Vernetta Alston
Candidate for State Representative, 29th District
Background
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Lives in
- Durham
- Campaign website
- vernettaalston.com
State representative for District 29 (Durham County), appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020 and elected to her first full term the same year. Attorney who represented death row inmates at the Center for Death Penalty Litigation; served on the Durham City Council.
Documented positions
Housing
Sponsored the Housing Choice Act.In office
First-listed primary sponsor of House Bill 626 (2025).
ReportHouse Bill 626, "Housing Choice Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to enact the housing choice act”
Sponsored allowing accessory dwelling units to add affordable housing.In office
First-listed primary sponsor of House Bill 627 (2025).
ReportHouse Bill 627, "Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units." (2025-2026 session, as filed)Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to increase affordable housing by allowing for the construction or siting of accessory dwelling units”
Courts & justice
Sponsored criminal justice debt reform.In office
First-listed primary sponsor of House Bill 722 (2025).
ReportHouse Bill 722, "Enact Criminal Justice Debt Reform." (2025-2026 session, as filed)Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“AN ACT to promote criminal justice debt reform”
All sources (7)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Durham County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Representative Vernetta Alston, member biography, North Carolina General Assembly
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
- About — Vernetta Alston
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Vernetta Alston · vernettaalston.com
- House Bill 626, "Housing Choice Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
- House Bill 627, "Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
- House Bill 722, "Enact Criminal Justice Debt Reform." (2025-2026 session, as filed)
Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
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