Timothy John Reeder (born 1969) is an American doctor and politician who is the representative of the 9th House district in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Tim Reeder
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byBrian Farkas
Personal details
Born
Timothy John Reeder

1969 (age 54–55)
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceAyden, North Carolina[1]
EducationOhio State University (BA, MD)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MPH)
Websitewww.drtimreeder.com

Early life and education

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Reeder was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Catholic school. He later attended Ohio State University for both his undergraduate and medical degrees. He moved to North Carolina in 1998 where he earned a Master's Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as President of the North Carolina Medical Society in 2019.[2][3] He has worked at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and as Chief of Medical Staff at Vidant Medical Center.

North Carolina General Assembly

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Reeder announced his candidacy for the 9th district, located in Pitt County on December 20, 2021.[4] He won the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, defeating his opponent, Tony P. Moore, by a margin of 908 votes.[5]

Reeder campaigned on opposing abortion and critical race theory while supporting lowering taxes. He criticized Governor Roy Cooper and incumbent Brian Farkas for inflation.[6] He stated that he supported Medicaid expansion and accepted the results of the 2020 United States Presidential Election.[7]

On November 8, 2022, Reeder defeated Brian Farkas in a narrow election.[8] His victory was one of several Republican gains in the 2022 North Carolina House of Representatives election.

Electoral history

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North Carolina House of Representatives 9th district Republican primary election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Reeder 3,318 57.93%
Republican Tony Moore 2,410 42.07%
Total votes 5,728 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Reeder 15,212 50.59%
Democratic Brian Farkas (incumbent) 14,858 49.41%
Total votes 30,070 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ "2022_general_candidate_list_by_contest_final" (PDF). North Carolina Secretary of State. 2022. p. 258. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Timothy Reeder". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ Ingram, Kyle. "Timothy Reeder, candidate for NC House District 9". The News and Observer. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. ^ Reeder, Timothy. "Dr. Tim Reeder Launches Campaign for Pitt County State House Seat". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. ^ "05/17/2022 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ^ "Dr. Tim Reeder On The Issues". Dr. Tim Reeder for State House. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ^ Ingram, Kyle. "Timothy Reeder, candidate for NC House District 9". The News and Observer. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. ^ "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  9. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 9th District

2023–present
Incumbent