{"biography":"> **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 [2][3].\n\n## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerence Jason Everitt is a Democrat who represented North Carolina Senate District 18 (Wake and Franklin counties), taking office January 1, 2025 [2][5]. 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 [3][8]. Under state law, his vacant seat is filled by Democratic Party officials from the affected counties [3][7].\n\n## Background and education\nEveritt 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 [1][5].\n\n## Career\nHe practices law as owner of the Law Office of Terence J. Everitt, focusing on business law and litigation [4].\n\n## Office history\nEveritt'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 [1][6]. 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 [2][5][7]. 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 [2][6].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nEveritt'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 [4][5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Terence Everitt - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Everitt)\n[2] [Senator Terence Everitt - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/s/453) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20, shows \"Resigned 5/1/26\"\n[3] [Wake County Democrat resigns from NC Senate :: WRAL.com](https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/north-carolina-democratic-senator-terence-everitt-announced-resignation-april-2026/)\n[4] [Terence Everitt platform & website | North Carolina State Senator, District 18](https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-nc-general-election-nc-state-state-senator-nc-state-senate-18/candidates/terence-everitt)\n[5] [Terence Everitt](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/166616/terence-everitt)\n[6] [Terence Everitt - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Terence_Everitt)\n[7] [North Carolina State Senate District 18 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_State_Senate_District_18)\n[8] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv, dl.ncsbe.gov) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20; no filing found for Everitt in NC Senate District 18 for the 2026 cycle.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_018","county":"granville","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 18"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Terence","fullname":"Terence Jason Everitt","lastname":"Everitt","middlename":"Jason","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_018","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 18","county":"granville","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_018","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 18","county":"granville","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic State Senator Terence Everitt is running for re\u2011election to NC Senate District\u202f18 in 2026, though he announced a May\u202f2026 resignation to focus on voting\u2011rights work.","terms":[],"token":"7afe00d68c91adb7"}