# Robert T. Reives II

Robert Tyrone Reives II (born September 24, 1970) is an American politician from North Carolina. Originally an Attorney from Durham, North Carolina, Reives was first appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives in January 2014 and he has subsequently been re-elected 6 times, most recently in 2024. As a Democrat, he represents the 54th district which includes all of Chatham County and parts of Randolph County (formerly all of Chatham County and part of Lee County or Durham County). In December 2020, Reives was elected by his peers as the House Democratic leader.

## Early life

Robert Reives grew up and attended schools in Sanford, North Carolina. He attended Lee County High School where he was a member of student government and was also a part of the marching band. He graduated in the class of 1988 and went on to attend undergrad at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated in the class of 1992 and went on to get his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1995.

## Committee assignments
### 2023–2024 Session

* Appropriations
* Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
* Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
* Marine Resources and Aquaculture
* Redistricting
* Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

### 2021–2022 Session

* Appropriations
* Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
* Agriculture
* Judiciary II
* Redistricting
* Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

### 2019–2020 Session

* Appropriations
* Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
* Agriculture
* Judiciary
* Redistricting
* Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
* Education - Community Colleges

### 2017–2018 Session

* Agriculture
* Judiciary III (Vice Chair)
* Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
* Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair)
* Finance

### 2015–2016 Session

* Agriculture
* Judiciary II
* Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
* Education - Community Colleges (Vice-Chair)
* Finance
* Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs

## Electoral history
### 2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 29,910 | 54.76% |
| | Republican | Joe Godfrey | 24,714 | 45.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,624 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 23,105 | 55.29% |
| | Republican | Walter Petty | 18,684 | 44.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,789 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 37,825 | 61.22% |
| | Republican | George T. Gilson Jr. | 23,957 | 38.78% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,782 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 29,664 | 63.27% |
| | Republican | Jay Stobbs | 17,219 | 36.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,883 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 24,773 | 57.20% |
| | Republican | Wesley Seawell | 18,534 | 42.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,307 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district Democratic primary election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 5,739 | 68.35% |
| | Democratic | Barry E. Burns | 2,657 | 31.65% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,396 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Reives (incumbent) | 16,875 | 56.19% |
| | Republican | Andy Wilkie | 13,156 | 43.81% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,031 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |