Josephus Lyman "Joe" Mavretic (born July 29, 1934) is a former Democratic public official and military veteran from North Carolina.

Born in Currituck County,[1] he made his career as a Marine, graduating from the Naval War College and becoming a Marine fighter pilot, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.

[1][2][3] Mavretic had served 300 combat missions in Vietnam and recorded 3,000 hours of flight time.

Mavretic became nationally known when he led a bipartisan coalition to remove Liston Ramsey from the position of Speaker of the House.

He is now a panelist on the television news talk show NC Spin.