Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 7/24/20

 A top leader in the state House announced Friday that he plans to retire at the end of this term instead of seeking re-election as planned. Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, will be replaced on the November ballot by local party officials. He spent 18 years in the House and rose to become one of the state's most powerful Republicans, chairing the House Rules Committee that holds sway over whether legislation lives or dies in Raleigh. Lewis, 49, also had a large hand in state voting laws that passed in recent years, including controversial redistricting plans and voter ID legislation that sparked multiple lawsuits over the last half decade.

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