Vernetta Alston's Biography
- State House (NC) - District 29, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (NC) - District 29
Contact Information
Post Office Box 379
Durham, NC 27702
Office
300 North Salisbury Street, Room 505
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Full Name:
Vernetta Rinoa Alston
Gender:
Female
Family:
Partner: Courtney; 1 Child: Reese
Birth Place:
Durham, NC
Home City:
Durham, NC
JD, University of North Carolina Law School, 2006-2009
Bachelor's, Political Science, North Carolina State University, 2000-2004
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 29, 2020-present
Former Council Member, City of Durham, North Carolina, District 3
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 29, 2024
Freshman Caucus Co-Chair, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Environment Committee
Member, Judiciary 1 Committee
Member, Judiciary 4 Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Health Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Pensions and Retirement Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Staff Attorney, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Incorporated, 2012-2017
Post-Conviction Attorney, North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, Incorporated, 2010-2012
Staff Attorney, Michigan State University- Racial Justice Studies Act, 2009-2010
Regulatory Affairs Assistant, BASF, 2005-2006
Bord Member, Durham Peoples Alliance, 2016-present
Secretary, Durham Citizens Advisory Committee, 2015-present
Board Member, University of North Carolina Law Pro Bono Alumni Board, 2015-present
General Educational Development Tutor, Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, 2011-2013
Law Clerk, National Center for Youth Law, 2008
Extern, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2008
Legal Intern, Mecklenburg County Public Defender, 2007