Candidate · State House, District 48
Garland E. Pierce
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and propose constitutional amendments like the ones on this ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 48 (since 2005)
- Occupation
- Baptist minister
- Lives in
- Wagram
Background
- Member of the North Carolina House since 2005; represents District 48 (Hoke and Scotland counties) and has served 11 terms. source: ncleg.gov
- Holds a B.S. from Fayetteville State University and an M.Div. from Shaw Divinity School. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1974. source: ballotpedia.org
- Chaired the House Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee and was vice chair of the Commerce Committee in 2023-2024. source: ballotpedia.org
- Pierce's March 3, 2026 Democratic primary was canceled, so Pierce advanced to the general election without a primary vote. source: ballotpedia.org
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