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Mary Wills Bode is an American politician who has served as a member of the North Carolina Senate since January 1, 2023. A Democrat from Oxford, she represents the 18th district.
Education
Bode is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career
Bode served as a member of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. She was previously the executive director of a bipartisan coalition for reform of redistricting.
Bode was elected in the 2022 North Carolina Senate election. She is retiring at the 2024 North Carolina Senate election.
In the 2024 United States presidential election, she endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign alongside the rest of the senate caucus.
Family
Her father is an Army veteran who graduated from West Point Academy. Her mother Lucy Hancock Bode worked for the Department of Human Resources under Governor Jim Hunt.