Wesley Alan Meredith (born December 22, 1963) is a former

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senator in the

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in the state's nineteenth Senatorial district. In 2018 he lost the election to Democrat Kirk DeViere. The 19th district is made up of

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. Meredith was born in

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, and moved to

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, where he served in the 307th Engineer Battalion of the

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. He left the military after nearly three years of service with an Honorable Discharge rank of Sergeant having received the Army Service Ribbon, the

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with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the NCO Professional Development Ribbon. Prior to becoming a state senator in 2011, Meredith served on the Fayetteville City Council for three terms spanning from 2005 to 2010. From 2007 to 2009, Meredith held the position of Mayor Pro Tempore. Meredith served on the following Senate

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: Appropriations on Department of Transportation (co-chair), Commerce (co-chair), Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, Transportation, and Rules and Operations of the Senate.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meredith, Wesley Living people Republican Party North Carolina state senators 1963 births 21st-century American politicians People from Tupelo, Mississippi People from Fort Bragg, North Carolina People from Fayetteville, North Carolina