George Cleveland | |
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Keith Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | George Grant Cleveland May 9,1939 Scranton,Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Nancy Leatherman Cleveland |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Jacksonville,North Carolina |
Alma mater | University of Maryland,College Park (BS) |
George Grant Cleveland (born May 9,1939),is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 14th District (including constituents in eastern Onslow County) since 2005. He is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. [1]
He currently resides in Jacksonville,North Carolina,where he has lived for over 25 years. [2] In 2012,Cleveland generated controversy when he stated that the state of North Carolina has "no one in the state of North Carolina living in extreme poverty" during a debate in the House regarding preschool funding. [3] In a conflicting statement,the non-profit group Action for Children in North Carolina cited statistics claiming one in ten North Carolina children live in extreme poverty. [4]
Cleveland first ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2004,where he defeated incumbent Keith Williams in the Republican primary. [5] He has been re-elected a total of 8 times,most recently in 2020. He was defeated for re-election in the 2024 primary by college student Wyatt Gable,who was just over one-quarter of his age. [6]
In February 2017,Cleveland joined with Representatives Michael Speciale (R-Craven),and Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) in proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow North Carolina voters to repeal Article I,Section 4 of the North Carolina Constitution. This article declares "This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union;the people thereof are part of the American nation," and prohibits the state from seceding from the United States of America,and its inclusion in North Carolina's 1868 constitution was a condition for being readmitted into the Union after the Civil War. [7]
During the 2017 session,Cleveland introduced a bill to budget the funds to purchase for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol three rescue helicopters. [8]
H.B. 1050 was introduced by Representative Cleveland in 2018. The bill worked to authorize the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to apply for Federal Funds for the Expansion of Sandhills 4 State Vets Cemetery and Western Carolina State Cemetery. [9]
In March 2020,Cleveland,R-Onslow,won the Republican nomination to retain the N.C. House District 14 seat with 68% of the vote. He defeated Democrat Mary Wofford in the general election. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 4,112 | 67.60% | |
Republican | Cindy Edwards | 1,971 | 32.40% | |
Total votes | 6,083 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 19,666 | 60.02% | |
Democratic | Marcy Wofford | 13,100 | 39.98% | |
Total votes | 32,266 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
In November 2018,Cleveland beat Isaiah Johnson by almost 18 percentage points.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 2,122 | 52.54% | |
Republican | Joseph R. McLaughlin | 1,917 | 47.46% | |
Total votes | 4,039 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 10,544 | 58.82% | |
Democratic | Isaiah (Ike) Johnson | 7,381 | 41.18% | |
Total votes | 17,295 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 18,908 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,908 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 3,051 | 55.22% | |
Republican | Bobby Mills | 2,474 | 44.78% | |
Total votes | 5,525 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 10,740 | 100% | |
Total votes | 10,740 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 15,861 | 100% | |
Total votes | 15,861 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 8,961 | 100% | |
Total votes | 8,961 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 1,930 | 55.86% | |
Republican | Martin Aragona,Jr. | 1,525 | 44.14% | |
Total votes | 3,455 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 16,926 | 100% | |
Total votes | 16,926 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 533 | 54.78% | |
Republican | Keith Williams | 440 | 45.22% | |
Total votes | 973 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Cleveland (incumbent) | 5,238 | 58.05% | |
Democratic | Kever M. Clark | 3,785 | 41.95% | |
Total votes | 9,023 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Cleveland | 1,182 | 53.92% | |
Republican | Keith Williams (incumbent) | 1,010 | 46.08% | |
Total votes | 2,192 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Cleveland | 11,479 | 60.78% | |
Democratic | Kever M. Clark | 7,406 | 39.22% | |
Total votes | 18,885 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
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