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American politician from North Carolina
Robert Reives
Reives in 2023
Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
DeputyGale Adcock
Ashton Clemmons
Cynthia Ball
Preceded byDarren Jackson
Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 1, 2021
LeaderDarren Jackson
Preceded bySusan Fisher
Succeeded byGale Adcock
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 54th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 29, 2014
Preceded byDeb McManus
Personal details
BornRobert Tyrone Reives II
(1970-09-24) September 24, 1970 (age 54)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCynthia
Children2
ResidenceGoldston, North Carolina
EducationLee County High School
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Robert Tyrone Reives II (born September 24, 1970) is an American politician from North Carolina. Originally an Attorney from Durham, North Carolina, Reives was first appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in January 2014 and he has subsequently been re-elected 6 times, most recently in 2024. A Democrat, he represents the 54th district which includes all of Chatham County and parts of Randolph County (formerly all of Chatham County and part of Lee County or Durham County). In December 2020, Reives was elected by his peers as the House Democratic leader.

Early life

Robert Reives grew up and attended schools in Sanford, North Carolina. He attended Lee County High School where he was a member of student government and was also a part of the marching band. He graduated in the class of 1988 and went on to attend undergrad at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated in the class of 1992 and went on to get his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1995.

Committee assignments

2023–2024 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
  • Marine Resources and Aquaculture
  • Redistricting
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2021–2022 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Agriculture
  • Judiciary II
  • Redistricting
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2019–2020 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Agriculture
  • Judiciary
  • Redistricting
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Education - Community Colleges

2017–2018 Session

  • Agriculture
  • Judiciary III (Vice Chair)
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair)
  • Finance

2015–2016 Session

  • Agriculture
  • Judiciary II
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Education - Community Colleges (Vice-Chair)
  • Finance
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 29,910 54.76%
Republican Joe Godfrey 24,714 45.24%
Total votes 54,624 100%
Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 23,105 55.29%
Republican Walter Petty 18,684 44.71%
Total votes 41,789 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 37,825 61.22%
Republican George T. Gilson Jr. 23,957 38.78%
Total votes 61,782 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 29,664 63.27%
Republican Jay Stobbs 17,219 36.73%
Total votes 46,883 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 24,773 57.20%
Republican Wesley Seawell 18,534 42.80%
Total votes 43,307 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district Democratic primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 5,739 68.35%
Democratic Barry E. Burns 2,657 31.65%
Total votes 8,396 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Reives (incumbent) 16,875 56.19%
Republican Andy Wilkie 13,156 43.81%
Total votes 30,031 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Robert Reives II's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. Rep. Robert Reives to lead N.C. House Democrats in 2021.
  3. Anderson, Bryan (February 7, 2023). "The Vote Wrangler". The Assembly. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. "Robert Reives". Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  5. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byDeb McManus Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 54th district
2014–Present 		Incumbent
Preceded byDarren Jackson Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
2021–Present
Statewide political officials of North Carolina
U.S. senators
State government
Senate
House
Supreme Court
(elected)
Floor leaders of state houses
Majority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Steve Scalise (R)
AL ▌Scott Stadthagen (R) AK ▌Dan Saddler (R) AZ ▌Michael Carbone (R) AR ▌Marcus Richmond (R) CA ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) CO ▌Monica Duran (D) CT ▌Jason Rojas (D) DE ▌Kerri Harris (D) FL ▌Tyler Sirois (R) GA ▌Chuck Efstration (R) HI ▌Sean Quinlan (D) ID ▌Jason Monks (R) IL ▌Robyn Gabel (D) IN ▌Matt Lehman (R) IA ▌Matt Windschitl (R) KS ▌Chris Croft (R) KY ▌Steven Rudy (R) LA ▌Mark Wright (R) ME ▌Matt Moonen (D) MD ▌David Moon (D) MA ▌Mike Moran (D) MI ▌Bryan Posthumus (R) MN ▌Jamie Long (DFL) MS ▌ (R) MO ▌Alex Riley (R) MT ▌Steve Fitzpatrick (R) NE ▌Ben Hansen (R)* NV ▌Sandra Jauregui (D) NH ▌Jason Osborne (R) NJ ▌Louis Greenwald (D) NM ▌Gail Chasey (D) NY ▌Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) NC ▌John R. Bell IV (R) ND ▌Mike Lefor (R) OH ▌Marilyn John (R) OK ▌Mark Lawson (R) OR ▌Ben Bowman (D) PA ▌Matthew Bradford (D) RI ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D) SC ▌Davey Hiott (R) SD ▌Scott Odenbach (R) TN ▌William Lamberth (R) TX ▌Tom Oliverson (R) UT ▌Jefferson Moss (R) VT ▌Lori Houghton (D) VA ▌Charniele Herring (D) WA ▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D) WV ▌Eric Householder (R) WI ▌Tyler August (R) WY ▌Chip Neiman (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Phil Mendelson (D)*Territories: AS GU ▌Jesse A. Lujan (R) MP ▌Marissa Flores (D) PR ▌Pichy Torres (NPP/R) VI ▌Kurt Vialet (D)*
Political party affiliations
▌Republican: 28 states
▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district
▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory
Minority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Hakeem Jeffries (D)
AL ▌Anthony Daniels (D) AK ▌Calvin Schrage (I) AZ ▌Oscar De Los Santos (D) AR ▌Tippi McCullough (D) CA ▌James Gallagher (R) CO ▌Rose Pugliese (R) CT ▌Vincent Candelora (R) DE ▌Tim Dukes (R) FL ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) GA ▌Carolyn Hugley (D) HI ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ID ▌Ilana Rubel (D) IL ▌Tony McCombie (R) IN ▌Phil GiaQuinta (D) IA ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D) KS ▌Brandon Woodard (D) KY ▌Pamela Stevenson (D) LA ▌Matthew Willard (D) ME ▌Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) MD ▌Jason C. Buckel (R) MA ▌Bradley Jones Jr. (R) MI ▌Ranjeev Puri (D) MN ▌Lisa Demuth (R) MS ▌Robert Johnson III (D) MO ▌Ashley Aune (D) MT ▌Katie Sullivan (D) NE Vacant* NV ▌P. K. O'Neill (R) NH ▌Alexis Simpson (D) NJ ▌John DiMaio (R) NM ▌Rod Montoya (R) NY ▌William Barclay (R) NC ▌Robert T. Reives II (D) ND ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL) OH ▌Allison Russo (D) OK ▌Cyndi Munson (D) OR ▌Jeff Helfrich (R) PA ▌Bryan Cutler (R) RI ▌Michael Chippendale (R) SC ▌Todd Rutherford (D) SD ▌Erin Healy (D) TN ▌Karen Camper (D) TX ▌Gene Wu (D) UT ▌Angela Romero (D) VT ▌Patricia McCoy (R) VA ▌Todd Gilbert (R) WA ▌Drew Stokesbary (R) WV ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D) WI ▌Greta Neubauer (D) WY ▌Mike Yin (D) Federal districts: DC None*Territories: AS GU ▌Vacant (D)* MP ▌Patrick H. San Nicolas (R) PR ▌Héctor Ferrer Santiago (PPD) VI ▌Dwayne M. DeGraff (I)*
Political party affiliations
▌Democratic: 27 states
▌Republican: 21 states, 2 territories
▌Independent: 1 state
▌ New Progressive: 1 territory
An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026)
Speaker of the House
TBD
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌Wyatt Gable (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Dante Pittman (D)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Rodney Pierce (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Bryan Cohn (D)
  33. ▌Monika Johnson-Hostler (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Mike Schietzelt (R)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Mike Colvin (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Tracy Clark (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Blust (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Cody Huneycutt (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Jonathan Almond (R)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Brian Echevarria (R)
  83. ▌Grant Campbell (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Blair Eddins (R)
  95. ▌Todd Carver (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Heather Rhyne (R)
  98. ▌Beth Gardner Helfrich (D)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌Julia Greenfield (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Aisha Dew (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Paul Scott (R)
  112. ▌Jordan Lopez (D)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Brian Turner (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)


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