State Democratic Party vice chair Jonah Garson will succeed Graig Meyer to represent Orange, Caswell, and Person counties in the state senate. Garson will also replace Meyer on the November ballot in the safe blue district, so he is all but set to hold the seat until 2028. State law sets Garson up to be officially seated before the week ends.
Garson was selected over the weekend by a committee of six local Democratic Party officials, two from each of the three counties. Five of those committee members voted for Garson, and one from Person County opted for state Rep. Allen Buansi. State Rep. Renée Price and Kenneth Perry, who serves on several local government boards in Person, did not receive any votes from the committee.
“I look forward to working with Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch and alongside Representatives Buansi, Jeffers, and Price to win the progressive policies our communities need,” Garson said in a press release shortly after his selection…