Alumni in the Legislature
Forty-five UNC alumni were elected to the N.C. General
Assembly in November. As a result, 30 percent of senators
( 15 of 50) and 25 percent of House members ( 30 of 120)
are Carolina alumni. Also, former Sen. Walter H. Dalton ’ 71
was elected lieutenant governor. All legislators serve two-year terms. The 2009 legislative session opens Jan. 28.
N.C. SENATE
Sen. Bob Atwater
’ 71 (AB) Democrat; was an
incumbent;
represents District 18 (Chatham,
Durham and Lee counties)
Boba@ncleg.net
Sen. James Forrester
’ 76 (MPH) Republican; was an
incumbent; represents District 41
(Gaston, Iredell and Lincoln counties)
Jamesf@ncleg.net
Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird
’ 73 (MMUS) Democrat; was an
incumbent; represents District 23
(Orange and Person counties)
Elliek@ncleg.net
Sen. R.C. Soles Jr.
’ 59 (LLBJD) Democrat; was an
incumbent; represents District 8
(Brunswick, Columbus and
Pender counties)
Rcsoles@ncleg.net
Sen. Douglas E. Berger
’ 82 (AB, ’ 89 JD) Democrat; was an
incumbent; represents District 7
(Franklin, Granville, Vance and
Warren counties)
Dougb@ncleg.net
Sen. Linda D. Garrou
’ 67 (MAT) Democrat; was an
incumbent; represents District 32
(Forsyth County)
Lindag@ncleg.net
Sen. Martin L. Nesbitt Jr.
’68 (’ 70 AB, ’ 73 JD) Democrat; was
an incumbent; represents District 49
(Buncombe County)
Martinn@ncleg.net
Sen. Richard Y. Stevens
’ 70 (AB, ’ 74 JD, ’ 78 MPA)
Republican; was an incumbent;
represents District 17 (Wake County)
Richards@ncleg.net
Sen. Charlie Smith Dannelly
’ 66 (MEd) Democrat; was an
incumbent; represents District 38
(Mecklenburg County)
Charlied@ncleg.net
Sen. W. Edward “Eddie”
Goodall Jr.
’ 69 Republican; was an incumbent;
represents District 35 (Mecklenburg
and Union counties)
Eddieg@ncleg.net
Sen. William R. Purcell
’ 56 (MD) Democrat; was an
incumbent; represents District 25
(Anson, Richmond, Scotland and
Stanly counties)
Williamp@ncleg.net
Sen. Don Vaughan
’ 74 (AB) Democrat; newly elected;
represents District 27 (Guilford
County)
*
Sen. Anthony E. Foriest
’ 74 (AB) Democrat; was an
incumbent;
represents District 24 (Alamance
and Caswell counties)
Tonyf@ncleg.net
Sen. Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.
’ 72 (JD) Republican; was an
incumbent; represents District 36
(Cabarrus and Iredell counties)
Fletcherh@ncleg.net
Sen. Anthony Eden Rand
’ 61 (AB, ’ 64 LLBJD) Democrat; was
an incumbent; represents District 19
(Bladen and Cumberland counties)
Tonyr@ncleg.net
Legislative e-mail
addresses had not been
assigned to new legislators by press time; visit
the N.C. General
Assembly online at
www.ncga.state.nc.us
to find legislators’
e-mail addresses and
other information.
