Linda Kay Pennell Johnson was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the state's 82nd district. She was a computer analyst from Kannapolis,North Carolina.
Rex Levi Baker was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninety-first House district,including constituents in Forsyth,Stokes and Surry counties. A retired business owner from King,North Carolina,Baker was defeated in the 2004 Republican primary by Bryan Holloway.
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Carney is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 102nd district since 2003. Her district includes constituents in Mecklenburg county. Carney is a homemaker from Charlotte,North Carolina.
Walter H. Dalton is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served six terms in the state senate before his election to the office of lieutenant governor in 2008.
William Wilfred Cobey Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served one term in the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1987.
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in a special election after the resignation of Frank Ballance.
Bill Faison is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 50th district from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
Michael H. Wray is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005. Wray is also a small business owner in Gaston,North Carolina.
David Grier Martin III is an American politician and attorney. He served several terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's 34th district. His district included the northern part of Raleigh in Wake County.
Mary Price Harrison is an American attorney and politician from North Carolina. Harrison is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,having first been elected in 2004. She has represented the 61st District,including constituents in central Guilford County,since 2005.
Larry Dwight Hall is a North Carolina government official. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from 2017 through January 2021.
James Arthur Pope is an American businessman,attorney and former government official. Pope is the owner,chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers,a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states. He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2012 were held November 6,2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This election coincided with the U.S. presidential election,U.S. House elections,the gubernatorial election and the statewide judicial elections. Primary elections were held on May 8,2012;for races in which no candidate received 40 percent of the vote in the primary,runoff elections were held on July 17.
Thomas Otis Murry is an American politician,state prosecutor,attorney,and pharmacist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County between 2011 and 2015. He defeated incumbent Chris Heagarty in the 2010 general election and was defeated by Gale Adcock in the 2014 general election.
Jonathan C. Jordan is a North Carolina politician and attorney who served as the legislator for the 93rd district of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. During his first term,Jordan served as the Deputy Majority Whip of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was elected to office in the 2010 election defeating Cullie Tarleton by fewer than 800 votes. He defeated Tarleton again in 2012 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016,before losing in the 2018 midterm election to Watauga County Democrat Ray Russell,a professor who won with the help of students on the campus of Appalachian State University. Jordan resides in Ashe County,North Carolina and has two children in the public schools. He is an attorney by profession.
Ralph E. Hise,Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represents District 47 in the North Carolina Senate. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2,2010. He is from Spruce Pine,North Carolina.
Joseph Aubrey "John" Faircloth Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 62nd district from 2011 to 2024. The district covers parts of western Guilford County.
Robert P. Bryan III is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate for the 39th district. A Republican,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County from 2013,when he defeated long-time Democratic incumbent Martha Alexander,until 2016,when he was defeated by Democratic candidate Mary Gardner Belk. After leaving the House,Bryan accepted an appointment to the UNC Board of Governors.
Paul Grey Mills Jr. is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 95th district from 2009 to 2013 and again since 2021. Mills defeated incumbent Karen Ray in the 2008 primary,and served for 2 terms in the NC House from 2009 until 2013. In 2012,Mills sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor,but he lost to eventual winner Dan Forest. Following then incumbent Republican John Fraley's decision not to seek re-election to the state house in 2020,Mills sought election to his old seat and won.
