Sarah Stevens (politician)

Sarah Stevens
Sarah Stevens
Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Paul Stam
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 90th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2009
Preceded by	Jim Harrell
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1960 (age 64); Mount Airy, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Edwin
Education	University of North Carolina, Greensboro (BS) ; Campbell University (JD)

Sarah Suzanne Stevens (born February 15, 1960) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 90th district (including constituents in Surry, Alleghany, and Wilkes counties) since 2009 and has served as speaker pro tempore since 2017.^[1]^[2]

Awards

2015 Champion for Children Award. Presented by Children’s Hope Alliance and Benchmarks.^[3]

Committee assignments

^[4]

2021-2022 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Capital
Judiciary II (Chair)
Regulatory Reform

2019-2020 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Capital
Judiciary (Chair)
Regulatory Reform
Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency

2017-2018 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
Judiciary I (Vice Chair)
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (Vice Chair)
Regulatory Reform
Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency
State Personnel

2015-2016 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Vice Chair)
Judiciary III (Chair)
Children, Youth and Families (Chair)
Regulatory Reform
State Personnel
Environment
Education - Community Colleges

2013-2014 session

Appropriations
Judiciary (Vice Chair)
State Personnel
Ethics
Health and Human Services

2011-2012 session

Appropriations
Judiciary
State Personnel
Education
Insurance

2009-2010 session

Appropriations
Judiciary I
Juvenile Justice
Science and Technology
Ways and Means - Broadband Connectivity

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district Republican primary election, 2022^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	6,526	72.43%
	Republican	Benjamin Romans	2,484	27.57%
Total votes			9,010	100%

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2020^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	30,028	74.57%
	Democratic	Beth Shaw	10,242	25.43%
Total votes			40,270	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district Republican primary election, 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	4,060	66.57%
	Republican	Allen Poindexter	2,039	33.43%
Total votes			6,099	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2018^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	18,373	68.35%
	Democratic	John Worth Wiles	7,170	26.68%
	Constitution	Allen Poindexter	1,336	4.97%
Total votes			26,879	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2016^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	23,678	73.26%
	Democratic	Vera Smith Reynolds	8,641	26.74%
Total votes			32,319	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	13,440	68.25%
	Democratic	John Worth Wiles	6,251	31.75%
Total votes			19,691	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	23,153	100%
Total votes			23,153	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	12,274	71.10%
	Democratic	Randy Wolfe	4,988	28.90%
Total votes			17,262	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2008^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens	13,263	50.58%
	Democratic	Jim Harrell (incumbent)	12,957	49.42%
Total votes			26,220	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Representative Sarah Stevens (Rep)". ncleg.net. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
^ "Sarah Stevens' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Stevens awarded for foster-care efforts". mtairynews.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
^ "Sarah Stevens". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ [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.
^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Jim Harrell	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 90th district 2009–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Paul Stam	Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives 2017–present	Incumbent

[1] "Representative Sarah Stevens (Rep)". ncleg.net. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[2] "Sarah Stevens' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[3] "Stevens awarded for foster-care efforts". mtairynews.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[4] "Sarah Stevens". Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[5] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[6] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[7] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[9] [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[11] [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[12] [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[13] [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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