John J. Snow Jr. | |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 50th district | |
| In office January 1, 2005 –January 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Carpenter |
| Succeeded by | Jim Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24,1945 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University (BA,JD) |
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John Joyner Snow Jr. (born October 24,1945) is an American politician,attorney,and former football player who served as a member of the North Carolina Senate,for the 50th district from 2005 to 2011. [1] His district included Cherokee,Clay,Graham,Haywood,Jackson,Macon,Swain and Transylvania counties. Snow was the co-chair of the Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety.
Snow was born in Asheville,North Carolina. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University and Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law. Snow was a defensive tackle for Wake Forest University,and was drafted in the 15th round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. [2]
In 1967,Snow served in the United States Army. After law school Snow worked as an Assistant District Attorney. He later served as a District Court Judge from 1976 to 1986 and Chief District Court Judge from 1996 to 2004. He took office as a member of the North Carolina Senate in 2005. [3] [4]
Franklin orthodontist Jim Davis defeated Snow in 2010 by a margin of less than 200 votes after Snow was subjected to two dozen mass-mailed negative ads during the election. [5] After the election,it was revealed that many of the mail-outs were funded by groups founded by businessman Art Pope,including Civitas Action and Real Jobs NC. [5] In 2012,Snow ran in a re-match with Davis to return to his former seat in the Senate. [6] He was defeated by a substantial margin of 12,548 votes. [7]