Candidate · State Senate, District 39
DeAndrea Salvador
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve some of the governor's appointments, and can override the governor's veto with three-fifths of the vote. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, Senate District 39 (since 2021)
- Occupation
- Nonprofit executive
- Lives in
- Charlotte
Background
- Graduated from Waddell High School in Charlotte and earned a degree in economics from UNC Charlotte. source: ballotpedia.org
- Founded the Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI) and served as its executive director. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has served on the boards of Clean Air Carolina and Youth Empowered Solutions. source: ballotpedia.org
- Took office in the N.C. Senate on January 1, 2021; ncleg.gov lists 3 Senate terms. District 39 is in Mecklenburg County. source: ncleg.gov
- Advanced to the 2026 general election after the Democratic primary was canceled. source: ballotpedia.org
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