Pat McElraft

Representative
Pat McElraft
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byJean Preston
Succeeded byCeleste Cairns
Personal details
Born (1947-03-20) March 20, 1947 (age 77)
Hugo, Oklahoma
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRoger
Children2
ResidenceEmerald Isle, North Carolina
Websitepatforhouse.com

Patricia Earlene McElraft (born March 20, 1947) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district (including all of Carteret and Jones counties) from 2007 to 2023.[1] She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips.[2] McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.[3]

McElraft and her husband, retired Colonel Roger McElraft, live in Emerald Isle, North Carolina and have two grown children. She was a technical sales representative for Microbiology Product Company. Previously, she served 3 terms as an Emerald Isle Town Commissioner and a partial term as Carteret County Commissioner before being elected to the State House.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Representative Pat McElraft (Rep)". NC General Assembly Website. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "Pat McElraft announces she's not running for reelection to the General Assembly in 2022".
  4. ^ "Pat McElraft". Jacksonville Daily News. April 15, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "Patricia (Pat) McElraft". UNC-TV Online: Election. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2011.