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Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole is an American attorney,author,and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served in five presidential administrations,including as U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1987 and as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan's successor,George H. W. Bush,from 1989 until 1990. Dole then left government to serve as president of the American Red Cross from 1991 to 1999;she departed from that position to seek the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election but eventually withdrew from the race.
The Research Triangle,or simply The Triangle,are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill,the region is home to three major research universities:North Carolina State University,Duke University,and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between the three anchor cities,which is the largest research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies.
The Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority,known as GoTriangle,provides regional bus service to the Research Triangle region of North Carolina in Wake,Durham,and Orange counties. The GoTriangle name was adopted in 2015 as part of the consolidated GoTransit branding scheme for the Triangle. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 1,735,700,or about 6,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Paul Luebke was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the 30th House District,which includes constituents in Durham County. A professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Luebke served eleven consecutive two-year term in the state House of Representatives.
James Monroe Gulley was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 103rd House district,including constituents in Mecklenburg County. From Matthews,North Carolina,Gulley served seven terms in the state House.
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.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory is an American politician,businessman,and radio host who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 53rd mayor of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009.
Douglas E. Berger is an American attorney,former prosecutor and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 7th Senate district for four terms,starting in 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,his district included Franklin County,Granville County,Vance County and Warren County.
Willis Padgett Whichard is an American lawyer and a prominent figure in North Carolina politics and education. Whichard is the only person in the history of North Carolina who has served in both houses of the state legislature and on both of the state's appellate courts.
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Floyd Bixler McKissick Jr. is an American attorney who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He was appointed to the Senate by Governor Mike Easley on April 18,2007 to replace the late Jeanne Hopkins Lucas and was later elected and re-elected in his own right. In 2011,he became Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate and chairman of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus. He resigned in 2020 after having been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the state Utilities Commission.
Larry Dwight Hall is a North Carolina government official. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from 2017 through January 2021.
James Arthur Pope is an American businessman,attorney and former government official. Pope is the owner,chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers,a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states. He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
The 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
James William Copeland was an American politician and jurist who served in the North Carolina Senate representing the 1st District from 1949 to 1959 and as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1975 to 1985.
The People's Alliance (PA) is a progressive grassroots consumer watchdog organization in Durham,NC. It comprises three legally separate organizational entities:The People's Alliance,501c(4) led by a steering committee,founded in 1975;The People's Alliance Fund,501c(3) led by a board of directors,established in 1980;and The People's Alliance PAC –a political action committee established in 1982. The group participates and funds local initiatives,particularly to help low-income families obtain access to quality education,housing,and transportation.
James Michael Woodard is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 22nd district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents most of Durham County.
Brian Austin Farkas is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Nida Allam is an American politician,political activist,and data analyst. She currently serves on the Durham County Board of Commissioners,to which she was elected in 2020,making her the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina. Allam is one of five women to serve on the Durham County Board of Commissioners;this is the first time the board has consisted entirely of women in its 139-year history.
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