WAKE COUNTY, N.C. โ North Carolina Rep. Joe John, a Wake County Democrat, announced his resignation from the state legislature, writing that he has exhausted all treatment options for cancer.
John, 85, was first elected in 2016 and was re-elected to a fifth term in November. He represents a northwest Wake County district.
John, a lawyer, was a state superior court judge, a state district court judge, a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation crime lab before being elected to the legislature.
“This decision, though incredibly difficult, is made with the intention of focusing on my health and spending cherished time with my family during this challenging period,” John wrote in a letter dated Sunday.
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