Cynthia Ball

Cynthia Ball
Cynthia Ball
Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 5, 2024
Leader	Robert Reives
Preceded by	Ashton Clemmons
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 49th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Gary Pendleton
Personal details
Born	Franklin County, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	David Aspnes
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina
Education	University of North Carolina, Greensboro (BA); Virginia Commonwealth University (MBA);
Occupation	Mediator
Website	Official website

Cynthia J. Ball is an American politician and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2016 and then re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 to represent the 49th district, representing Wake County.^[1]

Life and career

Ball was born in Franklin County, North Carolina.^[2] She earned a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an MBA at Virginia Commonwealth University.^[2] She works as a professional mediator.^[2] She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina,^[2] and is married to David Aspnes, a physics professor at North Carolina State University.^[2]

Committee assignments

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2023–2024 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Health and Human Services
Education - K-12
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
Health
Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development

2021–2022 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Education
Education - K-12
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
Health
Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development

2019–2020 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Education
Education - K-12
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
Health
Commerce

2017–2018 session

Appropriations
Appropriations - Education
Health
Insurance
State and Local Government II
State Personnel

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2024^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia Ball (incumbent)	32,814	100%
Total votes			32,814	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2022^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia Ball (incumbent)	22,519	67.77%
	Republican	David Robertson	9,764	29.38%
	Libertarian	Michael Oakes	946	2.85%
Total votes			33,229	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2020^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia Ball (incumbent)	37,807	65.05%
	Republican	David Robertson	17,564	30.22%
	Libertarian	Dee Watson	2,752	4.73%
Total votes			58,123	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia Ball (incumbent)	27,538	66.27%
	Republican	David Robertson	12,929	31.11%
	Libertarian	Jonathan Horst	1,086	2.61%
Total votes			41,553	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2016^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cynthia Ball	26,975	48.67%
	Republican	Gary Pendleton (incumbent)	26,155	47.19%
	Libertarian	David Ulmer	2,299	4.15%
Total votes			55,429	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Cynthia Ball, North Carolina House". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Cynthia Ball". Retrieved November 24, 2024.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Gary Pendleton	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 49th district 2017–Present	Incumbent
Preceded by Ashton Clemmons	Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives 2024–Present	Incumbent

[1] "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

[:0-2] "Cynthia Ball, North Carolina House". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[3] "Cynthia Ball". Retrieved November 24, 2024.

[4] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[5] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[6] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[7] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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