Senator Graig Meyer to resign North Carolina Senate seat. Here’s why and what comes next.

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 946

Last Updated: 1 day ago

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Sen. Graig Meyer (D-Orange, Person and Caswell) will leave the General Assembly at the end of this month to become the new executive director of the North Carolina Justice Center.

Meyer, a veteran lawmaker who has served a combined 12 years in the N.C. House and the N.C. Senate, said he is ready for this next stage of public service.

“Politicians are really the receptacles of outside organizing power,” Meyer told NC Newsline. …

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