Lindsey Prather
Lindsey Prather (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 115. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Prather (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 115. The Democratic primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Biography
Lindsey Prather lives in Buncombe County, North Carolina. She graduated from Cary High School. Prather earned a B.A. in sociology from the University of North Carolina, Asheville, in 2010, and an M.P.A. from Western Carolina University in 2019. Her career experience includes working as a special education teacher and a social studies teacher in Buncombe County Schools.[1][2][3]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Prather was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on Education Committee
- Education - Community Colleges Committee
- Education - Universities Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development Committee
- Regulatory Reform Committee
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Incumbent Lindsey Prather (D) and Anthony Penland (R) are running in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Lindsey Prather (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Anthony Penland (R) advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Prather received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Center for Freethought Equality
- Sierra Club North Carolina
- Work For Democracy
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Incumbent Lindsey Prather defeated Ruth Smith in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lindsey Prather (D) | 51.5 | 26,203 |
 | Ruth Smith (R) | 48.5 | 24,720 | |
| Total votes: 50,923 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lindsey Prather advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ruth Smith advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Prather in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Lindsey Prather defeated Pratik Bhakta in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lindsey Prather (D) | 57.6 | 21,007 |
 | Pratik Bhakta (R) | 42.4 | 15,481 | |
| Total votes: 36,488 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lindsey Prather advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115
Pratik Bhakta defeated Sherry Higgins in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pratik Bhakta | 50.0 | 3,146 |
 | Sherry Higgins | 50.0 | 3,145 | |
| Total votes: 6,291 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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- I’m proud to have worked with Republicans and Democrats to expand affordable healthcare, raise teacher pay, keep child care centers open, and support working families and small businesses.
- I’m not afraid to fight back against partisan politicians in either party, which is why I stood up to extremists who wanted to defund public schools and ban abortions without exceptions for rape or incest.
- I led the fight for increased accountability in Raleigh by opposing a bill that would give unlimited money to politicians, and fighting to require transparency for our elected officials.
Transparency and accountability in government
Affordable healthcare
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2022
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Lindsey has also been consistently involved in local political and community work. She has served in various roles mainly focused on voter education. She has led trainings on registering voters and organized multiple candidate forums in various parts of the county, working to improve access to the civic process.
Lindsey and her husband live in Candler with their dog Maeby, riding bicycles and hiking trails whenever they can.- Public education is essential to our democracy
- Good government shouldn't be taken for granted- ethics, transparency, hard work
- Our health and the health of our environment are closely tied
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Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Lindsey Prather," accessed March 15, 2023
- ↑ Lindsey Prather 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed March 15, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 4, 2024
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| Preceded by John Ager (D) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 115 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
