DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Vernetta Alston

North Carolina State Representative, District 29 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

North Carolina State Representative, District 29Born 1982Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 13.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028
Elections: 4; 2020–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture and Environment
Appropriations
Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology
Housing and Development
Judiciary 1
Legislative Ethics
Legislative Transportation Oversight
Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Misconduct and Other Matters Included in Charges Against Representative Cecil Brockman
State and Local Government
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Alston sits in the North Carolina House of Representatives

Alston is closer to the center than 30% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Renée Price, Laura Budd, Aisha Dew

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

With Alston’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills41%

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: Alston’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Alston	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 Alston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 29

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 of Representatives, District 29	Won	—	D+69.8	—
2024	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 29	Won	—	D+69.8	—
2022	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 29	Won	—	—	—
2020	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 29	Won	—	—	—