Deb Butler

Deb Butler


Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office February 6, 2017
Preceded by	Susi Hamilton

Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Anni Parra
Residence	Wilmington, North Carolina
Alma mater	Wake Forest University
Occupation	Attorney
Website	electdebbutler.com

Deborah Armfield "Deb" Butler is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, where she has served since 2017.^[1] She represents the 18th House District, covering a portion of New Hanover County, as a member of the Democratic Party.^[2]

Butler was appointed in 2017 to succeed Susi Hamilton, after Hamilton was appointed to head the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources by Governor Roy Cooper.^[3] She was reelected to another term in office in the 2018 state legislative election.

Butler identifies as lesbian.^[3] She is one of four openly LGBT officeholders currently serving in the North Carolina state legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Marcia Morey, Allison Dahle and Cecil Brockman.

Butler works as a lawyer in Wilmington, North Carolina.^[4] She married Anni Parra in 2015.^[4]

References[]

^ "Deb Butler, a freshman NC legislator, got a lesson in partisanship". The News & Observer, December 9, 2017.
^ "Representative Deb Butler - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
^ ^a ^b "New NC House member is second openly LGBT legislator". The News & Observer, February 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "WEDDING - Butler-Parra". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved 2021-02-05.

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Susi Hamilton	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 18th district 2017-Present	Incumbent

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