North Carolina's 7th congressional district stretches from
Wilmington and the South Carolina border to the southern suburbs of
Raleigh
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
.
The district is represented by Rep.
David Rouzer
David Cheston Rouzer (; born February 16, 1972) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing ...
, a
Republican
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. He has been in office since 2015.
From 2003 to 2013 it covered
Bladen,
Brunswick,
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
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,
Cumberland
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,
Duplin,
New Hanover,
Pender,
Robeson, and
Sampson Sampson may refer to:
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* , several US Navy ships
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* Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956
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counties.
On February 23, 2022, the
North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists ...
approved a new map which changed the 7th district boundaries to remove Duplin and Sampson Counties and add parts of Cumberland County.
Counties
Counties in the 2023-2025 district map.
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Bladen County
Bladen County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
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Brunswick County
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Columbus County
Columbus County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina, on its southeastern border. Its county seat is Whiteville. The 2020 census showed a loss of 12.9% of the population from that of 2010. As of the 2020 census, the popula ...
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Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
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* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
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*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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(part)
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New Hanover County
New Hanover County is one of 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702. Though the second-smallest NC county in land area, it is one of the most populous, as its county seat, Wilm ...
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Pender County
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Robeson County
Robeson County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina and is its largest county by land area. Its county seat is and largest city is Lumberton. The county was formed in 1787 from part of Bladen County and named in ...
List of members representing the district
Election results
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
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North Carolina's congressional districts
North Carolina is currently divided into 13 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2000 census, the number of North Carolina's seats was increased from 12 to 13 due to the ...
*
List of United States congressional districts
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References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
North Carolina Republican PartyN.C. 7th District Republican PartyNorth Carolina Democratic PartyWill Breazeale for CongressMike McIntyre for CongressIlario Pantano for Congress
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