Norman Wesley Sanderson Jr. (born July 7, 1951) is a

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member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's second Senate district, which includes Carteret, Craven,

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counties. Sanderson was formerly a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's third House district, which included parts of Craven and

counties.

Political career

In 2021, he proposed anti-transgender legislation which would prohibit medical professionals from performing

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on those under the age of 21. The legislation would also mandate that state employees inform parents when their children display "gender nonconformity."

2006

In 2006, Sanderson challenged incumbent Republican Jean Preston in the primary for the North Carolina Senate District 2 seat. Preston defeated Sanderson, 79.34%–20.66%.

2008

Sanderson next decided to challenge incumbent

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Alice Graham Underhill for the NC House District 3 seat. Neither faced any primary that year. Underhill narrowly beat Sanderson, 49.92%–47.65%.

2010

Sanderson faced a rematch with Alice Graham Underhill and Libertarian challenger Herb Sobel in 2010. This time, Sanderson won the seat by a large margin 63.69%–34.24%–2.08%.

2012

When incumbent Republican Jean Preston announced that she would not seek re-election to the NC Senate District Two seat, Sanderson announced that he would run for the position. In the primary, he faced Randy Ramsey, a businessman from Beaufort, and Ken Jones who is mayor of

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. Sanderson won the primary with 51.86% of the vote. He goes on to face Democrat Greg Muse in the general election.

References

External links

NC General Assembly official profileCampaign websiteProject Vote Smart profile
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