Louis Milford Pate Jr. is a Republican politician who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's eleventh House district from 1995 through 1996 and from 2003 through 2008. His district included constituents in Wayne county. Pate later was elected as the State Senator representing the 7th district. He resigned from the Senate on January 14,2019,citing his health.
Anthony Eden Rand was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from 1981 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 2009.
Eleanor Gates 'Ellie' Kinnaird is a North Carolina politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 23rd Senate district from January 1997 until her resignation in 2013. Her district included constituents in Orange and Chatham counties.
Katie Grays Dorsett was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-eighth Senate district from 2003 to 2010. Her district included constituents in Guilford County,North Carolina. In the 2009–10 session,Dorsett served as the Majority Whip in the Senate.
Jerry W. Tillman is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth Senate district,including constituents in Guilford and Randolph counties. A retired teacher,coach and school administrator from Archdale,North Carolina,Tillman served nine terms in the state Senate. Senator Tillman retired June 30,2020. Tillman is the Senate Majority Whip and is Chair or Co-Chair of several committees in the NC Senate. In 2013,Senator Tillman co-authored and introduced the state's controversial "voting reform act," which will require photo ID to vote.
Stanley Walker Bingham was an American politician,a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-third Senate district,including constituents in Davidson and Guilford counties. A small town newspaper publisher and retired lumber company owner from Denton,North Carolina,Bingham formerly served in the state Senate.
Andrew C. Brock served almost eight terms (2003-2017) as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's thirty-fourth Senate district,including constituents in Davie,Iredell,and Rowan counties. He also served as the Republican deputy whip in the Senate.
Charlie Smith Dannelly was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly represented the state's thirty-eighth Senate district between 1995 and 2013. His district includes constituents in Mecklenburg County. A retired educator from Charlotte,North Carolina,Dannelly served several years as Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Walter H. Dalton is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served six terms in the state senate before his election to the office of lieutenant governor in 2008.
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly,which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for each senator is only two years.
The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate which coincided with the presidential election of the same year. Although Richard Nixon won the presidential election narrowly,the Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate. Republicans would gain another seat after the election when Alaska Republican Ted Stevens was appointed to replace Democrat Bob Bartlett.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
James Wayland Davis is an American politician and orthodontist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the Senate's fiftieth district,which includes Cherokee,Clay,Graham,Haywood,Jackson,Macon,and Swain counties from 2011 until 2021.
William Cook is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as member of the North Carolina General Assembly from 2011 to 2019.
Bob Steinburg is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He served 3 terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 1.5 terms in the North Carolina Senate.
Shelly Willingham is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 23rd district since 2015. He previously served in the House from 2002 to 2003.
Ben Clark is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 21st district since 2013. He also serves as secretary of the Senate Democratic caucus. On September 20,2021,Clark announced he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022. On November 22,2021,Clark announced he would run for the congress in the newly-drawn NC-09 Congressional district.
George Wiley Nickel III is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district.
Milton Frederick "Toby" Fitch Jr. is a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate. He is a retired North Carolina Superior Court Judge,serving from 2002 to 2018. Fitch also served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1985 to 2001,prior to serving as a judge.
Victoria Burgess Sawyer is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate. She represents the Senate's 34th district which includes Iredell and Yadkin Counties. Sawyer was previously appointed to serve in the Senate for District 44 from August 2,2018 to January 2019.
