James Russell Capps (February 26, 1931 – October 6, 2020) was a Republican member of the

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from 1994 to 2006. Capps represented the state's 50th House District until the General Assembly redrew legislative districts. Capps then represented the 41st House District, which includes portions of the Town of Apex,

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, City of Raleigh, and the entire Town of Morrisville. The portion of Research Triangle Park (RTP) within

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county as well as

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(RDU) are also in the district. Capps was born in

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. He graduated from Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh. Capps went to the Radio/Television Institute of Chicago. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. Capps was involved in the radio and television business in Raleigh. Capps went to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and served as a volunteer pastor at a Baptist church in Raleigh.James Russell Capps-obituary
/ref> In the 2006 general election, Capps was defeated by Democratic challenger

Ty Harrell Warren Tyrone "Ty" Harrell (born February 6, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County. He defeated Chris Mintz in the ...

. Capps attempted a comeback to the NC State House in 2012, but was defeated by

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in the May primary election.

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