Senator David Craven Contact information

David W. Craven Jr., commonly known as Dave Craven, is a prominent politician from North Carolina. He was born around 1990 in Randolph County, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Before his political career, Craven was a vice president of business development at Fidelity Bank. In 2016, he became a board member of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

Craven’s political journey began when he was appointed to the state legislature by Governor Roy Cooper on July 17, 2020. This appointment was to fill the vacancy created when Jerry W. Tillman resigned from his position, both as a state senator, and as the Republican nominee in the general election for the same position. Craven was also selected to replace Tillman as the Republican Party’s nominee in the November 3 general election for the District 26 seat.

At the time of his appointment to the North Carolina State Senate, Craven served as senior vice president of Fidelity Bank, and as chairman of the Randolph County Republican Party. On November 3, 2020, Craven won the general election to stay in the state senate seat he was appointed to.

Currently, Craven is a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2025. Craven is running for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 29. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.

In his personal life, Craven lives in Asheboro, North Carolina. He is also the President of the Asheboro Rotary Club.