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State Representative, 30th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Ray Ubinger

Libertarian

Durham

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No documented position found.

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Marcia MoreyOfficial portrait — North Carolina General Assembly

Marcia Morey

DemocraticIncumbent

Retired chief district court judge · Durham

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  • Sponsored extreme risk protection orders to limit gun access.In office
  • Sponsored restoring nonpartisan judicial elections.In office
  • Sponsored raising and indexing the state minimum wage.In office
  • Sponsored criminal sentence reduction reform.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored extreme risk protection orders to limit gun access.

    House Bill 166, "Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to authorize the issuance of an extreme risk protection order to restrict temporarily a person's access to firearms”
  2. Sponsored restoring nonpartisan judicial elections.

    House Bill 129, "Judge Joe John Nonpartisan Jud. Elections Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to reenact nonpartisan judicial elections”
  3. Sponsored raising and indexing the state minimum wage.

    House Bill 353, "Fair Minimum Wage Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT raising the state minimum wage and indexing for automatic increases”
  4. Sponsored criminal sentence reduction reform.

    House Bill 589, "The Second Look Act." (2025-2026 session, as filed)

    Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov

    “AN ACT to implement criminal sentence reduction reform”

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State Representative, 30th District · North Carolina 2026 General Election · The Gist