C. Daniel Barrett is an attorney, legal author, and

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political figure. Barrett unsuccessfully sought the

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nomination for

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in the 2004 election. His gubernatorial campaign was noted for its grassroots efforts, including Barrett personally walking across the length of the state from Murphy in the mountains to Manteo on the

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. Prior to that campaign, he served as Chairman of the Davie County Board of Commissioners. In the 2008 general election, he ran for the

North Carolina Court of Appeals The North Carolina Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.C. Ct. App.) is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating panels of three. The Court of Appeals was create ...

, but was defeated by incumbent Judge

Linda Stephens Linda Stephens is an American lawyer who formerly served as an associate judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She was first appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC) in January 2006 and lost her seat in the general ele ...

. He stated that he had a "conservative judicial philosophy." Dan Barrett's 2008 candidacy was endorsed by several leading North Carolina political figures, including former Governor

James G. Martin James Grubbs Martin (born December 11, 1935) is an American organic chemist and politician who served as the 70th governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. He was the third Republican elected to the office after Reconstruction, and the ...

and former Governor James Holshouser. Barrett was again elected to the Davie County Commission in 2014. He was a candidate for the open 13th district US Congressional seat in 2016 but finished 8th out of 17 candidates in the June Primary. In August 2017, Barrett was selected to fill the seat of Sen. Andrew Brock, who retired. He has since served as the State Senator from the 34th District representing Davie, Rowan, and Iredell counties. As part of a long battle over redistricting, Barrett found himself in a different state Senate district, in which long-time Republican Sen.

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also resided. Barrett ran against Krawiec in the 2018 primaries and narrowly lost, according to unofficial results.State Board of Elections: Senate primaries
/ref> Barrett is a graduate of

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and

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. Barrett is the author of a book on labor and employment law.

References

External links

Dan Barrett's Campaign Web Site
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