Scott Thomas | |
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District Attorney for North Carolina's 4th District | |
Assumed office January 30, 2006 | |
Preceded by | W. David McFadyen Jr. |
Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
In office January 1,2001 –January 30,2006 | |
Preceded by | Bev Perdue |
Succeeded by | C.W. "Pete" Bland |
Constituency | 3rd District (2001-2003) 2nd District (2003-2006) |
Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1,1999 –January 1,2001 | |
Preceded by | John M. Nichols |
Succeeded by | Alice Graham Underhill |
Personal details | |
Born | July 19,1966 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | New Bern,North Carolina |
Alma mater | East Carolina University (BS) North Carolina Central University (JD) |
Profession | Attorney |
Scott Thomas (born July 19,1966) is a Republican politician and attorney who serves as the District Attorney for North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4. He previously served in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate.
In addition to his work in the General Assembly,Thomas was a partner in the New Bern law firm Chesnutt,Clemmons,Thomas,and Peacock. He quit this post upon appointment as District Attorney. His wife,Sherri,is an elementary school principal and they are the parents of three daughters.
Thomas is an alumnus of East Carolina University in Greenville,NC where he earned a B.S. in Political Science and was SGA President.
He graduated with a J.D from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1992.
Thomas was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1998. He was then elected to the North Carolina Senate representing the 2nd senatorial district. On January 18,2006,Thomas resigned as State Senator to become District Attorney. [1] He was appointed to the vacant post on January 24 by Governor Mike Easley to replace W. David McFadyen Jr.,who retired early. Thomas was sworn in on January 30. [2] [3] He has been elected District Attorney four times and is serving his fourth term. C.W. "Pete" Bland,the Sheriff of Craven County,North Carolina,was appointed to replace Thomas in the State Senate. [4] Bland was defeated for election to a full term by Republican State Representative Jean Preston. [5]
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