Joe John, a Wake County Democrat elected to a fifth term in November, revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in December. Over the weekend John announced his resignation.

Joe John, a state lawmaker in the NC House, has represented Wake County since 2016 and was reelected to another term in November.

Rep. Joe John, who served as a North Carolina state lawmaker after years in the judiciary, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 85. John, a Democrat from Wake County, resigned days prior from the House.

North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just resigned his District 40 House seat in the General Assembly days earlier, as he announced Sunday that his throat cancer was terminal and he was focused on spending time with his family. He was 85.

Click here for more 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,

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) - Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and state House member, has died at age 85. John’s family made the announcement Wednesday. The Wake County Democrat revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in December.

John, who was 85, had announced his resignation from his House seat this week, saying that he needed to focus on his health and spend time with his family.

A former member of the North Carolina legislature died this week, just days after resigning from his position. Rep. Joe John died Tuesday, Jan. 22 after a battle with cancer, his family said. He announced in December that he had throat cancer,

John, who was 85, served on the state Superior Court and Court of Appeals, ran the state Department of Motor Vehicles and state crime lab before winning his first term in the state House in 2016.