Paul Tine

Paul Tine
Commissioner of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 6, 2025
GovernorJosh Stein
Preceded byWayne Goodwin
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byBill Cook
Succeeded byBeverly Boswell
Personal details
Born (1971-12-20) December 20, 1971 (age 54)
West Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic (before 2015)
Independent (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations
State House Republican Caucus (2015–2017)
SpouseWhitney Midgett
EducationJames Madison University
WebsiteCampaign website

Paul N. Tine (born December 20, 1971) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Tine is also an insurance agent. Elected as a Democrat in 2012 and 2014, Tine left that party in January 2015, changed his registration to "Unaffiliated," and said he would caucus with the Republican House majority.

In 2025, Tine became the commissioner of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.

Committee assignments

2015-2016 session

2013-2014 session

Electoral history

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Tine (incumbent) 16,523 53.57%
Republican Mattie Lawson 14,319 46.43%
Total votes 30,842 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Tine 20,756 50.56%
Republican Mattie Lawson 20,298 49.44%
Total votes 41,054 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ Ovaska, Sarah (28 February 2013). "The Class of 2013 – Rep. Paul Tine". NC Policy Watch. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ↑ WRAL.com: Lawmaker leaves Democrats to work with legislative majority
  3. ↑ WRAL: Long wait times, lack of appointments among challenges for new DMV commissioner
  4. ↑ "Paul Tine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "North Carolina State Board of Elections".
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.