Jonah Garson
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Jonah Garson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 23rd district | |
| Assumed office April 10, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Graig Meyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 39–40) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Columbia Law School (JD) |
| Website | Legislature page |
Jonah Garson (born 1986 or 1987) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate representing the 23rd district since April 2026. He was appointed to the role to succeed Graig Meyer, who resigned to become the executive director of the North Carolina Justice Center.[1] Garson has served as First-Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party since 2023.[2]
A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Garson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 and Columbia Law School with a Juris Doctor in 2014. He worked at the Office of the New York State Attorney General then practiced law at multinational law firm Milbank LLP in New York City before joining Parry Law, PLLC in Chapel Hill.[3]
In 2022, Garson ran to represent the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4] He narrowly lost in the Democratic primary to Allen Buansi.
Garson has served as First-Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party since February 2023.[2] He defeated incumbent vice chair, former state senator Floyd McKissick, in a party vote that also ousted the sitting chair and second vice chair in favor of newcomers.[5] A day prior to the party's vote on whether to re-elect Garson to the role in February 2025, an anonymous email account made allegations that Garson had used cocaine at party events and linked a YouTube video of security footage of Garson being kicked out of a Chapel Hill bar in 2024.[6]