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American politician from North Carolina
SenatorVickie Sawyer
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byConstituency established
Constituency34th District (2017–2023)
37th District (2023–Present)
In office
August 2, 2018 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byDavid Curtis
Succeeded byTed Alexander
Constituency44th District
Personal details
Born1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)
Davidson County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBrett
ChildrenTwo
ResidenceMooresville, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
OccupationInsurance agent

Victoria Burgess Sawyer (born c. 1975) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate. She represents the Senate's 37th district which includes Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties. Sawyer was previously appointed to serve in the Senate for District 34. Prior to that, she served in Senate District 44 from August 2, 2018 to January 2019.

Committees and legislative activity

Senator Sawyer currently serves as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and as co-chairman of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee. She also serves on the Senate Finance, Commerce & Insurance, Rules and Operations, and Appropriations/Base Budget Committees. Sawyer also serves on the executive committee for the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). In June, 2019, she was appointed to serve as chairwoman of NCOIL's Special Committee on Natural Disaster Recovery. She also serves as vice chair of the NCOIL Property-Casualty Insurance Committee.

Sawyer is involved in the following at the North Carolina General Assembly:

  • The Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination – Member
  • The Advisory Committee on Performance Management – Member
  • The Child Fatality Task Force – Member
  • The Council of State Governments Nominating Committee - 2023 Member
  • The Joint Arts Caucus – Member
  • The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations – Member
  • The Joint Motorsports Caucus – Member
  • The Joint Women's Caucus – Co-Chair
  • The Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force – Co-Chair
  • The Law Enforcement Caucus – Member
  • The Legislative Ethics Committee – Member
  • The North Carolina Leadership Forum – Member
  • The Republican Women’s Caucus – Chair
  • The Sportsmen's Caucus – Member
  • The Wine and Grape Caucus – Co-Chair

In her home district, Sawyer serves on the board of trustees at her church, Rocky Mount United Methodist, and on the board of the Crosby Scholars of Iredell County.

Personal life

Sawyer is a graduate of Parkland High School in Winston-Salem. She is also an alumna of UNC-Charlotte where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education and an initiated member of Chi Omega.

Senator Sawyer is a licensed insurance agent in North Carolina. Since 2002, she and her husband, Brett, have owned and operated Sawyer Insurance & Financial Services, based in Mooresville, North Carolina with two locations serving the Lake Norman area. They have two daughters, Sydney and Braedy.

References

  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  2. ^ "N.C. Senate District 34 – Vickie Sawyer". The Elkin Tribune. October 17, 2018.
  3. "Vickie Sawyer sworn into state senate". Lake Norman Publications -. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. Coates, Jessica. "After David Curtis resignation, Vickie Sawyer is sworn in as senator for NC 44th". Lake Norman Publications.
  5. "Committees - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov.
  6. "Sen. Sawyer appointed chair of NCOIL Special Committee on Natural Disaster Recovery". svlfreenews.com.
  7. "Property-Casualty Insurance". NCOIL. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. "Vickie Sawyer, Candidate for NC Senate (34)". Our Schools First. October 21, 2018.
  9. "Candidate Profiles: NC Senate District 34, Vickie Sawyer and Beniah McMiller". Statesville.com.
  10. "Home". Sawyer Insurance.
North Carolina Senate
Preceded byDavid Curtis Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 44th district
2018–2019 		Succeeded byTed Alexander
Preceded byDan Barrett Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 34th district
2019–2023 		Succeeded byPaul Newton
Preceded byJeff Jackson Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 37th district
2023–Present 		Incumbent
Members of the North Carolina State Senate
157th General Assembly (2025–2026)
President of the Senate
Rachel Hunt (D)
President pro tempore
Phil Berger (R)
Majority Leader
Paul Newton (R)
Minority Leader
Sydney Batch (D)
  1. ▌Bobby Hanig (R)
  2. ▌Norman Sanderson (R)
  3. ▌Bob Brinson (R)
  4. ▌Buck Newton (R)
  5. ▌Kandie Smith (D)
  6. ▌Michael Lazzara (R)
  7. ▌Michael Lee (R)
  8. ▌Bill Rabon (R)
  9. ▌Brent Jackson (R)
  10. ▌Benton Sawrey (R)
  11. ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R)
  12. ▌Jim Burgin (R)
  13. ▌Lisa Grafstein (D)
  14. ▌Dan Blue (D)
  15. ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D)
  16. ▌Gale Adcock (D)
  17. ▌Sydney Batch (D)
  18. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  19. ▌Val Applewhite (D)
  20. ▌Natalie Murdock (D)
  21. ▌Tom McInnis (R)
  22. ▌Sophia Chitlik (D)
  23. ▌Graig Meyer (D)
  24. ▌Danny Britt (R)
  25. ▌Amy Galey (R)
  26. ▌Phil Berger (R)
  27. ▌Michael Garrett (D)
  28. ▌Gladys Robinson (D)
  29. ▌Dave Craven (R)
  30. ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
  31. ▌Dana Caudill Jones (R)
  32. ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Carl Ford (R)
  34. ▌Paul Newton (R)
  35. ▌Todd Johnson (R)
  36. ▌Eddie Settle (R)
  37. ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
  38. ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
  39. ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
  40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
  41. ▌Caleb Theodros (D)
  42. ▌Woodson Bradley (D)
  43. ▌Brad Overcash (R)
  44. ▌Ted Alexander (R)
  45. ▌Mark Hollo (R)
  46. ▌Warren Daniel (R)
  47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
  48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
  49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
  50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)
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