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“I am deeply grateful and honored to receive this award from the North Carolina DAV. Their dedication is truly inspiring, and I look forward to continuing my collaboration with them to accomplish even more for our disabled veterans across the state.”

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Representative Roberson received the “Order of The Long Leaf Pine,” for his thirty-one years of service at Wake Technical Community College on July 26th, 2021. This award is among the most prestigious awards conferred by the Governor of North Carolina that is presented to individuals who have a proven record of exemplary service to the State of North Carolina and their communities. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is the highest civilian award for state service granted by the Office of the Governor. 

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Roberson was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to replace Rep. Darren Jackson in House District 39 after Jackson’s recent appointment to the N.C. Court of Appeals. Roberson resigned from his position as mayor on Wednesday.

Elected in 2015 as the Town of Knightdale mayor, Roberson previous served two terms on the Knightdale Town Council beginning in 2007. He has served 18 years as an elected official in Knightdale.

Roberson is widely respected for his service to Knightdale. He is credited with leading the Town through a period of tremendous growth, a release from the Town said.

“Mayor Roberson has been a great asset to the Town of Knightdale. He is a brilliant leader and has been an example for everyone around him. We thank him for his vision and true passion for helping every member of our great community. We wish him great success in his new role,” Mayor Pro Tempore Jessica Day said.

Roberson’s current term as mayor was set to expire in December 2023.

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Sydney Batch, who previously represented Wake County in the state House, is North Carolina’s newest state senator.

And Knightdale Mayor James Roberson is the newest member of the state House.

A group of Wake County Democratic Party members unanimously nominated Batch to fill a vacancy in Senate District 17 on Saturday morning. On Sunday afternoon, Democrats nominated Roberson to replace former Rep. Darren Jackson in House District 39 in eastern Wake, Jackson announced in a tweet Sunday.

And Gov. Roy Cooper appointed the pair Monday ahead of the legislative session that starts Wednesday, making their positions official.

Jackson previously served as the House minority leader but was appointed by Cooper to North Carolina’s Court of Appeals.

Roberson, senior dean of Instructional Support at Wake Technical Community College and chief campus officer of the Western Wake Campus, was elected to the Knightdale Town Council in 2007. He served two terms before he was elected as mayor in 2015 and 2019. His term was set to expire in 2023, according to the town’s website.

Former state Sen. Sam Searcy announced in late December he planned to resign from his Senate seat representing southern and western Wake County, saying he was pursuing another opportunity. He has not yet announced what he’ll do next, but said he will still be serving North Carolinians.

On his way out, Searcy endorsed former Rep. Batch, who lost her reelection bid in November. Batch has largely been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.

“People were sad when Sydney lost,” Searcy told The News & Observer last month. “She’s a good representative, and she’ll make a good senator.”

Batch, who lives in Holly Springs, was elected to North Carolina’s General Assembly in 2018, riding the “blue wave” and flipping a previously Republican-held district in suburban Wake County. District 37 flipped back to red in November, when Republican Erin Paré was elected.

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