North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just resigned his District 40 House seat in the General Assembly days earlier ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Longtime Wake County state Rep. Joe John, who announced his resignation from the North Carolina General Assembly just a couple of days ago, has died, his family said Thursday.

Rep. Joe John of Wake County speaks in opposition to HB 3 during debate of the bill during the first extra session of the Legislature on in July 2018. Lawmakers were called back to Raleigh to ...