Mia Morris Saraille (born February 13, 1965, in

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) is a former Member of the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

, elected to serve three consecutive terms, representing House District 18 (1996-2002). She was the first and so far only Republican and first woman elected in history of House District 18. She has a B.A. in French and Philosophy from the

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

Career

Before being elected she worked as a: *Legislative Liaison for the office of the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1995) *Member of Campaign Staff, Bush/Quayle Campaign (1992) * Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel,

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Administration (1988-1989) *Member of Vice-President Dan Quayle's Advance Team, Bush/Quayle Administration (1988)

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North Carolina Center for Public Policy and Research
1965 births Living people Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Women state legislators in North Carolina 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub