Cynthia Ball


Cynthia J. Ball is an American politician and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2016 and then re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 to represent the 49th district, representing Wake County.

Life and career

Ball was born in Franklin County, North Carolina. She earned a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an MBA at Virginia Commonwealth University. She works as a professional mediator. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is married to David Aspnes, a physics professor at North Carolina State University.

Committee assignments

2023–2024 session

2021–2022 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • Education - K-12
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Health
  • Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development

2019–2020 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • Education - K-12
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Health
  • Commerce

2017–2018 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • State and Local Government II
  • State Personnel