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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.
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Neal K. Hunt is an American real estate businessman and politician who served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing constituents in Wake County in the fifteenth district of the North Carolina Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2004. He previously served two terms in an at-large seat on the Raleigh City Council.
Thomas Otis Murry is an American politician,state prosecutor,attorney,and pharmacist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County between 2011 and 2015. He defeated incumbent Chris Heagarty in the 2010 general election and was defeated by Gale Adcock in the 2014 general election.
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- ↑ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
- ↑ "News & Observer: Richard Stevens not running for reelection". Projects.newsobserver.com. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ↑ WRAL: Sen. Stevens resigns
