Representative Maria Cervania Contact information

Maria Cervania is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 41. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025. Cervania is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 41. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Maria Cervania was born in Oakland, California. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Her professional experience includes working as a biostatistician and consultant; a project manager and business improvement specialist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Blind Services, Early Childhood Intervention, and Disability Determination Services; a cross-program improvement specialist and performance management analyst for Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services, Child Care Licensing, Prevention and Early Intervention, and Statewide Intake; a program specialist and statistician for the Maternal & Child Health Bureau; a research project manager in the Office of Court Administration; and a research associate/epidemiologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the School of Public Health’s epidemiology and biostatistics departments.

As of the 2020 Census, North Carolina state representatives represented an average of 87,116 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 79,715 residents. North Carolina House of Representatives District 41 includes portions of western Wake County. The district map was redrawn in 2023 by the North Carolina General Assembly.

In the 2023-2024 session, Cervania was assigned to the following committees: Appropriations Committee, House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, and Health Committee.

Her base salary as a state representative is $13,951/year with a per diem of $104/day. She can be contacted via her official email: Maria.Cervania@ncleg.gov. Her legislative assistant is Gabby Chiarenza.