Joe John

Joe John
Joe John
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 40th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Marilyn Avila
Personal details
Born	Joseph Robert John Sr.; October 13, 1939 (age 84); East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Evelyn
Children	3
Residence(s)	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, MA, JD)
Occupation	judge, lawyer
Website	Official website

Joseph Robert John Sr. (born October 13, 1939) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having served since 2017. He is a former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.^[1] He served on that court from 1992 until 2000. Previously, he had been a state superior court and state district court judge, based in Greensboro. He had also been a prosecutor and practiced at the firm of Pell, Pell, Weston & John.

Career[edit]

In 2010, Judge John was named interim director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab by N.C. Attorney General Roy A. Cooper.^[2] He was named to the post on a permanent basis in 2011.^[3] John retired in 2014.

He was elected as a Democrat to the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 40, in 2016, defeating incumbent Rep. Marilyn Avila.^[4]^[5]^[6] In 2018, John was re-elected to a second term after defeating Avila in a rematch. John won a third term in 2020, defeating Republican challenger Gerald Falzon.

During his time in office, Joe John has focused on fully funding North Carolina schools, eliminating partisan gerrymandering, and fighting against what he calls the "War on an Independent Judiciary".

Electoral history[edit]

2022[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe John (incumbent)	5,520	74.10%
	Democratic	Marguerite Creel	1,929	25.90%
Total votes			7,449	100%

2020[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2020^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe John (incumbent)	31,837	56.47%
	Republican	Gerald Falzon	24,545	43.53%
Total votes			56,382	100%
	Democratic hold

2018[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2018^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe John (incumbent)	24,193	51.24%
	Republican	Marilyn Avila	21,256	45.02%
	Libertarian	David Ulmer	1,767	3.74%
Total votes			47,216	100%
	Democratic hold

2016[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2016^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe John	23,786	50.41%
	Republican	Marilyn Avila (incumbent)	23,402	49.59%
Total votes			47,188	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Committee assignments[edit]

^[11]

2021–2022 session[edit]

Appropriations
Appropriations – Justice and Public Safety
Judiciary II
Families, Children, and Aging Policy
Transportation

2019–2020 session[edit]

Appropriations
Appropriations – Justice and Public Safety
Judiciary
Families, Children, and Aging Policy
Transportation

2017–2018 session[edit]

Appropriations
Appropriations – Justice and Public Safety
Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
Insurance
Judiciary II
State and Local Government II

References[edit]

^ North Carolina. Secretary of State; North Carolina. Legislative Reference Library; North Carolina Historical Commission (1916). North Carolina manual [serial]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. [Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission.
^ Greensboro News-Record: Former Greensboro judge named interim director of SBI crime lab
^ News & Observer: SBI lab upgrades its temporary leader
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
^ News & Observer: Former Appeals Court judge runs for NC House
^ WRAL.com
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ "Joe John". Retrieved 2022-01-15.

External links[edit]

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Marilyn Avila	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 40th district 2017-Present	Incumbent

[1] North Carolina. Secretary of State; North Carolina. Legislative Reference Library; North Carolina Historical Commission (1916). North Carolina manual [serial]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. [Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission.

[2] Greensboro News-Record: Former Greensboro judge named interim director of SBI crime lab

[3] News & Observer: SBI lab upgrades its temporary leader

[4] "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

[5] News & Observer: Former Appeals Court judge runs for NC House

[6] WRAL.com

[7] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[9] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[11] "Joe John". Retrieved 2022-01-15.

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