North Carolina Rep. Joe John, a Wake County Democrat, announced his resignation from the state legislature, writing that he has exhausted all treatment options for cancer. John, 85, was first ...

Joe John of Wake County ... several social media posts lauding him as person and a public servant. Former Raleigh News & Observer journalist Jim Jenkins put it this way in a Facebook post ...

Wake Democrats voted to recommend Phil Rubin to replace former Rep. Joe John, who died last week. Rubin is a former assistant U.S. attorney and NC Justice Department lawyer who now works for Meta.