Jason Saine is a Republican who represented North Carolina House District 97, encompassing Lincoln County. He was appointed in 2011 to complete the unexpired term of Rep. Johnathan Rhyne and served multiple full terms thereafter, winning reelection in 2012, 2014, and 2016, and continuing into at least his fifth full term as noted in later records. Notable achievements include being recognized as the most effective freshman legislator during his first full term, serving as Senior Chairman of the House Finance Committee , founding chair of the IT Appropriations Subcommittee and IT Joint Oversight Committee , and acting as North Carolina State Chair then National Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2018. He also received the North Carolina Technology Association’s Public Leadership Award for IT work and currently serves on the Federal Communications Commission’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. Saine is married to Kathryn Saine, Director of the Lincoln County Senior Center, and they have one son, Jackson.

Education and Political Experience

No specific details on formal education are available from public records. Politically, Saine advanced rapidly: appointed House Appropriations Chairman for Information Technology in 2013 , Senior Chairman of House Finance under Speaker Tim Moore, Senior Chairman of House Appropriations in 2019 , House Deputy Conference Chair, and member of committees including Alcoholic Beverage Control, Commerce and Job Development, Education - K-12, Elections, Health, Judiciary II, Revenue Laws Study, State Lottery Oversight, and Rules. He left the General Assembly at some point, becoming a "former" representative.