Natasha Rath Marcus (born April 27, 1969) is a Democratic member of the

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representing the state's 41st Senate district.

Biography

Marcus earned her bachelor's degree in public policy from

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and her Juris Doctor degree from

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. In 2014, Marcus ran unsuccessfully for the

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. Marcus won the election on 6 November 2018 as a member of the

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. She secured fifty-seven percent of the vote while her closest rival long-time

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senator

Jeff Tarte Jeff Tarte (born September 1, 1956) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate from the 41st district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Tarte was defeated by Democrat Natasha Marcus Natasha Rath Marcus ...

secured forty-three percent. During her tenure, Marcus has pushed to expand access to reproductive healthcare in North Carolina, and signed on in 2021 to the proposed " RBG Act".

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