Vickie Sawyer

Victoria Burgess Sawyer (born ) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate. She represents the Senate's 37th district which includes Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties. Sawyer was previously appointed to serve in the Senate for District 34. Prior to that, she served in Senate District 44 from August 2, 2018 to January 2019.

Committees and legislative activity Senator Sawyer currently serves as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and as co-chairman of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee. She also serves on the Senate Finance, Commerce & Insurance, Rules and Operations, and Appropriations/Base Budget Committees. Sawyer also serves on the executive committee for the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). In June, 2019, she was appointed to serve as chairwoman of NCOIL's Special Committee on Natural Disaster Recovery. She also serves as vice chair of the NCOIL Property-Casualty Insurance Committee.

Sawyer is involved in the following at the North Carolina General Assembly: The Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination – Member The Advisory Committee on Performance Management – Member The Child Fatality Task Force – Member The Council of State Governments Nominating Committee - 2023 Member The Joint Arts Caucus – Member The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations – Member The Joint Motorsports Caucus – Member The Joint Women's Caucus – Co-Chair The Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force – Co-Chair The Law Enforcement Caucus – Member The Legislative Ethics Committee – Member The North Carolina Leadership Forum – Member The Republican Women’s Caucus – Chair The Sportsmen's Caucus – Member The Wine and Grape Caucus – Co-Chair

In her home district, Sawyer serves on the board of trustees at her church, Rocky Mount United Methodist, and on the board of the Crosby Scholars of Iredell County.

In a hearing on House Bill 574, Sawyer visibly laughed as her colleagues discussed rates of suicide among youth in North Carolina.

Personal life Sawyer is a graduate of Parkland High School in Winston-Salem. She is also an alumna of UNC-Charlotte where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education and an initiated member of Chi Omega.

Senator Sawyer is a licensed insurance agent in North Carolina. Since 2002, she and her husband, Brett, have owned and operated Sawyer Insurance & Financial Services, based in Mooresville, North Carolina with two locations serving the Lake Norman area. They have two daughters, Sydney and Braedy.