Phil Rubin is from Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended the University of Georgia and Duke University School of Law. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Duke University School of Law.

Phil Rubin- House District 40

Phil Rubin has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Duke University School of Law. He is a married father of two.

Phil is a State Representative for District 40 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He works at the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he has served since his appointment following the passing of Representative Joe John. He previously clerked for Chief Judge David Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, practiced law at Covington & Burling, served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina, and worked as a Special Deputy Attorney General at the North Carolina Department of Justice focusing on constitutional litigation and child safety.

North Carolina House of Representatives District 40 - Ballotpedia

Phil previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina and worked as a Special Deputy Attorney General at the North Carolina Department of Justice, focusing on constitutional litigation and child safety.

Phil Rubin is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing District 40. He was appointed on January 29, 2025, to fill the vacancy left by the late Rep. Joe John, Sr., and is serving his first term.

Phil is currently a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing District 40. He was appointed on January 29, 2025, to fill the vacancy left by the late Rep. Joe John, Sr., and is serving his first term.

Supports raising wages and enforcing workplace protections.

- Supports raising wages and enforcing workplace protections.

Economy

As of January 5, 2026, Phil Rubin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Supports the Fair Maps Act to end gerrymandering.

Voting & Elections

Supports gun control measures such as requiring safe gun storage, reporting lost or stolen firearms, banning ghost guns, and eliminating the sales tax on gun safes.

Supports firearm regulations such as requiring safe gun storage, reporting lost or stolen firearms, banning ghost guns, and eliminating the sales tax on gun safes.

- Supports firearm regulations such as requiring safe gun storage, reporting lost or stolen firearms, banning ghost guns, and eliminating the sales tax on gun safes.

Public Safety

Supports fully funding the Leandro Plan, which aims to provide a sound basic education for every child in North Carolina.

- Supports fully funding the Leandro Plan, which aims to provide a sound basic education for every child in North Carolina.

Education

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Phil Rubin

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