Richard Vance "Van" Braxton was a member of the

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from North Carolina's 10th

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District, first elected in 2006. He served as a Kinston City Councilman for eleven years, being first elected in 1994. He owned and operated Goodyear Tire of Kinston for over twenty-five years, and manages a farm in Greene County. Braxton also is a member of Queen Street Methodist Church, where he has served as chair of the administrative board and chair of the finance committee. Van Braxton is a member of PRIDE of Kinston, which works to revitalize Kinston's downtown. He also serves on the

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Recreation Board and the Gang Violence Taskforce, and volunteers for the Red Cross. His wife, Sandra, is a retired guidance counselor at Kinston High School.

Previous sessions

For the 2009–2011 sessions, Braxton was Chair of the House Local Government II Committee. He was also Vice-Chair of the Agriculture Committee and Insurance Committee. Braxton served on the following committees: * Finance * Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs * Mental Health Reform * Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship During the interim, Braxton served on five committees: Finance, State Health Plan, JOBS, Small Business, and Mental Health Oversight.

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