Carolyn Logan
Carolyn Logan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Beverly Earle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1957 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
Carolyn Green Logan (born July 5, 1957) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1] She has represented the 101st district (including constituents Mecklenburg County) since 2019.
Career
Logan began her public service in 1977 when she joined the Asheville Police Department, becoming the first African-American female police officer in Asheville, North Carolina.[2]
Logan joined the North Carolina State Highway Patrol in 1984, where she became the first African-American female trooper in the state of North Carolina.[2][3]
In 2007, Logan became the first female of any race to retire from the North Carolina Highway Patrol with the required 30-year minimum.[2]
Logan won the November 2018 general election. She secured seventy-nine percent of the vote while her closest rival, Republican Paul Mauney, secured twenty-one percent.[4] She was re-elected in 2020.
Committee assignments
2021-2022 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - General Government
- Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
- State Personnel
2019-2020 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - General Government
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
- State and Local Government
Electoral history
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carolyn Logan (incumbent) | 31,646 | 73.89% | |
| Republican | Steve Mauney | 11,183 | 26.11% | |
| Total votes | 42,829 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carolyn Logan | 2,575 | 49.98% | |
| Democratic | Lucille Puckett | 1,463 | 28.40% | |
| Democratic | Chance Harris | 742 | 14.40% | |
| Democratic | Gregory J. Miller | 372 | 7.22% | |
| Total votes | 5,152 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carolyn Logan | 23,335 | 78.69% | |
| Republican | Steve Mauney | 6,319 | 21.31% | |
| Total votes | 29,654 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Representative Carolyn Logan". SenGov Civic Directory. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Who's who among African Americans (18 ed.). Detroit: Thomson-Gale. 2005. p. 778. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "Carolyn Logan". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- Living people
- 1957 births
- Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- African-American state legislators in North Carolina
- Women state legislators in North Carolina
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly