Hugh Allen Blackwell (born July 14, 1944) is an American

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in Burke County, North Carolina. Blackwell is a member in the

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, District 86, which covers half of Burke County. A

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graduate, Hugh Blackwell is a partner in a law practice based in Valdese. Blackwell is a

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member for

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in Morganton.Project Vote Smart Biography
/ref> He also served as a member on the Burke County School Board before pursuing a political career in

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Honors

In 2018, Blackwell was listed as a Champion of the Family in th
NC Values Coalition Scorecard

Electoral history

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2006

References

Living people Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Harvard Law School alumni 1944 births 21st-century American politicians People from Valdese, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub