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Jim Burgin

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Senator Jim Burgin


Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Ronald Rabin
Member of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd District
In office 2008–2016
Succeeded by	Howard Penny Jr.

Personal details
Born	James Andrew Burgin (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 68) Knoxville, Tennessee
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ann
Children	3
Residence	Angier, North Carolina
Alma mater	University of Tennessee (BS)
Occupation	businessman

James Andrew "Jim" Burgin (born May 20, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 12th district. He was elected in the 2018 elections. Burgin previously served on the Harnett County Board of Commissioners.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Political positions

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Burgin supports Medicaid expansion, one of only a few Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly to do so. During the 2021-2022 session, Burgin and Sen. Kevin Corbin announced they were working on a bill to do so.^[4]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022 session

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Appropriations - Health and Human Services (chair)
Health Care (chair)
Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
Commerce and Insurance
Pensions, Retirement and Aging
Transportation

2019-2020 session

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Appropriations - Health and Human Services
Health Care
Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
State and Local Government

Electoral history

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2020

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North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2020^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	57,295	60.84%
	Democratic	John Kirkman	36,875	39.16%
Total votes			94,170	100%
	Republican hold

2018

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North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin	34,931	60.00%
	Democratic	Jean Sivoli	23,290	40.00%
Total votes			58,221	100%
	Republican hold

2012

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Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary election, 2012^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	1,278	54.04%
	Republican	Howard Penny Jr.	1,087	45.96%
Total votes			2,365	100%

Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2012^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin (incumbent)	5,566	73.47%
	Independent	Daniel Glover	2,010	26.53%
Total votes			7,576	100%
	Republican hold

2008

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Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary election, 2008^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin	493	42.03%
	Republican	Howard Penny Jr.	310	26.43%
	Republican	Ricky W. Blackmon	190	16.20%
	Republican	Chuck Levorse	180	15.35%
Total votes			1,173	100%

Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgin	4,076	52.28%
	Democratic	Frances Gregory Avery	3,720	47.72%
Total votes			7,796	100%
	Republican hold

References

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^ "Clear contrasts between Republican Burgin and Democrat Sivoli in SD 12".
^ "Burgin to Run for State Senate". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ Vaillancourt, Cory (March 30, 2021). "Sen. Corbin again leads health care push". The Smokey Mountain News. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ "Jim Burgin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ [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.
^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Senate
Preceded by Ronald Rabin	Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 12th district 2019-Present	Incumbent

v t e Members of the North Carolina State Senate
156th General Assembly (2023–2024) President of the Senate Mark Robinson (R) President pro tempore Phil Berger (R) Majority Leader Paul Newton (R) Minority Leader Dan Blue (D)
▌Norman Sanderson (R) ▌Bob Brinson (R) ▌Bobby Hanig (R) ▌Buck Newton (R) ▌Kandie Smith (D) ▌Michael Lazzara (R) ▌Michael Lee (R) ▌Bill Rabon (R) ▌Brent Jackson (R) ▌Benton Sawrey (R) ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R) ▌Jim Burgin (R) ▌Lisa Grafstein (D) ▌Dan Blue (D) ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D) ▌Gale Adcock (D) ▌Sydney Batch (D) ▌Mary Wills Bode (D) ▌Val Applewhite (D) ▌Natalie Murdock (D) ▌Tom McInnis (R) ▌Mike Woodard (D) ▌Graig Meyer (D) ▌Danny Britt (R) ▌Amy Galey (R) ▌Phil Berger (R) ▌Michael Garrett (D) ▌Gladys Robinson (D) ▌Dave Craven (R) ▌Steve Jarvis (R) ▌Joyce Krawiec (R) ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D) ▌Carl Ford (R) ▌Paul Newton (R) ▌Todd Johnson (R) ▌Eddie Settle (R) ▌Vickie Sawyer (R) ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D) ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D) ▌Joyce Waddell (D) ▌Natasha Marcus (D) ▌Rachel Hunt (D) ▌Brad Overcash (R) ▌Ted Alexander (R) ▌Dean Proctor (R) ▌Warren Daniel (R) ▌Ralph Hise (R) ▌Tim Moffitt (R) ▌Julie Mayfield (D) ▌Kevin Corbin (R)
▌Republican (30) ▌Democratic (20) North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina Senate

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