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.
James Eubert Holshouser Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 68th governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. He was the first Republican candidate to be elected as governor of the state since 1896. Born in Boone,North Carolina,Holshouser initially sought to become a sports journalist before deciding to pursue a law degree. While in law school he developed an interest in politics and in 1962 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives where he focused on restructuring government and higher education institutions,and drug abuse legislation. Made chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in March 1966,he established the organization's first permanent staff and gained prominence by opposing a cigarette tax.
Paul B. "Skip" Stam Jr. was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district,including constituents in Wake County. An attorney from Apex,North Carolina,Stam was elected to his seventh (non-consecutive) term in the state House of Representatives in 2012. He was first elected in 1988,but was defeated for re-election in 1990. He ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate and for the North Carolina Court of Appeals before being elected to the House again in 2002.
William Eugene "Gene" Wilson was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 93rd House district,including constituents in Ashe and Watauga counties. A retiree and restaurateur from Boone,North Carolina,Wilson served seven terms in the House of Representatives. He was defeated for re-election in November 2006 by Democrat Cullie Tarleton.
David Eugene Price is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district since 1997,previously holding the position from 1987 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents a district covering much of the heart of the Triangle,including all of Orange County and parts of Wake and Durham counties. It includes most of Raleigh,parts of Durham,and all of Cary and Chapel Hill. Price is the dean of North Carolina's delegation to the House of Representatives. He has announced that he will retire from Congress in 2022.
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2004. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in a special election after the resignation of Frank Ballance.
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. was an American politician who served twelve terms in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 1995 until his death in 2019. The district encompassed the coastal regions of North Carolina,from the Outer Banks and areas near the Pamlico Sound in the north,southwards to the northern suburbs of Wilmington. Jones's father was Walter B. Jones Sr.,a Democratic Party congressman from the neighboring 1st district. Prior to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives,he served ten years in the North Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party and worked as a business executive.
North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Metrolina western suburbs. the district borders Tennessee,Virginia and South Carolina While the bulk of its territory is in the mountains it stretches south into the Piedmont where its largest city,Gastonia,can be found. The district is overwhelmingly Republican. Large portions were controlled by Republicans even during the “Solid South”era as much of northwestern North Carolina was Quaker or mountaineer and therefore resisted secession. Two counties in the district –Avery and Yadkin –have never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since their creation,and Wilkes County has never done so since before the Second Party System. For the 2020 election the district has been updated per House Bill 1029 enacted by the NC General Assembly on November 15,2019,becoming Session Law 2019–249. District boundaries are based on 2010 census tabulation blocks.
David Grier Martin III is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's 34th district. His district includes the northern part of Raleigh in Wake County.
William Dale Brisson is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 22nd district,covering Bladen County and a portion of Sampson County,since 2007. Brisson lives in Bladen County,North Carolina.
Daniel Frederick Chittenden Soucek was a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the State's 45th district which includes Alleghany,Ashe,Avery,Caldwell and Watauga counties. On April 8,2016,Soucek announced his immediate resignation. In December 2015 he had said he would not seek re-election,citing the desire to spend more time with his family. He had served three terms in the North Carolina Senate,having served since 2011.
Patricia Earlene "Pat" McElraft is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 13th district since 2007. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
Norman Wesley Sanderson Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's second Senate district,which includes Carteret,Craven,Pamlico counties. Sanderson was formerly a member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's third House district,which included parts of Craven and Pamlico counties.
The 2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose 15 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
Jonathan C. Jordan is a North Carolina politician and attorney who served as the legislator for the 93rd district of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. During his first term,Jordan served as the Deputy Majority Whip of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was elected to office in the 2010 election defeating Cullie Tarleton by fewer than 800 votes. He defeated Tarleton again in 2012 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016,before losing in the 2018 midterm election to Watauga County Democrat Ray Russell,a professor who won with the help of students on the campus of Appalachian State University. Jordan resides in Ashe County,North Carolina and has two children in the public schools. He is an attorney by profession.
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.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 2016 United States presidential election in North Carolina held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. North Carolina has 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
An election was held on November 2,2010 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was held on May 4,2010 with a primary run-off held on June 22,2010.
An election was held on November 7,2006 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including the U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was held on May 2,2006 with primary run-offs held on May 30,2006 and September 12,2006.
