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Dale Folwell
| Dale Folwell | |
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 74 | |
| Retried | |
| In office | |
| 2005 - 2013 | |
| Party | Republican |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 2, 2010 |
| First elected | 2004 |
| Term limits | N/A |
| Personal | |
| Profession | Consultant/Private Investor |
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Contents |
Folwell received his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He is a private investor, investment advisor and financial advisor. Folwell and his wife, Synthia, have two children, Anna and Stephen.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Folwell served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on General Government
- Subcommittee on Business and Labor
- Finance Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Chair
- Government Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Insurance Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- State Personnel Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Vice Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Folwell served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Pre-School, Elementary and Secondary Education
- Energy and Energy Efficiency Committee, North Carolina House
- Finance Committee, North Carolina House
- Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina House
- Pensions and Retirement Committee, North Carolina House
Elections
2012
Folwell did not run for re-election in 2012. Instead he ran for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He finished third in the May 8th primary election.[2]
Issues
Folwell discusses his campaign with North Carolina Now Senior Correspondent Kelly McCullen:
2010
On November 2, 2010 Folwell won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He had no primary opposition but was challenged by Cristina Vazquez (D) in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 74 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Dale Folwell (R)
|
17,475 | 69.32% | ||
| Cristina Vazquez (D) | 7,733 | 30.68% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Folwell won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4] $-66,411 was raised for this campaign.[5]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 74 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dale Folwell (R)
|
21,933 | |||
| Wade Boyles (D) | 15,086 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Folwell was up for re-election, he collected $104,435 in donations.[6]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Dale Folwell's campaign in 2010 | |
| North Carolina Medical Society | $3,000 |
| RJ Reynolds Tobacco | $3,000 |
| Independent Insurance Agents Of North Carolina | $2,000 |
| Allison Iv, John A | $2,000 |
| Piedmont Triad Anesthesia | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $104,435 |
2008
In 2008, Folwell collected $-66,411 in donations.[7]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| SCHALLER, DOUG E | $4,000 |
| SCHALLER, LINDA R | $4,000 |
| RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO | $2,000 |
| SPRINKLE, DAVID | $2,000 |
Balanced budget requirement
It's possible the state is violating North Carolina's constitutional requirement for a balanced budget. The discrepancy boils down to accounting.
State budget writers work on a cash basis, but accounting rules encourage budget writers to work on an accrual basis. Accrual accounting would require budget writers to account for the promises they've made to state workers.
A change would immediately highlight a $28 billion shortfall in the retiree health benefits promised to state workers.[8]
External links
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2004, 2002
- Representative Folwell's twitter
- Representative Folwell's facebook
References
- ↑ DaleFolwell.com, "Press release: Folwell files for Lt. Governor," February 13, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary election, May 8, 2012, Unofficial results," accessed May 9, 2012
- ↑ Official North Carolina Election Results, 2010
- ↑ North Carolina House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ "2008 campaign contributions"
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributions
- ↑ State Budget Leaves $28 Billion Hole
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Succeeded by Debra Conrad (R) |
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- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
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- State House running for SEO, 2012
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