Josephus Mavretic | |
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Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1989 –January 1, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Liston Ramsey |
Succeeded by | Dan Blue |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1,1981 –January 1,1995 | |
Preceded by | Jim Ezzell |
Succeeded by | Edward Norris Tolson |
Constituency | 7th District (1981-1983) 8th District (1983-1993) 71st District (1993-1995) |
Personal details | |
Born | Powells Point,North Carolina | July 29,1934
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Laura Kranifeld |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill (AB) George Washington University (MS) Naval War College |
Occupation | Soldier (lieutenant colonel,USMC,Ret.) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1956–1977 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Josephus Lyman Mavretic (born July 29,1934) is a former Democratic public official and military veteran from North Carolina. Born in Currituck County, [1] he made his career as a Marine,graduating from the Naval War College and becoming a Marine fighter pilot,retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel. [1] [2] [3] Mavretic had served 300 combat missions in Vietnam and recorded 3000 hours of flight time. [4]
He retired from the Marines and returned to his home state. He came from a Democratic family and community,and he ran successfully for the North Carolina House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1980. He succeeded Jim Ezzell. [5] In spite of his party label,he admired President Ronald Reagan and was willing to buck his party on several issues.
Mavretic became nationally known when he led a bipartisan coalition to remove Liston Ramsey from the position of Speaker of the House. [2] [6] He then served in that position from 1989 to 1990. [1] [2] [7]
He left the legislature in 1995 and retired to private life. He is now a panelist on the television news talk show NC Spin . [1] [2] [8]
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