North Carolina's 7th House district

North Carolina's 7th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 7th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Matthew Winslow; R–Youngsville
Demographics	64% White; 22% Black; 9% Hispanic; 1% Asian
Population (2020)	86,271

North Carolina's 7th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Matthew Winslow since 2021.^[1]

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Since 2023, the district has included all of Franklin County, as well as part of Granville County. The district overlaps with the 11th and 18th Senate districts.

Multi-member district

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Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Larry P. Eagles	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977	Redistricted from the 14th district.	Julian Baker Fenner	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 14th district.	John Edwin Davenport	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979		Arthur Hartwell Campbell	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – June 30, 1979	Resigned to accept appointment to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.	1973–1983 All of Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties.^[2]
Larry P. Eagles	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977	Redistricted from the 14th district.	Allen Barbee	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 8th district.
Jim Ezzell	Democratic	January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1981
								Roger Wayne Bone	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 8th district.
												Vacant		June 30, 1979 – 1980
												Jeanne Tucker Fenner	Democratic	1980 – January 1, 1983	Appointed to finish Hartwell's term. Redistricted to the 8th district.
Josephus Mavretic	Democratic	January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 8th district.									Jeanne Tucker Fenner	Democratic	1980 – January 1, 1983

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Single-member district

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Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Frank Ballance	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	Retired.	1983–1993 Parts of Warren, Halifax, and Martin counties.^[3]
Thomas C. Hardaway	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993
Dock M. Brown	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995		1993–2003 Parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Martin Counties.^[4]
L. W. Locke	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997
Thomas C. Hardaway	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 15, 2000	Resigned.
Vacant		January 15, 2000 – February 4, 2000
John Hall	Democratic	February 4, 2000 – March 17, 2005	Appointed to finish Hardaway's term. Died.
John Hall	Democratic	February 4, 2000 – March 17, 2005	Appointed to finish Hardaway's term. Died.	2003–2013 Parts of Nash and Halifax counties.^[5]^[6]
Vacant		March 17, 2005 – April 5, 2005
Ed Jones	Democratic	April 5, 2005 – January 23, 2007	Appointed to finish Hall's term. Resigned to accept appointment to the State Senate.
Vacant		January 23, 2007 – January 24, 2007
Angela Bryant	Democratic	January 24, 2007 – January 4, 2013	Appointed to finish Jones' term. Resigned to accept appointment to the State Senate.
Angela Bryant	Democratic	January 24, 2007 – January 4, 2013		2013–2019 Parts of Franklin and Nash counties.^[7]
Vacant		January 4, 2013 – January 9, 2013
Bobbie Richardson	Democratic	January 9, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Appointed to finish Bryant's term. Lost re-election.
Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021	Retired to run for State Senate.	2019–2023 All of Franklin County. Part of Nash County.^[8]^[9]
Matthew Winslow	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present
Matthew Winslow	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present		2023–Present All of Franklin County. Part of Granville County.^[10]

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