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Carolyn Hewitt Justice is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixteenth House district, including constituents in New Hanover and Pender counties. A property manager from Hampstead, North Carolina, Justice was first elected in 2002, and served five terms in the State House of Representatives, from 2003 to 2012. She did not run for reelection in 2012, and the seat is currently held by Rep. Chris Millis.
In her final term Justice was chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. She was also a member of the following committees: Appropriations; Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform; Ethics; and Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
In January, 2014, she announced her intention to run for the vice-chairmanship of the North Carolina Republican Party.