Catawba County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton,and its largest community is Hickory.
Caldwell County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As of the 2020 census,the population was 80,652. Its county seat is Lenoir. Caldwell County is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton,NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Robert Gregg Cherry was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1945 to 1949.
George Wayne Goodwin is an American politician. He was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for a third term in 2016. However,he quickly rebounded and was elected on February 11,2017,as chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party on the first ballot with 92% of the vote among four candidates.
Ronald Tracy Walker was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's ninety-fourth House district,including constituents in Wilkes county. A retired human resources manager from Wilkesboro,North Carolina,Walker served four terms in the state House.
John Hunter Carrington was an American politician. Republican former member of the North Carolina General Assembly who long represented the state's fifteenth Senate district,including constituents in Wake county. He headed a major company in the evidence-collection and security business.
James Summers Forrester was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-first senate district,including constituents in the Iredell,Gaston and Lincoln counties. A physician from Stanley,North Carolina,Forrester died while serving his eleventh term in the state senate,in which he also served as Deputy President Pro Tempore.
Leslie Merritt Jr. is an American accountant and politician. A Republican,he served as the State Auditor of North Carolina from January 15,2005 to January 10,2009. Merrit was born in Sampson County. After graduating from college and marrying he moved to Zebulon and ran an accounting firm. He served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 1994 to 1998. He ran for the office of State Auditor of North Carolina in 2000 and lost,but was elected four years later. He lost a reelection bid four years later.
The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member of the North Carolina Council of State,the lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is Mark Robinson,a Republican,who has held the office since 2021. The Constitution of North Carolina designates the lieutenant governor the ex officio president of the State Senate and a member of the State Board of Education. They are also required to serve as acting governor of the state in the event of the governor's absence,and assume the governorship in the event it becomes vacant.
Thomas Cass Ballenger was an American politician. A Republican,he represented North Carolina's 10th congressional district,centered in the foothills of North Carolina,in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005.
Ralph Bradley Miller is an American attorney,congressman and former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2013. District 13 included all of Caswell and Person counties,and parts of Alamance,Granville,Guilford,Rockingham and Wake counties. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Paul Yelverton Coble served one term as Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina from December 1999 to December 2001. Coble served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 2006 to 2014,and served as chairman of the board from 2010 to 2012. In 2015,he became the Legislative Services Officer for the North Carolina General Assembly.
The commissioner of labor is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The commissioner is a constitutional officer who leads the state's Department of Labor. North Carolina's general statues provide the commissioner with wide-ranging regulatory and enforcement powers to tend to the welfare of the state's workforce. They also sit on the North Carolina Council of State. The incumbent is Kevin O'Barr,who has served since November 2024.
Hickory High School is located in Hickory,North Carolina,United States. It is a public high school in the Hickory City School system,located in Catawba County.
William Craig Lawing was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1971–1976) and of the North Carolina Senate (1977–1984) representing Mecklenburg County,and served as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate for three terms (1979–1984). While a senator,Lawing was a sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment,which the legislature rejected.
James Arthur Pope is an American businessman,attorney and former government official. Pope is the owner,chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers,a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states. He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
Walter Stine Isenhower was an American politician in the state of North Carolina.
George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2023.
The North Carolina Department of Revenue was created in 1921 by the North Carolina General Assembly. The department is headed by a Secretary that is appointed by the Governor. The secretary is a member of the North Carolina Cabinet. Currently,the department is responsible for administering the collection of the North Carolina state income tax,gasoline tax,sales tax,beverage tax,and inheritance tax.
H. Dean Proctor is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the North Carolina Senate. A Republican from Hickory,North Carolina,he represents the 45th district.
