William L. Wainwright was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twelfth House district,including constituents in Craven and Lenoir counties. A church elder from Havelock,North Carolina,Wainwright was serving in his eleventh term in the state House of Representatives when he died in office after a prolonged illness.
Thomas Edward Wright was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's eighteenth district,including constituents in New Hanover and Pender counties,from 1992 to 2008. An EMS instructor from Wilmington,North Carolina,Wright was serving his eighth term in the House when he was expelled from that chamber in 2008. A jury subsequently convicted him of corruption and embezzlement,sending him to jail for a 6-8 year term.
Larry Moseley Bell Sr. is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first House district,including Sampson and Wayne counties. A retired school superintendent from Clinton,North Carolina,Bell started his first term in the State House in 2001. During a portion of his time in the legislature,he served as the majority whip. He did not run for re-election in 2018.
Paul B. "Skip" Stam Jr. was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district,including constituents in Wake County. An attorney from Apex,North Carolina,Stam was elected to his seventh (non-consecutive) term in the state House of Representatives in 2012. He was first elected in 1988,but was defeated for re-election in 1990. He ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate and for the North Carolina Court of Appeals before being elected to the House again in 2002.
Edward Alexander Warner Jr. was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 45th district,including constituents in Cumberland County. A retired educator from Hope Mills,North Carolina,Warner served his ninth and last term in the 2003-2004 session before losing in the Democratic primary to Democratic Representative Rick Glazier. Following his defeat in the Democratic Primary,Warner changed his party affiliation to Republican. He was born in Fayetteville.
Richard Timothy Morgan was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's thirty-first and later fifty-second districts,including constituents in Moore County,for eight terms.
Margaret A. Moore Jeffus is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's 59th district,including constituents in Guilford county. A retired educator from Greensboro,North Carolina,Jeffus is currently serving in her ninth term in the state House.
George Wayne Goodwin is an American politician. He was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for a third term in 2016. However,he quickly rebounded and was elected on February 11,2017 as Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party on the first ballot with 92% of the vote among four candidates.
Walter Greene Church Sr. was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 86th district,including constituents in Burke County. A banker from Valdese,North Carolina,Church served seven terms in the state House. In November 2008,Church was narrowly defeated by Republican Hugh Blackwell,denying him an eighth term. His son,Walter G. Church,Jr.,won the May 4,2010 Democratic primary to run to regain his father's former seat,but lost in the Fall to State Rep. Hugh A. Blackwell-R. He died in 2012.
Michael Paul Decker Sr. is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 94th district,including constituents in Forsyth County. A former teacher from Walkertown,North Carolina,Decker served 10 terms in the state House,ending with the 2003-2004 session. He was born in Red Bud,Illinois.
James Boyce Black is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party,and a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly,who represented the state's 100th House district,including constituents in Mecklenburg County. An optometrist from Matthews,North Carolina,Black was elected to 11 (non-consecutive) terms in the House of Representatives,and served as Speaker of the House from January 1999 through the end of 2006,when scandal forced him to give up the leadership post. For the 2003-2004 legislative session Black was elected to serve as "Co-Speaker" with Republican Richard T. Morgan serving as the other Co-Speaker. He is tied with Liston B. Ramsey as longest-serving Speaker in state history.
Walter Beaman Jones Jr. was an American politician who served twelve terms in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 1995 until his death in 2019. The district encompassed the coastal regions of North Carolina,from the Outer Banks and areas near the Pamlico Sound in the north,southwards to the northern suburbs of Wilmington. Jones's father was Walter B. Jones Sr.,a Democratic Party congressman from the neighboring 1st district. Prior to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives,he served ten years in the North Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party and worked as a business executive.
Ralph Bradley Miller is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2013. District 13 included all of Caswell and Person counties,and parts of Alamance,Granville,Guilford,Rockingham and Wake counties. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
Warren Tyrone "Ty" Harrell is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County. He defeated Chris Mintz in the 2006 Democratic primary,and incumbent Russell Capps in the 2006 general election.
The 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2,2010. The filing deadline for the primaries was February 26;the primaries were held on May 4,with a Democratic primary runoff held on June 22. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr won re-election to a second term. Burr is the first incumbent to win re-election for this seat since Sam Ervin's last re-election in 1968. Burr's 54.8% also represented the highest vote share a North Carolina Republican received since the state began directly electing its senators.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6,2018,electing the thirteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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.
Rector Samuel Hunt III is an American businessman and retired politician. A Democrat,he served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992,representing the 25th district. He served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation from 1993 to 1995.
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