Howard J. Hunter III

Howard Jacque Hunter III is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 5th House district (including constituents in Gates, Hertford, and Pasquotank counties) from 2015 to 2023. A Democrat, Hunter was first elected to the legislature in 2014. He was re-elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020, but he lost re-election in 2022.

Hunter is the son of the late Rep. Howard J. Hunter Jr. and is the nephew of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy.

2021-2022 session

 * Agriculture
 * Transportation
 * Health
 * Ethics
 * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee
 * Finance
 * Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee (Chair)

2019-2020 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Information Technology Committee
 * Agriculture (Vice Chair)
 * Transportation
 * Health
 * Ethics
 * Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2017-2018 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
 * Agriculture
 * Elections and Ethics Law
 * Transportation
 * Education - K-12
 * Health
 * University Board of Governors Nominations

2015-2016 session

 * Appropriations
 * Appropriations - Health and Human Services
 * Agriculture
 * Commerce and Job Development
 * Elections
 * Judiciary IV
 * Transportation