Eric Terashima
Eric Terashima (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Terashima completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Eric Terashima was born in Los Angeles, California. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1991 to 2021. He retired as a Colonel after 30 years of service. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and a graduate degree from Marine Corps University in 2013. Terashima serves on the board of directors for the Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity. He also serves as the webmaster for his local American Legion Post. Terashima has also been affiliated with several non-profits helping settle Afghan refugees into the U.S.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Frank Iler defeated Eric Terashima in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Iler (R) | 62.3 | 28,012 |
 | Eric Terashima (D)  | 37.7 | 16,960 | |
| Total votes: 44,972 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 17
Eric Terashima defeated Edward McKeithan in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 17 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Terashima | 70.8 | 2,968 |
| Edward McKeithan | 29.2 | 1,227 | ||
| Total votes: 4,195 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Frank Iler advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 17.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric Terashima completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Terashima's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After 30 years of commissioned service in the Marines, including 26 years on active duty, I retired last year as a Colonel. I’ve lived in Brunswick County since 2010, having met my wife, a local, on a previous tour at Camp Lejeune.
I have been heavily involved with Brunswick County’s Habitat for Humanity, my American Legion Post, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Leland. My association with these non-partisan organizations does not indicate their political endorsement.
Last summer, I became deeply involved with multiple non-profit efforts to help Afghan refugees settle in the United States. It’s hard to express the devotion and gratitude I feel for the Afghan interpreters I worked with during my tours in their country. They have been the focus of my undertaking.
In addition, since 2021, I’ve been the Chair of the Brunswick County Democratic Party (temporarily resigned during the primaries due to my candidacy).- Education: We need to invest more to handle the growth of Brunswick county’s population, and teachers are under-resourced which exacerbates the teacher shortage in our schools.
- Environment: We need to protect the environment for our children’s future. This includes increasing sustainable sources of energy which will both increase jobs, and improve air quality. We need clean drinking water, and the environment cleared of PFAS.
- Workforce housing: Affordable housing for young adults is increasingly difficult to find throughout Brunswick county. This has become even more difficult over the past two years of explosive increases in real estate.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 16, 2022.
