Tim Longest is from Greenville, North Carolina. He attended J. H. Rose High School. He has a bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

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Tim Longest is from Greenville, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law. 

Tim is a judicial law clerk. He works at the North Carolina Supreme Court. He previously worked at the North Carolina Court of Appeals, at the North Carolina Department of Justice in the Office of the Solicitor General, and as a legal intern in the North Carolina General Assembly.

Tim currently works as an attorney at Bryson, Harris, Suciu & DeMay PLLC. He previously worked as an attorney at Millberg, Coleman, Bryson, Phillip, and Grossman. He also previously worked as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, a legal extern at the North Carolina Department of Justice, and a legal intern at the North Carolina General Assembly and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Tim was also a foundation fellow at the Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation. 

Tim Longest is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 34. He is serving his second term after being re-elected in 2024.

Tim is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 34. He is serving his second term after being re-elected in 2024.

Supports relief for poor and working families by restoring the Earned Income Tax Credit and ensuring big corporations pay their fair share.

Supports relief for poor and working families by restoring the Earned Income Tax Credit and ensuring "big corporations pay their fair share".

For Candidate Tim Longest on Issue economy: Supports raising the minimum wage and ensuring workers' rights while advocating for well-paying jobs in North Carolina.

Supports raising the minimum wage and ensuring workers' rights while advocating for well-paying jobs in North Carolina.

For Candidate Tim Longest on Issue economy:  
Promises to work towards making housing affordable for all North Carolinians.

Promises to work towards making housing affordable for all North Carolinians.

Supports funding the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund to promote home ownership, rentals, and new housing construction.

- Supports relief for poor and working families by restoring the Earned Income Tax Credit and ensuring "big corporations pay their fair share".
- Supports raising the minimum wage and ensuring workers' rights while advocating for well-paying jobs in North Carolina.
- Promises to work towards making housing affordable for all North Carolinians.
- Supports funding the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund to promote home ownership, rentals, and new housing construction.

Economy

Supports reducing emissions by investing in mass transit and transitioning to renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

For Candidate Tim Longest on Issue energy-and-environment: Supports incentivizing the development of rooftop solar and wind energy and enhancing electrical infrastructure, including electric vehicle infrastructure.

Supports incentivizing the development of rooftop solar and wind energy and enhancing electrical infrastructure, including electric vehicle infrastructure.

Believes environmental justice should be considered in responses to climate change, particularly for low-income communities and communities of color.

For Candidate Tim Longest on Issue energy-and-environment:  
Supports protecting air, water, green spaces, and wildlife, and building sustainable transportation and energy systems for future generations.

Supports protecting air, water, green spaces, and wildlife, and building sustainable transportation and energy systems for future generations.

- Supports reducing emissions by investing in mass transit and transitioning to renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
- Supports incentivizing the development of rooftop solar and wind energy and enhancing electrical infrastructure, including electric vehicle infrastructure.
- Believes environmental justice should be considered in responses to climate change, particularly for low-income communities and communities of color.
- Supports protecting air, water, green spaces, and wildlife, and building sustainable transportation and energy systems for future generations.

Energy & the Environment

Supports abortion access and opposes any new restrictions on abortion, emphasizing that it is a private decision between a woman and her doctor.

Supports full legalization of marijuana for adults in North Carolina, citing voter support and potential benefits for the state and farmers, and advocates for the decriminalization of marijuana possession due to its disproportionate impact on people of color.

- Supports abortion access and opposes any new restrictions on abortion, emphasizing that it is a private decision between a woman and her doctor.
- Supports full legalization of marijuana for adults in North Carolina, citing voter support and potential benefits for the state and farmers, and advocates for the decriminalization of marijuana possession due to its disproportionate impact on people of color.

Healthcare

For Candidate Tim Longest on Issue voting-representation: Supports defending voting rights and ensuring fair representation.

Supports defending voting rights and ensuring fair representation.

Supports an independent process for redistricting to deter partisan and racial gerrymandering.

- Supports defending voting rights and ensuring fair representation.
- Supports an independent process for redistricting to deter partisan and racial gerrymandering.

Voting & Elections

Supports the right to private gun ownership while advocating for common-sense gun safety reforms, including expanded background checks, banning bump stocks, and extreme risk protection orders to enhance community safety.

Said he believes "it is possible to both accept the right to private gun ownership as laid out in the Second Amendment and enact common sense reforms that will make our communities safer."

- Said he believes "it is possible to both accept the right to private gun ownership as laid out in the Second Amendment and enact common sense reforms that will make our communities safer."

Public Safety

Supports increasing funding for public education and raising teacher pay to above the national average.

- Supports increasing funding for public education and raising teacher pay to above the national average.

Education

As of January 5, 2026, Tim Longest did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports reinstating the Earned Income Tax Credit to ease the burden on working families.

For Candidate Tim Longest on Issue economy: Supports raising the minimum wage and protecting workers' rights while aiming to bring well-paying jobs to North Carolina.

Supports raising teacher pay to above the national average to address the teacher shortage in North Carolina.

Tim currently works as an attorney at Bryson, Harris, Suciu & DeMay PLLC. He previously worked as an attorney at Millberg, Coleman, Bryson, Phillip, and Grossman. He was a law clerk at the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He also previously worked as a legal extern at the North Carolina Department of Justice. He previously worked as a legal intern at the North Carolina General Assembly and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. He was also a foundation fellow at the Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation. 

- Supports relief for poor and working families by restoring the Earned Income Tax Credit and ensuring big corporations pay their fair share.
- Supports raising the minimum wage and ensuring workers' rights while advocating for well-paying jobs in North Carolina.
- Promises to work towards making housing affordable for all North Carolinians.
- Supports funding the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund to promote home ownership, rentals, and new housing construction.

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- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your State Representative can serve on committees. This is important because many bills can be stalled in committee, preventing them making it to a vote.
- Your State Representative is responsible for representing your interests. They also are responsible for helping you navigate the state's services and bringing back resources to your district.
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