Representative Mark Pless Contact information

Mark Pless is a member of the Republican Party and a representative of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 118. He assumed office on January 1, 2021, and his current term ends on January 1, 2025. Pless is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 118. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Pless’ career experience includes working as a paramedic and an insurance agent with N.C. Farm Bureau. He has been a North Carolina Paramedic since 1993, working in Haywood County as well as Greenville and Pickens County in South Carolina. Pless was a firefighter with Center Pigeon Fire Department in Haywood County for almost 30 years, being at the forefront of public service in his community.

In the 2023-2024 session, Pless was assigned to the following committees: Appropriations Committee, House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee, Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Committee (as Vice Chair), Wildlife Resources Committee, and Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security. In the 2021-2022 session, Pless was assigned to the following committees: House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee, Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Committee (as Vice chair), Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, House Transportation Committee, Wildlife Resources Committee, and Appropriations Committee.

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 118 is represented by Mark Pless (R). The district includes Haywood and Madison counties.

Pless’ legislative office is located at 300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 306A1 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925. His main phone number is 919-733-5732 and his email is Mark.Pless@ncleg.gov. His legislative assistant is Meghan Merritt.