Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 62,089. The county seat and its largest community is Waynesville.
Patrick Timothy McHenry is an American politician currently serving as U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2005,which includes the communities of Hickory and Mooresville. He is also chair of the House Financial Services Committee since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for one term before being elected to Congress.
Margaret Mary Carpenter was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the fifty-second district for one term (2001–2002). Carpenter,a resident of Waynesville,North Carolina,defeated Haywood County Commissioner and former Hazelwood Mayor,Mary Ann Enloe,by a narrow margin in 2000.
North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3,2023,the district has been represented by Chuck Edwards.
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.
Folkmoot USA,The State International Festival of North Carolina,is an international folk festival held since 1984 in Waynesville,North Carolina and surrounding communities. During its history,the two-week event has featured around 8000 performers from approximately 200 countries. The Folkmoot USA non-profit organization has its headquarters in the former Hazelwood Elementary School. The name "Folkmoot",used for a festival in Newcastle upon Tyne,England,means "meeting of the people". The North Carolina General Assembly declared Folkmoot USA to be the state's official international folk festival in 2003. The Southeast Tourism Society has named Folkmoot USA one of its top twenty events for 20 years.
Patricia Earlene McElraft is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2023. She is currently one of the Deputy Majority Whips. McElraft announced in December 2021 that she would not run for reelection in 2022.
James William "Jimmy" Dixon is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A farmer from Warsaw,North Carolina,Dixon has represented the 4th district since 2011.
George Grant Cleveland,is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 14th District since 2005. He is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Charles Vinson Graham Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district. Graham,a member of the state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina,was the only Native American who was serving in the General Assembly until the election of his successor Jarrod Lowery.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
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.
James Michael Clampitt is an American politician. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2016 and 2020. Before his election in 2016,he ran unsuccessfully for office for Swain County Board of Commissioners in both 2006 and 2010,and the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2012 and 2014. A Republican,he serves the 119th district,covering portions of Haywood,Jackson,and Swain counties. He was a captain in the Charlotte Fire Department from 1977 to 2004. He is a resident of Bryson City.
James David Gailliard is an American pastor and politician. He is senior pastor and CEO of Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount,North Carolina,and a Democratic former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Gailliard represented the 25th district from 2019 to 2023. He attended Morehouse College and St. Joseph's University.
Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district from 2015 to 2023. On November 29,2021,Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022. Following redistricting,Turner announced he would be seeking election to the newly drawn 116th district,where he will face no competition.
Kathy Ellen Manning is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina,presently representing the state's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,her district is in the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes Greensboro and most of Winston-Salem. She was the nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in the 2018 election,and ran for and won the neighboring 6th in the 2020 election after court-ordered redistricting.
An election was held on November 3,2020 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the Presidency,U.S Senate,Governor,U.S. House of Representatives,and state senate. The primary election was held on March 3,2020 with a run-off on June 23,2020.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
The 2004 North Carolina Senate elections were held on November 2,2004,to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices including the Presidency,U.S. Senate,Governorship,U.S. House of Representatives,Council of State,and state house. The primary election was held on July 20,2004,with a primary run-off occurring on August 17,2004. These elections were the first to use new district lines drawn by the General Assembly to account the for changes in population amongst each of the districts after the 2000 census. The 2002 election had been conducted under a map ordered by the North Carolina Superior Court.
Mark Pless is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 118th district since 2021.
