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Evelyn Abrams Terry (born September 14, 1943) is an American politician from North Carolina. She was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in
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. A member of the Democratic party, she represented the 71st district (including constituents in southern Forsyth County) from 2013 to 2023. Terry previously served on the
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in ...
city council from 2005 to 2009.


Committee assignments


2021-2022 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health & Human Services *Education - Universities (Vice Chair) *Commerce *Environment *Select Committee on An Education System for North Carolina's future


2019-2020 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Health and Human Services *Commerce *Environment *Health *Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency


2017-2018 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Transportation *Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency (Vice Chair) *Commerce and Job Development *Environment *Ethics


2015-2016 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Transportation *Commerce and Job Development *Ethics *Banking *Children, Youth and Families *Judiciary IV *Transportation


2013-2014 session

*Appropriations *Commerce and Job Development *Transportation *Agriculture *Elections


Electoral history


2020

In 2020, she defeated Kanika Brown in the Democratic primary. She was unopposed in the general election.


2018

Terry was easily re-elected to a 4th term in 2018 with just under 73% of the vote over Republican nominee Scott Arnold.


2016

Terry was unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2016.


2014

Terry didn't face a primary challenger in 2012. She defeated Republican nominee Kris McCann in a rematch, only slightly under performing her 2012 election performance.


2012

In 2012, Terry sought the open NC House seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Larry Womble. She narrowly defeated Everette Witherspoon in the Democratic primary and then easily defeated Republican nominee Kris McCann in the general election.


References

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