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Lindsey Prather

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Lindsey Prather
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 115th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byBrian Turner (redistricting)
Personal details
Born
Lindsey Anne Prather

Raleigh, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEric
Education

Lindsey Prather is an educator and American politician serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 115th district.[1]

Personal life

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Prather grew up in North Carolina and attended North Carolina Public Schools.

She has an identical twin sister, Rachel, who teaches public school in North Carolina.[2]

Professional career

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Prather is a professional educator who spent six years teaching Special Education and Social Studies in Buncombe Public Schools. She was a member of the Teaching Fellows program through the University of North Carolina System.[3]

She now serves as the Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of North Carolina at Asheville,[4] assisting transfer students and veterans.

Legislative career

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Committee assignments

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2023–24[5]
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations, Education
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Education - Universities
  • Local Government

Electoral history

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2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lindsey Prather 21,007 57.6%
Republican Pratik Bhakta 15,481 42.4%
Total votes 36,488 100%
Democratic hold
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References

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  1. ^ https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/809
  2. ^ "Meet Your North Carolina Lawmakers: State Rep. Lindsey Prather of Buncombe County". Cardinal & Pine. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ https://lillianslist.org/candidate/lindsey-prather/
  4. ^ https://new.unca.edu/admission/meet-your-counselor/
  5. ^ https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/H/809
  6. ^ "Lindsey Prather". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 115th district

2023–Present
Incumbent