Raymond Smith
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Educator; former state representative
Background
- B.A., N.C. A&T State University; M.P.A., N.C. Central University; Ed.D., Fayetteville State University. source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. Army and Army Reserve military police; Persian Gulf War veteran. source: votevets.org
- Worked as an educator, football coach and NCDOT transportation planner; served on the Wayne County Board of Education. source: votevets.org
- N.C. House of Representatives, District 21 (Wayne and Sampson counties), 2019-2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the March 2026 Democratic primary for this seat. source: abc11.com
In their own words
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- "Quality, Affordable Healthcare," including rural health care access source: raymondsmithfornc.com
- "Lower Costs for Working Families" source: raymondsmithfornc.com
- "Strong Public Schools & Teacher Pay" source: raymondsmithfornc.com
- "Standing Up for Seniors & Veterans" source: raymondsmithfornc.com
- Infrastructure improvements source: raymondsmithfornc.com
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