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Julie von Haefen
Julie von Haefen (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 36. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Von Haefen (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 36. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Julie von Haefen earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio University in 1992 and a graduate degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1995. Von Haefen's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
von Haefen was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on General Government Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
2021-2022
von Haefen was assigned to the following committees:
- Local Government Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- State Government Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on General Government Committee
2019-2020
von Haefen was assigned to the following committees:
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Education - Community Colleges Committee
- House Finance Committee
- House State and Local Government Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Julie von Haefen defeated Becki Allen and Travis Groo in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie von Haefen (D) | 54.5 | 28,629 |
 | Becki Allen (R)  | 42.6 | 22,364 | |
 | Travis Groo (L) | 2.9 | 1,521 | |
| Total votes: 52,514 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julie von Haefen advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Becki Allen advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Travis Groo advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for von Haefen in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Julie von Haefen defeated John Harris and Kyle Ward in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie von Haefen (D) | 56.1 | 21,966 |
 | John Harris (R) | 41.4 | 16,220 | |
 | Kyle Ward (L) | 2.5 | 968 | |
| Total votes: 39,154 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julie von Haefen advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Harris advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kyle Ward advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Julie von Haefen defeated Kim Coley and Bruce Basson in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie von Haefen (D) | 53.2 | 31,644 |
 | Kim Coley (R) | 43.1 | 25,656 | |
 | Bruce Basson (L) | 3.7 | 2,206 | |
| Total votes: 59,506 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julie von Haefen advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Kim Coley defeated Gil Pagan in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on March 3, 2020.
| Total votes: 6,762 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Bruce Basson advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Julie von Haefen defeated incumbent Nelson Dollar and Robyn Pegram in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie von Haefen (D) | 49.5 | 21,551 |
 | Nelson Dollar (R) | 47.5 | 20,667 | |
| Robyn Pegram (L) | 3.0 | 1,305 | ||
| Total votes: 43,523 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Julie von Haefen advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Julie von Haefen |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Nelson Dollar advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Nelson Dollar |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Julie von Haefen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by von Haefen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Outside of the legislature, Julie is a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) leader at the school, county and state level and a fierce advocate for North Carolina's public schools. She became involved in her local PTA when the oldest of her three children entered the Wake County Public School System. She went on to become the PTA President at Washington GT Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh for two years.
Julie served as the President of the Wake County PTA Council from 2018-2019 and still serves on the Council Executive Board. Julie served on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina PTA from 2017-2019 and was the State Advocacy Chair and Federal Legislative Chair for the North Carolina PTA from 2018-2019.
Julie is a certified Guardian ad Litem in Wake County and a Meals on Wheels volunteer. She received her B.A. from Ohio University and her law degree from Case Western Reserve University. She practiced law for 10 years in a variety of areas, including criminal law, medical malpractice defense, municipal law, and education law.
Julie and her husband, Dr. Roger von Haefen, a professor at NC State University, have lived in House District 36 for 15 years and have three children, all of whom attend public school in Wake County- During her first term, Julie has fought to ensure that every child in North Carolina has access to a world-class education. Julie knows that restoring school funding is only part of the solution, and we must do more to support our educators, which is why she has introduced legislation that treats our teachers and support staff as the professionals they are.
- When it comes to healthcare, lowering out-of-pocket costs is Julie's number one goal. During her first time, Julie supported the expansion of Medicaid, under the Affordable Care Act. Julie knows that expanding Medicaid will help our economy by supporting rural hospitals to provide healthcare in areas of our state where we most need additional coverage and more medical providers.
- Julie believes we need to invest in a workforce that not only protects the jobs we already have, but also promotes growth in new and modern fields of work, to ensure that North Carolina remains a national and global economic competitor. Julie supports growing our skilled labor to meet the needs of North Carolina's competitive business climate by increasing funding for vocational training in our high schools and community colleges.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 17, 2020
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| Preceded by Nelson Dollar (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
