Ben Moss

Ben Moss

Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 66th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Scott Brewer
Member of the Richmond County Board of Commissioners
In office 2010–2020
Succeeded by	Justin Dawkins^[1]

Personal details
Born	Ben Thomas Moss, Jr.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Amber
Children	2
Residence	Rockingham, North Carolina
Alma mater	Clayton State University
Occupation	railroad engineer
Website	Official website

Ben Moss is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 66th district (including all of Richmond and Montgomery counties as well as part of Stanly county) since 2021.^[2]^[3] He defeated incumbent Democrat Scott Brewer in the 2020 election. A railroad engineer from Rockingham, North Carolina, he previously served on the Richmond County board of commissioners from 2010 to 2020.

Electoral history[]

North Carolina House of Representatives 66th district Republican primary election, 2020^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Moss	3,604	56.72%
	Republican	Joey Davis	2,750	43.28%
Total votes			6,354	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Moss	22,093	59.90%
	Democratic	Scott Brewer (incumbent)	14,731	40.10%
Total votes			36,824	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Committee Assignments[]

2021-2022 session[]

Appropriations
Appropriations - Transportation
Transportation (Vice Chair)
Commerce
Local Government (Vice Chair)

References[]

^ "Local Republicans nominate Justin Dawkins to fill Moss's seat". Richmond County Daily Journal. 2020-11-24.
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
^ "Ben Moss". Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links[]

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Scott Brewer	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 66th District 2021–present	Incumbent

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