Scott Thomas (born July 19, 1966) is a

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politician and attorney who serves as the District Attorney for North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4. He previously served in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and

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Early life and career

In addition to his work in the General Assembly, Thomas was a partner in the

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law firm Chesnutt, Clemmons, Thomas, and Peacock. He quit this post upon appointment as District Attorney. His wife, Sherri, is an elementary school principal and they are the parents of three daughters. Thomas is an alumnus of East Carolina University in

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where he earned a B.S. in Political Science and was SGA President. He graduated with a J.D from

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in 1992.

North Carolina General Assembly

Thomas was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1998. He was then elected to the

representing the 2nd senatorial district. On January 18, 2006, Thomas resigned as State Senator to become District Attorney. He was appointed to the vacant post on January 24 by Governor Mike Easley to replace W. David McFadyen Jr., who retired early. Thomas was sworn in on January 30. He has been elected District Attorney four times and is serving his fourth term. C.W. "Pete" Bland, the Sheriff of Craven County, North Carolina, was appointed to replace Thomas in the State Senate. Bland was defeated for election to a full term by

State Representative Jean Preston.

District Attorney

Thomas is the North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4, which includes Carteret, Craven and

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counties. He is a past President of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and former Chairman of the Governor's Crime Commission.North Carolina Conference of District Attorney's
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