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.
Mark Kelly Hilton was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninety-sixth House district,including constituents in Catawba county. A police officer from Conover,North Carolina,Hilton served six terms in the state House.
Andrew C. Brock served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's thirty-fourth Senate district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure,he represented Yadkin,Davie,Iredell,and Rowan counties. He also served as the Republican deputy whip in the Senate.
Austin Murphy Allran is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-second Senate district,including constituents in Iredell and Catawba counties. He currently serves in a local capacity as a Catawba County Commissioner. An attorney from Hickory,North Carolina,Allran served for twelve terms in the state Senate. He was Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee and the Judiciary II (Criminal) Committee. He was also a member of four other committees - Education/Higher Education,Finance,Health Care,and Ways and Means.
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.
C. Bradley Hutto is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing Senate District 40 since 1996. He is the Democratic Minority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Nikki Setzler on November 17,2020.
Thomas Raymond Warren -- more commonly known as Ray Warren -- is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,who represented the state's 88th district. He was first elected in November 2006 defeating incumbent Republican Mark Hollo,and he served from 2007 until 2011.
James Cecil Adams Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 96th district since 2015.
Walter Lee Zachary Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 73rd district from 2015 to 2023.
Lawrence Emile Yarborough,Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 2nd district,including constituents in Granville and Person counties from 2015 to 2023. A businessman from Roxboro,North Carolina,Yarborough was elected to his first term in 2014.
Paul Robert Newton is an American politician and Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate,formerly representing the 36th district.
Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district from 2015 to 2023.
The Wilderness Gateway State Trail is a unit of the North Carolina state park system in Burke,Catawba,McDowell and Rutherford Counties,North Carolina in the United States. The State Trail is planned as a hiking trail connecting the Town of Valdese,the City of Hickory,the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail,South Mountains State Park and Chimney Rock State Park The trail is a collaboration between local governments and the state,with development coordinated by the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation (NCDPR).
An election was held on November 3,2020,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the Presidency,U.S. Senate,Governor,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The primary election was held on March 3,2020,with a run-off on June 23,2020.
David W. Craven Jr. is a North Carolina politician.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The filing period lasted from February 24,2022,to March 4,2022,with the primary election being held on May 17,2022. The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census;however,following a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court,the General Assembly redrew the maps to comply with the court's ruling.
Mark Hollo is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 73rd district district from 2013 until 2015. Prior to redistricting,Hollo represented the 88th district from 2011 until 2013 and also from 2005 until 2007. Hollo was candidate for the 42nd district of the North Carolina Senate in both 2018 and 2020,losing the Republican nomination to Andy Wells and Dean Proctor,respectively.
North Carolina's 45th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dean Proctor since 2023.
The 2024 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 5,2024,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including for the U.S. President,U.S. House of Representatives,Council of State,and state house. The primary election was held on March 5,2024. Ahead of the election,districts were redrawn and passed the General Assembly in Senate Bill 758. Republicans had no change in seats,leaving their supermajority to 30 out of 50 seats. Despite winning a plurality of the votes cast,the Democratic Party only won 20 of the 50 seats up for election,although this was likely skewed by the number of uncontested seats.
