Charles Batcheller Neely Jr. (born December 11, 1943) is a former

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member of the

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representing the State's 61st House district.

Career

In 1994, Neely was elected to the

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. He was reelected in 1996 and 1998. He resigned from the State House on April 7, 1999. He ran for

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, but came third in the Republican primary.

References

1943 births Duke University School of Law alumni Living people Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina lawyers People from Butler, New Jersey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni 20th-century American politicians {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub