Montgomery County is a rural county located in the southern Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 25,751. Its county seat is Troy.
Warren County is a county located in the northeastern Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina,on the northern border with Virginia,made famous for a landfill and birthplace of the environmental justice movement. As of the 2020 census,its population was 18,642. Its county seat is Warrenton. It was a center of tobacco and cotton plantations,education,and later textile mills.
Robeson County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina and is its largest county by land area. Its county seat and largest community is Lumberton. The county was formed in 1787 from part of Bladen County and named in honor of Thomas Robeson,a colonel who had led Patriot forces in the area during the Revolutionary War. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 116,530. It is a majority-minority county;its residents are approximately 38 percent Native American,22 percent white,22 percent black,and 10 percent Hispanic. It is included in the Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst,NC Combined Statistical Area. The state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is headquartered in Pembroke.
Richmond County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Rockingham. The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson County and named in honor of Charles Lennox,3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox. As of the 2020 census,the population was 42,946.
Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,the population was 4,589,making it the second-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Swan Quarter. The county was created in 1705 as Wickham Precinct. It was renamed Hyde Precinct in 1712 and gained county status in 1739.
Hoke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census,its population was 52,082. Its county seat is Raeford.
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.
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county,most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England,New York,as well as Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states;Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary in each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships,but in states that have both,the boundaries often coincide,especially in Indiana,Ohio,and Illinois,and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently,there are 20 states with civil townships,including Indiana,Ohio,Illinois,Michigan,Iowa,Minnesota,Wisconsin,Missouri,Kansas,Nebraska,South Dakota,North Dakota,Pennsylvania,and West Virginia.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers:the Senate and the House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.
Mitchell Smith Setzer is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-ninth House district,including constituents in Catawba county. Setzer was born in and resides in Catawba,North Carolina. A sales professional,and executive vice president of his family's company,Smith Setzer and Son,a pipe company based out of the town of Catawba,he is currently serving in the North Carolina State House.
The government of North Carolina is divided into three branches:executive,legislative,and judicial. These consist of the Council of State,the bicameral legislature,and the state court system. The Constitution of North Carolina delineates the structure and function of the state government.
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.
The law of North Carolina consists of several levels,including constitutional,statutory,regulatory,case law,and local law.
Rosa U. Gill is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She has represented the 33rd district since her initial appointment in 2009.
John Curtis Ager Jr. is a former Democratic politician from North Carolina. Ager served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 115th district from 2015 to 2023. On December 6,2021,Ager announced that he would not seek re-election in 2022.
James "Jamie" Larry Boles Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2023. A funeral home owner from Whispering Pines,North Carolina,Boles previously served as one of the Deputy Majority Whips.
Mark Allen Brody is a Wisconsin-born Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 55th district since 2013.
Sam Watford was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 80th House district,including part in Davidson county (Thomasville). He served three terms as Davidson County Commissioner and has served on Davidson County Planning and Zoning Board. Watford is married to Karen Hege Watford,a retired teacher,and has two daughters,Morgan and Jordan. Watford supported,and voted for,the HB 465 - Amending Regulations Regarding Abortion,in 2015.
Cynthia J. Ball is an American politician and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat,she was first elected in 2016 and then re-elected in 2018,2020,2022,and 2024 to represent the 49th district,representing Wake County.
Ben Thomas Moss Jr. is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 52nd district and its predecessors since 2021. He defeated incumbent Democrat Scott Brewer in the 2020 election. A railroad engineer from Rockingham,North Carolina,he previously served on the Richmond County board of commissioners from 2010 to 2020.
