Stephen Lybrook Neal (born November 7, 1934) is a former

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Democratic politician who served ten terms in the

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(1975–1995). Born in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in ...

, Neal moved to California, graduated from

Narbonne High School Nathaniel Narbonne High School (NHS) is a school located at 24300 South Western Avenue, in the Harbor City area of Los Angeles, California. Narbonne serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Narbonne serve ...

Lomita Lomita (Spanish for "Little hill") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,921 at the 2020 census, up from 20,256 at the 2010 census. History The Spanish Empire had expanded into this area when the ...

in 1952, and eventually graduated from the

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in 1959. Neal ran for the

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nomination for in the 1974 elections. He defeated Joe Felmet in the primary election, and won an upset victory over incumbent Republican Wilmer Mizell. Neal benefited from voter anger over the

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, which resulted in dozens of Republican incumbents being defeated. He was reelected nine more times against vigorous opposition in a district that stretched from Winston-Salem to the Blue Ridge, even as the area grew more conservative. He chose not to seek re-election in 1994, and his seat was won that November by his 1992 opponent, future Senator

Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who is the senior United States senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United S ...

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* * University of Hawaiʻi alumni 1934 births Living people Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Narbonne High School alumni {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub