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North Carolina's 31st Senate District
North Carolina's 31st Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Dana Caudill Jones since 2025. Geography Since 2023, the district has included all of Stokes County, North Carolina, Stokes County, as well as part of Forsyth County, North Carolina, Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 74th, 75th, and 91st state house districts. District officeholders Election results 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 References {{North Carolina State Senators North Carolina Senate districts Stokes County, North Carolina Forsyth County, North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the List of municipalities in North Carolina, fifth-most populous city in North Carolina and the List of United States cities by population, 91st-most populous city in the United States. The population of the Winston-Salem Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area was estimated to be 695,630 in 2023. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, home to about 1.7 million residents. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage, and the "Camel City" as a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R. J. Reynolds' Camel (cigarette), Camel cigarettes. Many North Carolina, North Carolinians refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech. Winston-Salem is also home to si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Barrett (politician)
C. Daniel Barrett is an attorney, legal author, and North Carolina political figure. Barrett unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in the 2004 election. His gubernatorial campaign was noted for its grassroots efforts, including Barrett personally walking across the length of the state from Murphy in the mountains to Manteo on the Outer Banks. Prior to that campaign, he served as Chairman of the Davie County Board of Commissioners. In the 2008 general election, he ran for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, but was defeated by incumbent Judge Linda Stephens. He stated that he had a "conservative judicial philosophy." Dan Barrett's 2008 candidacy was endorsed by several leading North Carolina political figures, including former Governor James G. Martin and former Governor James Holshouser. Barrett was again elected to the Davie County Commission in 2014. He was a candidate for the open 13th district US Congressional seat in 2016 but finished 8th out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davie County, North Carolina
Davie County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 42,712. Its county seat is Mocksville, North Carolina, Mocksville. Davie County is included in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, North Carolina, High Point, NC Piedmont Triad, Combined Statistical Area. History The county was formed in 1836 from Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan County. It was named for William Richardson Davie, William R. Davie, List of Governors of North Carolina, Governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799. Davie County was initially strongly Southern Unionist, Unionist. However, 1,147 soldiers from Davie County fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America. In 2023, Davie County won the All-America City Award for the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kernersville, North Carolina
Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Forsyth County, North Carolina, and the largest suburb of Winston-Salem. A small portion of the town is also in Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County. The population was 26,481 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, up from 23,123 in 2010 United States Census, 2010. Kernersville is located at the center of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, between Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro to the east, High Point, North Carolina, High Point to the south, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem to the west. Some of the farmland surrounding the town has been sold and turned into large middle-to-upper-class housing developments. History The site was first settled by an Irish people, Irishman named Caleb Story in 1756. ''Circa'' 1770, the site was purchased by William Dobson and was called "Dobson's Crossroads". George Washington was served breakfast at Dobson's tavern on June 2, 1791. Joseph Kerner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Krawiec
Joyce Krawiec (born June 14, 1945) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The Senate ..., representing the 31st district from 2014 to 2024. Electoral history 2020 2018 2016 2014 References , - 1945 births Living people Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Republican Party North Carolina state senators Women state legislators in North Carolina 21st-century American women politicians People from Cheraw, South Carolina 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senator Joyce Krawiec
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the elder" or "old man") and therefore considered wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class. However the Roman Senate was not the ancestor or predecessor of modern parliamentarism in any sense, because the Roman senate was not a de jure legislative body. Many countries have an assembly named a ''senate'', composed of ''senators'' who may be elected, appointed, have inherited the title, or gained membership by other methods, depending on the country. Modern senates typically serve to provide a chamber of "sober second thought" to consider legislation passed by a lower house, whose members are usually elected. Most senates have asymmetrical duties and powers compared with their respective lower house meaning they have spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yadkin County, North Carolina
Yadkin County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 37,214 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Its county seat is Yadkinville, North Carolina, Yadkinville. Yadkin County is included in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Piedmont Triad, Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area. History Present-day Yadkin County was home to the Tutelo and Saponi Indian tribes. European-descent settlers moved into the area around 1748. Though in the western Piedmont region of the state, the residents of the eventual county developed more economic, political, and cultural similarities with their contemporaries in the mountains to the west than to many of their peers in other sections of the Piedmont or those in the eastern part of North Carolina. Over the following decades the county developed as a society mostly made up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewisville, North Carolina
Lewisville is a town in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 13,388 at the 2020 census, up from 12,639 in 2010. It is a Piedmont Triad community. History Lewisville incorporated on August 13, 1991. Geography Lewisville is located in western Forsyth County. U.S. Route 421 passes through the southern part of the town. Via US 421, downtown Winston-Salem is to the east, and Wilkesboro is to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.59%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,381 people, 5,345 households, and 3,924 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 8,826 people, 3,341 households, and 2,676 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 3,501 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 93.11% White, 4.19% African American, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter S
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Brunstetter
Peter Samuel Brunstetter (born February 28, 1956, in San Francisco, California) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state’s 31st Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth County and Yadkin County, North Carolina. He resigned from the legislature, effective Dec. 15, 2013, to become executive vice president and chief legal officer for Winston-Salem-based Novant Health. He served with Novant Health until November 2018. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of the University of North Carolina System, headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, from January 2019 to July 2020. Brunstetter received his B.A. in Political Science from Tulane University in 1977, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1984 (Order of the Coif). From 1977 until 1981, Brunstetter served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS ''Briscoe'', leaving with the rank of lieutenant. Brunstetter served in the Navy Reserves from 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pfafftown, North Carolina
Pfafftown ( (forvo)) is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States which has been partially Annexation, annexed into the cities of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Forsyth County and Lewisville, North Carolina, Lewisville, also in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Forsyth County. As of the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, ZCTA of Pfafftown had a population of 2,043. It is a Piedmont Triad community. History In 1784, Peter Pfaff Sr. bought land west of Muddy Creek. A post office came to the community in 1888.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
