James Andrew "Jim" Burgin (born May 20, 1956) is a
Republican member of the
North Carolina State Senate
The North Carolina Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The Senate ...
, representing the 12th district. He was elected in the 2018 elections. Burgin previously served on the Harnett County Board of Commissioners.
Political positions
Burgin supports
Medicaid expansion
Under the public healthcare policy of the United States, some people have incomes too high to qualify in their state of residence for Medicaid, the public health insurance plan for those with limited resources, but too low to qualify for the pr ...
, one of only a few Republicans in the
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Ca ...
to do so. During the
2021-2022 session, Burgin and Sen.
Kevin Corbin announced they were working on a bill to do so.
Committee assignments
2025-2026 session
*Appropriations - Health and Human Services (chair)
*Health Care (chair)
*Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
*Appropriations/Base Budget
*Finance
*Pensions, Retirement and Aging
*State and Local Government
2021-2022 session
*Appropriations - Health and Human Services (chair)
*Health Care (chair)
*Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
*Commerce and Insurance
*Pensions, Retirement and Aging
*Transportation
2019-2020 session
*Appropriations - Health and Human Services
*Health Care
*Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
*State and Local Government
Electoral history
2024
2022
2020
2018
2012
2008
References
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Living people
1956 births
Politicians from Knoxville, Tennessee
People from Harnett County, North Carolina
University of Tennessee alumni
County commissioners in North Carolina
Republican Party North Carolina state senators
21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly