Chuck McGrady (born March 6, 1953) is a former

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member of the

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. He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020.

Life and career

McGrady was born in

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. He earned a B.A. from

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in 1975 and his J.D.

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in 1978. From1978 to 1979, he taught law at

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; after that he was a law clerk and then a corporate counsel until 1992, when he became Executive Director of the Environmental & Conservation Organization of Henderson County. He was an early leader of the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and served as President of the

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from 1998 to 2000. In 2009–10 he was Executive Director of the North Carolina Youth Camp Association, and he is director emeritus of Falling Creek Camp in

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Political career

He served on the council of the Village of Flat Rock from 1997 to 2001. In 2004 he was elected to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, where he served until being elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010, succeeding Carolyn Justus. He was the chairman of the House Appropriations and Alcoholic Beverage Control Committees for the 2019-20 session. In May 2019, McGrady announced that he will not seek re-election in 2020.

Electoral history

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

2008

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGrady, Chuck Living people 1953 births People from Baltimore People from Henderson County, North Carolina Rhodes College alumni Mercer University alumni Sierra Club presidents 21st-century American politicians County commissioners in North Carolina Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives