Ray Jeffers

American politician from North Carolina
Ray Jeffers
Jeffers in 2023
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byLarry Yarborough
Personal details
Born
Brannon Ray Jeffers
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceRoxboro, North Carolina
Alma materNorth Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
OccupationNon-profit organization
WebsiteOfficial website

Brannon Ray Jeffers an American politician who is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district (including all of Person County, as well as part of Durham County) since 2023.[1][2] Jeffers previously served on the Person County Board of Commissioners from 2008 to 2020.

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Agriculture
  • Local Government
  • State Government

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Jeffers 19,692 54.57%
Republican Larry Yarborough (incumbent) 15,674 43.44%
Libertarian Gavin Bell 718 1.99%
Total votes 36,084 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

Person County Board of Commissioners general election, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon A. Powell (incumbent) 12,795 24.77%
Republican Charlie Palmer 10,867 21.04%
Republican Derrick Sims 10,614 20.55%
Democratic Ray Jeffers (incumbent) 9,801 18.98%
Democratic Cindy Martin 7,574 14.66%
Total votes 51,651 100%
Republican hold
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

Person County Board of Commissioners general election, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon A. Powell 10,876 22.87%
Democratic Jimmy B. Clayton (incumbent) 10,214 21.48%
Democratic Ray Jeffers (incumbent) 9,672 20.34%
Republican David Newell Sr. (incumbent) 9,129 19.20%
Democratic Donald Long 7,667 16.12%
Total votes 47,558 100%
Republican hold
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Jeffers 2,862 43.82%
Democratic Dalton L. Huff 1,887 28.89%
Democratic Brent Groce 1,782 27.29%
Total votes 6,531 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Yarborough 13,423 56.68%
Democratic Ray Jeffers 10,259 43.32%
Total votes 23,682 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Person County Board of Commissioners general election, 2012[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy B. Clayton (incumbent) 10,718 26.88%
Democratic Ray Jeffers (incumbent) 9,820 24.63%
Democratic David Newell Sr. 9,754 24.46%
Republican Larry Yarborough 9,579 24.02%
Total votes 39,871 100%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Democratic gain from Republican

2008

Person County Board of Commissioners general election, 2008[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy B. Clayton 9,557 20.36%
Democratic Ray Jeffers 7,460 15.90%
Republican Sam Kennington 7,344 15.65%
Republican Larry Yarborough (incumbent) 7,327 15.61%
Democratic Samuel H. Winstead 6,754 14.39%
Republican Gerry O"Neil 4,481 9.55%
Independent Frances Blalock 4,006 8.54%
Total votes 46,929 100%

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ray Jeffers". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  3. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  4. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
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156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌George Cleveland (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Michael Wray (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Frank Sossamon (R)
  33. ▌Rosa Gill (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Marvin Lucas (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Ashton Clemmons (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Faircloth (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Kristin Baker (R)
  83. ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Jason Saine (R)
  98. ▌John Bradford (R)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌John Autry (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Wesley Harris (D)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Kelly Alexander (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
  112. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)