Dave Craven

American politician from North Carolina

This article is about the North Carolina politician. For the American professor, see David Craven.

Dave Craven

Member of the North Carolina Senate

Incumbent

Assumed office
July 17, 2020
Preceded by| Jerry W. Tillman
Constituency| 26th district (2020–2023)
29th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born| c. 1990 (age 33-34)
Randolph County, North Carolina
Political party| Republican
Residence| Asheboro, North Carolina
Education| University of North Carolina at Charlotte

David W. Craven Jr. (born c. 1990) is a North Carolina politician.[1]

## Early life and education[edit]

Craven was born around 1990 in Randolph County, North Carolina.[2] Craven earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[3]

## Career[edit]

In 2016, Craven became a board member of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.[2] On June 30, 2020, North Carolina State Senator Jerry W. Tillman resigned from his position, both as a state senator, and as the Republican nominee in the general election for the same position.[4] On July 14, 2020, Craven was selected by the Republican executive committee of North Carolina's 26th Senate district to replace Tillman.[3] On July 17, 2020, Craven was appointed to fill Tillman's vacancy by Governor Roy Cooper. He also replaced Tillman as the Republican nominee.[4] At the time he was appointed to the state senate, Craven served as senior vice president of Fidelity Bank, and as chairman of the Randolph County Republican Party.[3] On November 3, 2020, Craven won the general election to stay in the state senate seat he was appointed to.[5]

## Personal life[edit]

Craven lives in Asheboro, North Carolina. Craven is President of the Asheboro Rotary Club.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "SENATOR DAVID W. CRAVEN, JR. (REP)". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Craven, Gant face off in District 26 race". The Courier-Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
3. ^ a b c "Dave Craven selected to replace Sen. Jerry Tillman in N.C. Senate". North State Journal. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
4. ^ a b "Craven appointed to fill out Tillman's term in N.C. Senate". News & Record. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
5. ^ "Dave Craven". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

North Carolina Senate

Preceded by

Jerry W. Tillman

|  Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 26th district
2020–2023  | Succeeded by

Phil Berger

Preceded by

Steve Jarvis

|  Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 29th district
2023–present  | Incumbent

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Members of the North Carolina State Senate

156th General Assembly (2023–2024)

President of the Senate
Mark Robinson (R)
President pro tempore
Phil Berger (R)
Majority Leader
Paul Newton (R)
Minority Leader
Dan Blue (D)

1. ▌Norman Sanderson (R)
2. ▌Jim Perry (R)
3. ▌Bobby Hanig (R)
4. ▌Buck Newton (R)
5. ▌Kandie Smith (D)
6. ▌Michael Lazzara (R)
7. ▌Michael Lee (R)
8. ▌Bill Rabon (R)
9. ▌Brent Jackson (R)
10. ▌Benton Sawrey (R)
11. ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R)
12. ▌Jim Burgin (R)
13. ▌Lisa Grafstein (D)
14. ▌Dan Blue (D)
15. ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D)
16. ▌Gale Adcock (D)
17. ▌Sydney Batch (D)
18. ▌Mary Wills Bode (D)
19. ▌Val Applewhite (D)
20. ▌Natalie Murdock (D)
21. ▌Tom McInnis (R)
22. ▌Mike Woodard (D)
23. ▌Graig Meyer (D)
24. ▌Danny Britt (R)
25. ▌Amy Galey (R)
26. ▌Phil Berger (R)
27. ▌Michael Garrett (D)
28. ▌Gladys Robinson (D)
29. ▌Dave Craven (R)
30. ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
31. ▌Joyce Krawiec (R)
32. ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
33. ▌Carl Ford (R)
34. ▌Paul Newton (R)
35. ▌Todd Johnson (R)
36. ▌Eddie Settle (R)
37. ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
38. ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
39. ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
41. ▌Natasha Marcus (D)
42. ▌Rachel Hunt (D)
43. ▌Brad Overcash (R)
44. ▌Ted Alexander (R)
45. ▌Dean Proctor (R)
46. ▌Warren Daniel (R)
47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)

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