Tamara P. Barringer

Tamara Patterson Barringer (born December 1)[1] is an American lawyer and judge. She is an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She was a Republican state senator from North Carolina's 17th district for six years

Tamara P. Barringer
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Mark A. Davis
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district
In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Richard Stevens
Succeeded by	Sam Searcy
Personal details
Born	December 1
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.S., J.D.)
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

She received her Bachelor of Science in business administration and her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Election results

Barringer ran in the 2012 election for the North Carolina Senate. She defeated Erv Portman (D) in the November 2012 general election.[2]

North Carolina Senate District 17, November 6, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tamara P. Barringer	57,101	53.67%
	Democratic	Erv Portman	49,298	46.33%

In the November 2018 general election, she lost to Sam Searcy by a margin of 50 percent to 47 percent.[3]

Barringer ran for the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2020 against incumbent Mark A. Davis.[4] She won the election in November 2020.[5]

Awards

• 2015 Champion for Children Award. Presented by Children’s Hope Alliance and Benchmarks.[6]

References

1. "2017 North Carolina General Assembly Directory of Members Committees Rules" (PDF). North Carolina Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
2. North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate lists," accessed March 9, 2012 Archived March 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
4. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=873552
5. https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/11/barringer-wins-seat-on-n-c-supreme-court/
6. "Stevens awarded for foster-care efforts". mtairynews.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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