Kenneth Spaulding

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Ken Spaulding
Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 16th district
In office
1978–1984
Personal details
Born (1944-11-29) November 29, 1944 (age 80)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Alma mater

Kenneth Bridgeforth Spaulding (born November 29, 1944) is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina. [1] A member of the Democratic Party from Durham, North Carolina, Spaulding served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984.

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Early life and career

Spaulding is the son of Asa T. Spaulding Sr., former president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Elna Spaulding, Durham County's first female county commissioner. His grandfather, George Ruffin Bridgeforth, was a former Tuskegee Institute administrator and Alabama farmer.

Spaulding is a graduate of Howard University (cum laude, 1967), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government with minors in Business Administration and Sociology. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1970. [2]

Political career

Spaulding served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984. [3] He ran for the United States House of Representatives to represent North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 1984, challenging incumbent Democrat Tim Valentine in the primary. [4] Spaulding lost, taking 60,535 votes (47.88%) to Valentine's 65,893 (52.12%). [5]

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Spaulding later served on the North Carolina Board of Transportation under Governor Mike Easley. He announced in 2013 that he would run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election. [3] He lost the primary to Roy Cooper, who ended up winning the election. [6]

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References

  1. North Carolina Manual 1979
  2. ""About Kenneth B. Spaulding" - Campaign site". Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Christensen, Rob (August 26, 2013). "Spaulding announces early for 2016 governor's race | State Politics". NewsObserver.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. Schmidt, William E. (May 9, 1984). "New York Times". The New York Times . North Carolina. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. Ray Gronberg (August 26, 2013). "Durham Herald-Sun". Heraldsun.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  6. "NC Gov. McCrory, Democrat Cooper win NC primaries".