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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Erica Smith-Ingram is a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 3. Smith-Ingram is running for re-election in the primary on May 8, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

She was first elected to the chamber in 2014.

Smith-Ingram earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in 1994 and her M.A. in Religious Studies from Howard University School of Divinity in 2000. His professional experience includes working for Boeing as a Senior Specialist Engineer from 1993 to 1997, for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner from 1998 to 2003 and as a High School Math, Physics and Chemistry teacher.

Education

  • MA, Religious Studies, Howard University School of Divinity, 2000
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1994

Professional Experience

  • MA, Religious Studies, Howard University School of Divinity, 2000
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1994
  • Educator, Northampton County Schools, 2003-present
  • Research, Process and Design Engineer, Boeing Company
  • Student Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
  • Patent Examiner GS12, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2003
  • Senior Specialist Engineer, Boeing Company, 1993-1997

Political Experience

  • MA, Religious Studies, Howard University School of Divinity, 2000
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1994
  • Educator, Northampton County Schools, 2003-present
  • Research, Process and Design Engineer, Boeing Company
  • Student Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
  • Patent Examiner GS12, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2003
  • Senior Specialist Engineer, Boeing Company, 1993-1997
  • Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 2014-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Redistricting Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Workforce and Economic Development Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations/Base Budget

Member, Appropriations on Education/Higher Education

Member, Commerce and Insurance

Member, Environmental Review Commission

Member, Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Transportation

Member, Select Committee on Storm-Related River Debris/Damage in North Carolina

Member, State and Local Government

Member, Transportation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MA, Religious Studies, Howard University School of Divinity, 2000
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1994
  • Educator, Northampton County Schools, 2003-present
  • Research, Process and Design Engineer, Boeing Company
  • Student Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
  • Patent Examiner GS12, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-2003
  • Senior Specialist Engineer, Boeing Company, 1993-1997
  • Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 2014-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2020
  • Associate Servant, Cool Spring Missionary Baptist Church, present
  • Member, Enfield-Roanoke Rapids Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present
  • Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Northampton County Branch, present
  • Member, National Association of University Women, Halifax County Branch, present
  • Member and Former First Vice Moderator, Northampton County and Vicinity Missionary Baptist Association, present
  • Member, Northampton County Board of Education, 2008-2014
  • Chair and First Vice Chair, Northampton County Democratic Party, 2006-2013