Daniel Bruce Goforth is a former Democratic member of the

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who represented the state's one hundred fifteenth

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district, including constituents in Buncombe County. A contractor from

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, Goforth served almost four complete terms in the state House. He resigned in 2010 before the end of his fourth term, after losing the Democratic nomination for a fifth term to

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. In 2011, he joined the Republican Party.

Environment

Environment North Carolina, a statewide 501 (c)3 non-profit, ranked him as the worst environmental legislator in the state in 2007.

References

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