Carolyn King Justus (born September 15, 1945) is an American politician, a former Republican member of the

North Carolina General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Ca ...

. Justus graduated from Brevard High School and studied at Gaston Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She represented North Carolina's 117th House district, including constituents in

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and Transylvania counties, from late 2002 until 2010, when she declined to run for a fifth term and was succeeded by

Chuck McGrady Chuck McGrady (born March 6, 1953) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020. Life and career McGrady was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a B.A. fro ...

.Gary Glancy
"Top 10 stories: Elections bring big changes"
BlueRidgeNow.com (''Times-News'', Hendersonville, North Carolina), December 29, 2010, updated December 30, 2010. She is the widow of Larry T. Justus, and served as his clerk during his nine terms in the seat; after he died shortly before the 2002 legislative elections, his name was not removed from the ballot and he received a majority of votes cast, so the local Republican party appointed Carolyn Justus to the empty seat for the new term. Since retiring from the Assembly, she has served as chair of the Henderson County Heritage Museum.Nathaniel Axtell
"Former legislator Justus understands history"
BlueRidgeNow.com (''Times-News'', Hendersonville, North Carolina), June 29, 2014.

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