Gender: Male
Family:
Birth date: 09/25/1946
Birthplace:
Home City: Asheville, NC
Religion:
Education:
JD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School, 1973
AB, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1970.
Professional Experience:
Attorney.
Political Experience:
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 2004-present
Appointed to the Senate, February 6, 2004
Representative, North Carolina State House, 1979-1994, 1996-2004.
Organizations:
Committees:
Appropriations/Base Budget, Member
Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Member
Education/Public Instruction, Member
Education/Public Instruction, Member
Finance, Member
Health Care, Member
Judiciary I (Civil), Chair
Mental Health/Youth Services, Vice Chair
Pensions, Retirement and Aging, Member
Rules and Operations of the Senate, Member
