Wilmington is a port city and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina,United States.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers:the Senate and the House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh,North Carolina,United States.
Henry McKinley "Mickey" Michaux Jr. is an American civil rights activist and Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's thirty-first House district from 1983 to 2019 and previously served from 1973 through 1977. The district included constituents in Durham County. Upon his retirement,Michaux was the longest-serving member of the North Carolina General Assembly. In the 2007-2008 session,Michaux served as senior chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and chairman of the House Select Committee on Street Gang Prevention.
George Milton Holmes was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 92nd House district,including constituents in eastern Surry,northern Iredell and Yadkin counties. A retiree from Hamptonville,North Carolina,Holmes began serving his sixteenth term in January 2007. He was one of the longest serving North Carolina legislators. He died on December 31,2009 in Winston-Salem,North Carolina.
Patrick Timothy McHenry is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district,serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the cities of Hickory and Mooresville. McHenry was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term.
Charles W. "Charlie" Albertson is an American politician and musician. A Democratic politician from North Carolina,he was a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the 5th and 10th districts from 1993 until his retirement in 2010. His district included constituents in Duplin,Harnett and Sampson counties. Albertson also served as the Democratic Caucus Secretary from 2005 until 2010. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1989 through 1992. He has earned the nickname "The Singing Senator."
Daniel Lindsay Russell Jr. was the 49th Governor of North Carolina,serving from 1897 to 1901. An attorney,judge,and politician,he had also been elected as state representative and to the United States Congress,serving 1879–1881. Although he fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War,Russell and his father were both Unionists. After the war,Russell joined the Republican Party in North Carolina,which was an unusual affiliation for one of the planter class. In the postwar period he served as a state judge,as well as in the state and national legislatures.
Benjamin Smith was the 16th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1810 to 1811.
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a historically black public university in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina.
Caesar Augustus Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,as well as a U.S. Representative from Delaware,U.S. Senator from Delaware,U.S. Attorney General,and U.S. Minister to Argentina.
Roy Asberry Cooper III is an American attorney and politician,serving since 2017 as the 75th governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 49th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017. He also served in the North Carolina General Assembly in both the House of Representatives (1987–1991) and Senate (1991–2001).
Dr. Henry Latimer was an American physician and politician from Newport,Delaware. He was elected to the Continental Congress from Delaware,and was a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,as U.S. Representative from Delaware,and U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Major John Patten was a United States farmer and politician from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. He was an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution,a Continental Congressman,and a member of the Democratic-Republican Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as a United States representative from Delaware.
Beverly Eaves Perdue is an American businesswoman,politician,and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd Governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first female governor of North Carolina.
David Cheston Rouzer is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing Johnston County and Wayne County in the 12th district of the North Carolina Senate.
John Richard Bell IV is an American politician and Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 10th district since 2013.
Cecil Antonio Brockman is an American politician from North Carolina. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. A member of the Democratic party,he has represented the 60th district since 2015.
Deborah Armfield "Deb" Butler is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,where she has served since 2017. She represents the 18th House District,covering a portion of New Hanover County,as a member of the Democratic Party.
Holly Grange is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican,she is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 20.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative serving District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
