Maria Cervania

Maria Cervania
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byGale Adcock
Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners
from the 3rd District
In office
2020–2022
Preceded byJessica Holmes
Succeeded byCheryl Stallings
Personal details
BornOakland, California
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCary, North Carolina
EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley (BA)
University of Illinois Chicago (MPH)
OccupationBiostatistician, consultant, project manager
WebsiteOfficial website

Maria Cervania is an American epidemiologist and politician serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 41st district in western Wake County since 2023.[1][2] Cervania previously served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2020 to 2022, making her the first person of AAPI descent to be elected to the Board.[3][4]

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Health
  • Oversight and Reform

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cervania 24,096 63.92%
Republican Bruce K. Forster 12,629 33.50%
Libertarian Kevin Terrett 970 2.57%
Total votes 37,695 100%
Democratic hold

2020

Wake County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cervania 96,495 59.92%
Democratic Audra Killingsworth 64,558 40.08%
Total votes 161,053 100%
Wake County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cervania 364,737 60.55%
Republican Steve Hale 237,605 39.45%
Total votes 602,342 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Maria Cervania's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Maria Cervania". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Bonner, Lynn (November 17, 2022). "First Asian American women elected to the NC legislature". NC Newsline. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "'Honored and Humbled.' Asian American women elected to NCGA aim to increase representation". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 41st district
2023–Present 		Incumbent