Vernetta Alston

Vernetta Alston DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 29

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Vernetta AlstonDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 29
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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of North Carolina Law School
JD
2006 - 2009
North Carolina State University
Bachelor's Political Science
2000 - 2004
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Freshman Caucus Co-Chair
North Carolina State House of Representatives
2021 - 2023
Representative
North Carolina State House of Representatives
2020 - Current
Former Council Member
City of Durham, North Carolina
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
Other Experience1 - 9 of 9
Bord Member
Durham Peoples Alliance
2016 - Current
Board Member
University of North Carolina Law Pro Bono Alumni Board
2015 - Current
Secretary
Durham Citizens Advisory Committee
2015 - Current
General Educational Development Tutor
Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers
2011 - 2013
Extern
North Carolina Court of Appeals
2008
Law Clerk
National Center for Youth Law
2008
Legal Intern
Mecklenburg County Public Defender
2007
Former Member
Pensions and Retirement Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
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