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Andy Wells (American Politician)
Andy Wells (born September 2, 1954) is an American real estate developer and politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 96th district from 2013 to 2015, and in the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district from 2015 to 2020. In 2020, Wells ran for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member o .... He placed second in the March primary election, losing to eventual general election winner Mark Robinson. In June 2020, Wells resigned his seat in the North Carolina Senate to make himself "available for some other projects". Electoral history 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Andy 1954 births Living people Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina's 42nd Senate District
North Carolina's 42nd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rachel Hunt Rachel H. Hunt is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Hunt was elected in November 2018 to represent House District 103 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, by a slim margin of ... since 2023. Geography Since 2023, the district has covered part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 100th, 103rd, 104th, and 105th state house districts. District officeholders since 1993 Election results 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 References {{North Carolina State Senators North Carolina Senate districts Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Robinson (American Politician)
Mark Keith Robinson (born August 8, 1968) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first African-American to hold the office. After defeating Democratic nominee Yvonne Lewis Holley in the 2020 lieutenant gubernatorial election, he succeeded Republican Dan Forest, who had made an unsuccessful run for the governorship against incumbent Democrat Roy Cooper. His political career has been characterized by numerous controversial statements. Early life and education Robinson was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the ninth of ten children. Robinson has said that his father was abusive and alcoholic, and that he and his family suffered from domestic violence; Robinson and his siblings lived in foster care for part of their childhood, before moving back in with their mother. After high school, he served in the Army Reserve, then worked at several furniture factories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mark Hollo
Mark Hollo is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 73rd district (including all of Alexander and Yadkin counties as well as part of Wilkes County) district from 2013 until 2015. Prior to redistricting, Hollo represented the 88th district (including all of Alexander County and part of Catawba County) from 2011 until 2013 and also from 2005 until 2007. Hollo was candidate for the 42nd district of the North Carolina Senate (which includes all of Alexander and Catawba Counties) in both 2018 and 2020, losing the Republican nomination to Andy Wells and Dean Proctor, respectively. Career Ahead of the 2004 elections, the North Carolina General Assembly drew new districts to be used for elections to itself for the elections up until 2012. The legislature created a new 88th district that included all of Alexander County and part of Catawba County which had no incumbent. Hollo was elected to the seat in 2004, defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Stone
Scott Stone is an American politician and engineer who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 105th from May 16, 2016, through the end of 2018. Education Stone graduated Clarkson University with a bachelor's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He received a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Marymount University School of Business Administration. Career As member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Stone represented House District 105 in the North Carolina General Assembly. Stone served the remainder of a term in 2016 after being appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to fill a vacancy and served a full term during the 2017–2018 biennium session. He lost his re-election bid in 2018 to Wesley Harris. In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina, COVID-19 pandemic, Stone attacked the Pottery Barn chain on Twitter for closing its store at a local mall two hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renee Ellmers
Renee Louise Ellmers ( Jacisin; born February 9, 1964) is an American registered nurse and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge in 2010 by 1,489 votes, confirmed after a recount. In the 2016 Republican primary, Ellmers was defeated by fellow U.S. Representative George Holding. She ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 election in North Carolina's 13th congressional district, finishing fifth in the primary field. Early life, education, and nursing career Ellmers was born Renee Louise Jacisin in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of Caroline Pauline (née Marshalek) and LeRoy Francis Jacisin. Her father was of Czech and French-Canadian descent and her mother was of Croatian and Polish ancestry. She moved to Madison Heights as a child, when her father got a job in the automobile industry. She graduated from Madison High School. Ellmers paid her way throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (North Carolina Politician)
Mark Johnson is an American attorney and politician who served as North Carolina's Superintendent of Public Instruction for one term. A Republican, he was first elected in 2016, narrowly defeating incumbent June Atkinson. Prior to his election as state superintendent, Johnson served for two years on the Forsyth County School Board while working as a lawyer in Winston-Salem. Prior to attending law school, Johnson taught at West Charlotte High School for two years with Teach for America. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for North Carolina lieutenant governor in 2020. Early life, education, and career before politics Johnson grew up in Covington, Louisiana,Kelly Hinchcliffe, Travis Fain, & Alex Granados'Fighting the status quo': Inside the combative world of NC's new public schools chief WRAL/EducationNC (September 27, 2017). the oldest of four sons. He graduated from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts and then Emory University in Atlanta, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of North Carolina
The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member of the North Carolina Council of State, the lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is Mark Robinson, a Republican, who has held the office since 2021. The Constitution of North Carolina designates the lieutenant governor the ''ex officio'' president of the State Senate and a member of the State Board of Education. They are also required to serve as acting governor of the state in the event of the governor's absence, and assume the governorship in the event it becomes vacant. Five lieutenant governors have succeeded to the governorship throughout the office's history. The constitution allows the governor and General Assembly to assign the lieutenant governor additiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin M
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a " Beta −" global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As of 2021, Austin had an estimated population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 North Carolina Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
The 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 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. Primary elections were held on March 3, 2020. In North Carolina, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest was re-elected to a second term in 2016, despite Republican Governor Pat McCrory losing reelection by a narrow margin. Forest was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits established by the Constitution of North Carolina. He instead unsuccessfully ran for Governor. The Republican Party nominated businessman Mark Robinson (who was running for public office for the first time), and the Democratic Party nominated state representative Yvonne Lewis Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina Senate
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 Senate's prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House. The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, but the Lt. Governor has very limited powers and only votes to break a tie. Before the office of Lt. Governor was created in 1868, the Senate was presided over by a "Speaker." After the 1988 election of James Carson Gardner, the first Republican Lt. Governor since Reconstruction, Democrats in control of the Senate shifted most of the power held by the Lt. Governor to the senator who is elected President Pro Tempore (or Pro-Tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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