Robert Tyrone Reives II (born September 24, 1970) is an American politician from North Carolina. Originally an Attorney from
Durham, North Carolina
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, Reives was first appointed to the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
in January 2014 and he has subsequently been re-elected 4 times, most recently in
2020
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. A Democrat, he represents the 54th district which includes all of
Chatham County and parts of
Durham County (formerly all of Chatham County and part of
Lee County). In December 2020, Reives was elected by his peers as the House Democratic leader.
Early life
Robert Reives grew up and attended schools in
Sanford, North Carolina.
Electoral history
2020
2018
2016
2014
Committee assignments
2021-2022 Session
*Appropriations
*Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
*Agriculture
*Judiciary II
*Redistricting
*Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2019-2020 Session
*Appropriations
*Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
*Agriculture
*Judiciary
*Redistricting
*Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
*Education - Community Colleges
2017-2018 Session
*Agriculture
*Judiciary III (Vice Chair)
*Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
*Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair)
*Finance
2015-2016 Session
*Agriculture
*Judiciary II
*Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
*Education - Community Colleges (Vice-Chair)
*Finance
*Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
References
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1970 births
21st-century American legislators
Living people
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
People from Chatham County, North Carolina
People from Sanford, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
21st-century North Carolina politicians
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