Howard J. Hunter III
Howard Jacque Hunter III is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 5th House district from 2015 to 2023. A Democrat, Hunter was first elected to the legislature in 2014. He was re-elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020, but he lost re-election in 2022.
Hunter is the son of the late Rep. Howard J. Hunter Jr. and is the nephew of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy.
Committee assignments
2021-2022 session
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Health
- Ethics
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee
- Finance
- Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee
2019-2020 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Information Technology Committee
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Health
- Ethics
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2017-2018 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Agriculture
- Elections and Ethics Law
- Transportation
- Education - K-12
- Health
- University Board of Governors Nominations
2015-2016 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Health and Human Services
- Agriculture
- Commerce and Job Development
- Elections
- Judiciary IV
- Transportation