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Terence Jason Everitt
Office history
Status update. Sen. Everitt resigned from the North Carolina Senate effective May 1, 2026, and withdrew his candidacy for re-election; he will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for District 18 23.
Current office and 2026 campaign
Terence Jason Everitt is a Democrat who represented North Carolina Senate District 18 (Wake and Franklin counties), taking office January 1, 2025 25. In April 2026 he announced his resignation, effective May 1, 2026, citing a desire to focus full-time on voting-rights advocacy work with the NC Voter Protection Alliance 3. He also withdrew from the 2026 race; North Carolina's official 2026 candidate filing list for District 18 does not include his name 38. Under state law, his vacant seat is filled by Democratic Party officials from the affected counties 37.
Background and education
Everitt was born June 5, 1974. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Rutgers University and a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law 15.
Career
He practices law as owner of the Law Office of Terence J. Everitt, focusing on business law and litigation 4.
Office history
Everitt's political career began with an unsuccessful 2016 campaign for the NC House against incumbent Republican Chris Malone 1. He won the House seat for District 35 in 2018 and was re-elected in 2020 and 2022, serving three terms from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2025 16. In 2024 he was elected to the State Senate for District 18, defeating Republican Ashlee Bryan Adams and Libertarian Brad Hessel 6, and took office January 1, 2025 257. During the 2025-2026 session he served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee, and the Pensions, Retirement and Aging Committee, before resigning effective May 1, 2026 26.
Legislative record and accomplishments
Everitt's 2024 campaign was endorsed by the Sierra Club, among other groups 6. His campaign platform emphasized protecting reproductive freedom, investing in public education, expanding clean-energy jobs, and defending voting rights, per his campaign materials 45.
Sources
Public filings
Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.
North Carolina — campaign finance
- State, county, and municipal candidates — all in one system — NC State Board of Elections — Committee Search. Search by last name “Everitt”.
North Carolina — statement of economic interest
- Required for state-elected and many local officials — NC State Ethics Commission — Statement of Economic Interest Search. Search by last name “Everitt”.