.
