Tim Longest is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 34. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2025. Longest is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 34. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Longest was born in Greenville, North Carolina. He earned a high school diploma from J.H. Rose High School, a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013, and a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2018. His career experience includes working as a lawyer.
Longest was elected to his first term for the 34th district on November 8, 2022, in the 2022 North Carolina House of Representatives election against Republican opponent Ashley Seshul and Libertarian opponent Kat McDonald.
As of the 2020 Census, North Carolina state representatives represented an average of 87,116 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 79,715 residents. Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. North Carolina legislators assume office on January 1 the year after their election.
In North Carolina, the state legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. District maps cannot be vetoed by the governor. State legislative redistricting must take place in the first regular legislative session following the United States Census. There are no explicit deadlines in place for congressional redistricting.
