Deb Butler

Deborah Armfield "Deb" Butler is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, where she has served since 2017.[1] She represents the 18th House District, covering a portion of New Hanover County, as a member of the Democratic Party.[2][3]

Deb Butler
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Assumed office
February 6, 2017
Preceded bySusi Hamilton
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnni Parra
ResidenceWilmington, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee (BA)
Wake Forest University (JD)
OccupationAttorney
Websiteelectdebbutler.com

North Carolina General Assembly

In 2012 Butler unsuccessfully challenged Republican Thom Goolsby for a seat in the North Carolina Senate, losing by an 8 point margin. Butler was appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2017 to succeed Susi Hamilton, after Hamilton was appointed to head the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources by Governor Roy Cooper.[4] She has been re-elected to the seat twice, most recently in 2020.

Personal life

Butler identifies as lesbian.[4] She is one of four openly LGBT officeholders currently serving in the North Carolina state legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Marcia Morey, Allison Dahle and Cecil Brockman.

Butler works as a lawyer in Wilmington, North Carolina.[5] She married Anni Parra in 2015.[5]

Electoral history

2020
North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb Butler (incumbent) 25,829 59.84%
Republican Warren Kennedy 17,336 40.16%
Total votes 43,165 100%
Democratic hold

2018
North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb Butler (incumbent) 17,812 62.43%
Republican Louis Harmati 9,835 34.47%
Libertarian Joseph D. Sharp 885 3.10%
Total votes 28,532 100%
Democratic hold

2012
North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2012[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thom Goolsby (incumbent) 52,955 54.16%
Democratic Deb Butler 44,817 45.84%
Total votes 97,772 100%
Republican hold

Committee assignments

[9]

2021-2022 Session
  • Banking
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Judiciary III
  • Transportation

2019-2020 Session
  • Banking
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Transportation
  • Redistricting

2017-2018 Session
  • Aging
  • Finance
  • Judiciary IV
  • State and Local Government I
  • State Personnel

References
  1. "Deb Butler, a freshman NC legislator, got a lesson in partisanship". The News & Observer, December 9, 2017.
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. "Representative Deb Butler - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. "New NC House member is second openly LGBT legislator". The News & Observer, February 2, 2017.
  5. "WEDDING - Butler-Parra". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. "Deb Butler". Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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