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Jennifer Weiss
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
November 29, 1999 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byJane Hurley Mosley
Succeeded byDuane Hall (Redistricting)
Constituency63rd District (1999-2003)
35th District (2003-2013)
Personal details
Born (1959-10-29) October 29, 1959 (age 65)
Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBruce Hamilton
ResidenceCary, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
University of Virginia School of Law (JD)
Professionattorney
WebsiteWebsite

Jennifer Weiss (born October 29, 1959) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly and a stay-at-home mom.[1][2] She represented the state's thirty-fifth House district, located in Wake County.[3]

Weiss was appointed to the NC House November 1999.[1] She is a chair of the Finance Committee.[4] In her tenure, she has received the 2007 NC AARP Outstanding Legislator Award, the 2002 NC Press Association William C. Lassiter First Amendment Award, and the 2004 Advocate of the Year from the NC National Association of Social Workers. In 2001, the Town of Cary issued a proclamation honoring Weiss for her legislative accomplishments.

In 2012, Weiss announced she would not seek re-election.[5]

Early career

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Weiss received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1986. She practiced corporate and securities law in Boston from 1986 to 1990, at Brown, Rudnick, Freed and Gesmer,[1] where she found the job, in her words, exciting and lucrative, however, she lamented that it failed to satisfy her desire to give back to the community.[6] She resigned five months after her son was born, and the two of them and her husband moved from the Boston area to Cary, North Carolina.[7]

Committee assignments

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2011-2012 session

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  • Agriculture
  • Elections
  • Finance
  • Health and Human Services
  • Health and Human Services - Mental Health
  • Judiciary

2009-2010 session

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  • Aging
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Judiciary II
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Electoral history

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2010

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North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2010[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 13,144 57.48%
Republican Don Frantz 9,725 42.52%
Total votes 22,869 100%
Democratic hold

2008

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North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 23,633 65.10%
Republican Eric Weaver 12,667 34.90%
Total votes 36,300 100%
Democratic hold

2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2006[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 13,157 100%
Total votes 13,157 100%
Democratic hold

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2004[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 22,899 88.86%
Libertarian Graham Yarko Thomas 2,870 11.14%
Total votes 25,769 100%
Democratic hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district Democratic primary election, 2002[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 5,410 82.46%
Democratic Daniel A. Young Sr. 1,151 17.54%
Total votes 6,561 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2002[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 12,907 52.82%
Republican Darryl Black 10,757 44.02%
Libertarian Linda Ellis 771 3.16%
Total votes 24,435 100%
Democratic hold

2000

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North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2000[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Weiss (incumbent) 16,742 54.99%
Republican Nancy H. Brown 13,705 45.01%
Total votes 30,447 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c Biography Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine from the Project Vote Smart website
  2. ^ About Weiss Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from her campaign website
  3. ^ Biography[permanent dead link‍] from the North Carolina General Assembly website
  4. ^ [1][permanent dead link‍] from the N.C. General Assembly website
  5. ^ "Rep. Jennifer Weiss won't run again: Bad news". February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  6. ^ May 2004 article about Weiss Archived October 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from the North Carolina Journal for Women website
  7. ^ "Representative Jennifer Weiss | NC Journal of Women". October 7, 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Jennifer Weiss". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  9. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ^ "NC State House 063". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jane Hurley Mosley
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 35th district
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
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