Maria Cervania

Maria Cervania is an American epidemiologist and politician serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 41st district in western Wake County since 2023.^[1][2] Cervania previously served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2020 to 2022, making her the first person of AAPI descent to be elected to the Board.^[3][4]

Maria Cervania
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Gale Adcock
Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd District
In office 2020–2022
Preceded by	Jessica Holmes
Succeeded by	Cheryl Stallings
Personal details
Born	Oakland, California
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Cary, North Carolina
Education	University of California at Berkeley (BA) University of Illinois Chicago (MPH)
Occupation	Biostatistician, consultant, project manager
Website	Official website

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

• Appropriations
• Appropriations - Health and Human Services
• Energy and Public Utilities
• Health
• Oversight and Reform

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2022^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Cervania	24,096	63.92%
	Republican	Bruce K. Forster	12,629	33.50%
	Libertarian	Kevin Terrett	970	2.57%
Total votes			37,695	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

Wake County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2020^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Cervania	96,495	59.92%
	Democratic	Audra Killingsworth	64,558	40.08%
Total votes			161,053	100%

Wake County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2020^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Cervania	364,737	60.55%
	Republican	Steve Hale	237,605	39.45%
Total votes			602,342	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Maria Cervania's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
2. "Maria Cervania". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
3. Bonner, Lynn (November 17, 2022). "First Asian American women elected to the NC legislature". NC Newsline. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
4. "'Honored and Humbled.' Asian American women elected to NCGA aim to increase representation". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
5. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

• Biography Page on the North Carolina General Assembly Website

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Gale Adcock	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 41st district 2023–Present	Incumbent