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Michael Francis Easley is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. A member of the Democratic Party,Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.
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Daniel Killian Moore was the 66th Governor of the state of North Carolina from 1965 to 1969.
Michael Paul Decker Sr. is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 94th district,including constituents in Forsyth County. A former teacher from Walkertown,North Carolina,Decker served 10 terms in the state House,ending with the 2003-2004 session. He was born in Red Bud,Illinois.
Fern H. Shubert is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-fifth Senate district,including constituents in Mecklenburg and Union counties. An accountant from Marshville,North Carolina,Shubert served in the State House from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2002. She served in the State Senate from 2002 to 2004,where she was the Republican whip.
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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.
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The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2020 were held on November 3,2020,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the Senate and elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections were held on March 3,2020,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
The North Carolina General Assembly of 1835 met in Raleigh from November 16,1835 to December 22,1835. The assembly consisted of the 137 members of the North Carolina House of Commons and 65 senators of North Carolina Senate elected by the voters in August 1835. This was the last assembly elected before the amendments to the Constitution of North Carolina from the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835 took effect. Thus,the House of Commons included representatives from towns and the number of members of the house was greater than 120. William H. Haywood,Jr was elected speaker of the House of Commons and Charles Manley was elected clerk. William D. Mosely was elected President of the Senate and William J. Cowan was elected Clerk. Richard Dobbs Spaight,Jr. was elected the Governor by the assembly and served from December 10,1835 to December 31,1836. He was the last governor of North Carolina to be elected by the General Assembly.
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- ↑ North Carolina. Secretary of State; North Carolina. Legislative Reference Library; North Carolina Historical Commission. North Carolina manual [serial]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. [Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission.
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Chuck Neely". North Carolina Leadership Forum. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1999-2000". www.carolana.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ North Carolina. Secretary of State; North Carolina. Legislative Reference Library; North Carolina Historical Commission. North Carolina manual [serial]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library. [Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission.
- ↑ "Our Campaigns - NC Governor - R Primary Race - May 02, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
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