Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

1972-Present:  Insurance Consultant Retired

Date of Birth:  March 22, l950

1968 Graduate of Denton High School

1972 Graduate of Wake Forest University, BS-Business

Two sons:  Andrew and Matthew

Married:  Louise S. Dockham of Denton, Teacher Assistant, Denton Elementary School

Member:  Central United Methodist Church

Fellow of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership

1987-1990- Chairman, Davidson County Republican Party

1987-Present- Trustee at Davidson County Community College

Former Member of Board of Directors of Central Carolina Bank in Denton (Now Sun Trust Bank)

Member:  ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council)

Member:  NCSL (National Conference of State Legislatures)

Delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego, California

North Carolina House of Representatives:

Appointed May 1990

Re-elected: 1991-1992; 1993-1994; 1995-1996; 1997-1998; 1999-2000; 2001-2002; 2003-2004; 2005-2006; 2007-2008; 2009-2010

Consistently ranked in the top 10% (out of 120 members) by N.C. F.R.E.E.

1998 - Legislator of the Year by the N.C. Society of Anesthesiologists

1999 - Emergency Medicine Advocate of the Year Award by the N.C. College of Emergency Physicians

Committees: 2009-2010 Session

• Insurance - Vice Chairman
• Appropriations
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation
• Education
• Education Subcommittee on Community Colleges
• Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits
• Ethics
• Financial Institutions
• House Select Committee on a Comprehensive Rail Service Plan for NC
• Joint Study Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Past Committees:

• Former Chairman - Insurance
• Co-Chair - Congressional Redistricting
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Conversion Study Committee
• N.C. Electrical De-regulation Study Commission

Organizations:

• Thomasville Chamber of Commerce
• Denton Chamber of Commerce
• 32 year Member of Denton Lions Club

February 2002 appointed by Governor Easley to serve as a member of the Commission to Promote Government Efficiency and Savings on State Spending.

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