DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Maria Cervania

North Carolina State Representative, District 41 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 41

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +52.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Energy and Public Utilities
Health
Oversight
Oversight and Reform Select
Property Tax Reduction and Reform Select
Transportation Future Select

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 31 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 429 Turtle Rescue Team Special Registration Plate.
ANIMALS; COASTAL RESOURCES; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNTIES; DMV; EDUCATION; FEES; FISHERIES; HIGHER EDUCATION; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUNICIPALITIES; PUBLIC; UNC; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WAKE COUNTY; RALEIGH · Failed in the Senate Jun 2025

HB 1230 No Federal Interference in Elections.
BOARDS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNTIES; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS BOARDS; ELECTIONS · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1188 Limits on Immigration Detention Facilities.
APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICES; IMMIGRATION; JAILS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC; ALIENS; PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT. · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1179 Senior Property Tax Relief Modernization Act.
AGING; APPRAISALS; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; COUNTIES; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FUNDING; GRANTS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; REAL ESTATE; REVENUE DEPT.; TAX EXEMPTIONS; TAXATION; TAXES · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1181 Property Tax Modifications.
AGING; APPRAISALS; APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; CONFIDENTIALITY; CORPORATIONS · Failed in committee May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Cervania sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Cervania is closer to the center than 11% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Julie von Haefen, Jordan Lopez, Mary Belk

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:55 PM ET

With Cervania’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills44%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Cervania’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Cervania	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 5, 2026	SJR 1091: Adjournment Resolution.	No	No	Yes	Passed 78–28
Aug 5, 2026	HB 268: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II.	No	No	Yes	Passed 79–28
Aug 4, 2026	HB 834: State Board of Elections Administrative Changes.	No	No	Yes	Passed 74–35
Aug 4, 2026	SB 1092: 2026 Senate and House Appointments.	No	No	Yes	Passed 71–38
Aug 4, 2026	SB 445: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026.	No	No	Yes	Passed 84–26

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Cervania was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina House District 41	Won	D+52.5	D+34.9	+17.6
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41	Won	D+53.2	—	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 41	Won	D+30.4	—	—