Name: Natasha Rath Marcus Born: April 27, 1969 Political Party: Democratic Education: Hamilton College (BA), Duke University (JD)
Natasha Marcus is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the 41st district. She was born on April 27, 1969, in Brockport, New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree in public policy from Hamilton College and her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law.
In 2014, Marcus ran unsuccessfully for the North Carolina House of Representatives. However, she won the election to the North Carolina Senate on November 6, 2018, as a member of the Democratic Party. She secured 57 percent of the vote, while her opponent, Republican incumbent Jeff Tarte, secured 43 percent. During her tenure, Marcus has pushed to expand access to abortion in North Carolina, and signed on in 2021 to the proposed “RBG Act”. She has served on several committees in the Senate, including the Commerce & Insurance Committee.
In 2023, Marcus announced she would run for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2024 election. She won her primary to become the Democratic nominee.
Marcus lives in Davidson, North Carolina with her husband Rob. They have two children. She has been a community leader in North Carolina for over 30 years and has been on the front lines in North Carolina from Moral Mondays to the Women’s March and smaller, grassroots efforts to curb gun violence, register voters, and build a stronger community.
She is a three-term North Carolina State Senator and the Democratic Nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. During her tenure in the North Carolina Senate, Natasha Marcus has stood for people over ideology, individual freedoms, and smart investments in the state’s future.
