Jordan Alexander Lopez

Jordan Lopez is the incumbent Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 112 and is seeking re‑election in the November 3, 2026 general election ¹⁸. He began his first term on January 1, 2025 and serves as the House Democratic Freshman Co‑Chair for the 2025‑2026 session ⁵⁷. The North Carolina House seats two‑year terms, requires members to be at least 21 and to have resided in the district for one year prior to election ².

Lopez was born on April 21, 1998 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in the East Charlotte neighborhood ⁸¹⁹. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University, graduating magna cum laude ¹¹⁶¹⁹.

Before entering elected office, Lopez worked as a policy analyst for Governor Roy Cooper’s “Hometown Strong” rural initiative and for State Senator Mujtaba Mohammed ⁸¹⁹. He also served on the board of the community‑advocacy group CharlotteEAST, participated in the Eastland Park stakeholder group, chaired the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte‑Mecklenburg’s Get‑Out‑the‑Vote committee, and was appointed to the Andrea Harris Task Force for Racial Equity by the governor ¹¹⁶¹⁹.

In the legislature, Lopez has introduced a range of bills covering environmental waste management, election‑day holidays, veteran tax exemptions, Medicaid dental rates, and the Fair Maps Act, among others ⁵⁶. He was the sole Democratic candidate in the 2024 race, winning 32,721 votes (100 % of the total) and again advanced unopposed after the 2026 Democratic primary was canceled ¹⁸.

Lopez’s public statements emphasize expanding economic opportunity, improving public education, investing in infrastructure, and protecting democratic processes for his East Charlotte constituents ¹⁵¹⁹. He is noted as the first Afro‑Latino member of the North Carolina General Assembly and, at 26, the youngest legislator in the chamber ⁸¹⁹.

Contact information for the legislator’s Capitol office lists a phone number of 919‑733‑5749; the official NC General Assembly page does not provide a direct email address ¹⁷.

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