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Ballotpedia, Vernetta Alston

Vernetta is from Durham. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from North Carolina State University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is married to her wife, Courtney, with whom she has 2 children. 

Vernetta has experience working as a staff attorney for North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and the Racial Justice Act Study. 

Vernetta Alston currently serves as a state representative in District 29. She was appointed to this position in 2020 and is serving her first full term. She previously served as a member of the Durham City Council. She was elected to that position in 2017.  

As of June 14, 2024, Vernetta Alston’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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