North Carolina represenatative Julie von Haefen Julie von Haefen (D-Wake) speaks at a North Carolina Democratic Party event for Super Tuesday in Raleigh on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. “We were able to sustain all fourteen of Gov. Cooper’s vetoes this year for the first time,” von Haefen said. “In our road to taking the majority this year in the General Assembly, Democrats from across the state banded together and helped us with 10 seats in the North Carolina House.”