Ernestine "Byrd" Bazemore is a

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politician.

Early life and education

Bazemore earned a bachelor's of science degree in criminal justice and criminology.

Career

Bazemore has served as an educator. In 2014, Bazemore was first elected to the

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Commissioner. She served as vice chair of the commission from 2016 to 2017, and as chair in 2018. On November 3, 2020, Bazemore won a close

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against

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nominee Thomas Hester Jr. for the

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seat represented the 3rd district. She won 52% of the vote. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. In early January 2021, Bazemore was appointed to three legislative committees: the State and Local Government committee, the Appropriations on General Government Committee, and the Pensions Committee.

Personal life

Bazemore lives in

Windsor, North Carolina Windsor is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,630 at the 2010 census, up from 2,283 in 2000. It is the county seat of Bertie County, which is also the homeland of the Southern Band Tuscarora Tribe that rem ...

. Bazemore has three children.

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