Lorene T. Coates | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 2001 –January 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Ancher Gardner |
| Succeeded by | Harry Warren |
| Constituency | 35th District (2001-2003) 77th District (2003-2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13,1936 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Salisbury,North Carolina |
Lorene Thomason Coates (born January 13,1936) [1] is an American former politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the seventy-seventh House district,including constituents in Rowan county from 2001 to 2011.
A retiree from Salisbury,North Carolina,she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has hosted a weekly radio show and for twenty years wrote a newspaper column in the Salisbury Post . [2]
On March 30,2006,she gained distinction by being the first Democratic member of the House to publicly call for House Speaker Jim Black,a fellow Democrat,to step down from his post as Speaker following investigations of his misconduct. [3] Black later resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to a felony charge of public corruption. [4]
In 2007 she announced her support for John Edwards' presidential campaign. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 11,026 | 52.04 | |
| Republican | Charlotte A. Gardner | 10,163 | 47.96 | |
| Majority | 863 | 4.07 | ||
| Total votes | 21,189 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 9,886 | 55.02 | |
| Republican | Charlotte A. Gardner | 8,081 | 44.98 | |
| Majority | 1804 | 10.05 | ||
| Total votes | 17,967 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 15,026 | 60.64 | |
| Republican | Mac Butner | 9,751 | 39.36 | |
| Majority | 5275 | 21.29 | ||
| Total votes | 24,777 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 8,279 | 61.68 | |
| Republican | Susan Morris | 5,144 | 38.32 | |
| Majority | 3135 | 23.36 | ||
| Total votes | 13,423 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 20,050 | 66.85 | |
| Republican | Ada M. Fisher | 9,942 | 33.15 | |
| Majority | 10108 | 33.70 | ||
| Total votes | 29,992 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Warren | 9,117 | 50.46 | |
| Democratic | Lorene T. Coates | 8,951 | 49.54 | |
| Majority | 166 | 0.92 | ||
| Total votes | 18,068 | 100.00 | ||