Efton Sager
| Efton Sager | ||
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 11 | ||
| Retired | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - 2013 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Wayne Community College, 1981 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 06/10/1933 | |
| Place of birth | Galena, MO | |
| Religion | Methodist Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Sager graduated from Wayne Community College in 1981. He served as Wayne County Commissioner from 2000 to 2008. He was a sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1971. He worked as a salesman from 1971 to 1977, was employed as a manager for an equipment company from 1977 to 1981, and manager of a logging company from 1983 to 2008. Sager and wife, Deloris, have two children, Debra Ann and David.
Sager lost the Republican primary on May 8, 2012 to Jimmy Dixon.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sager served on the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Chair
- Appropriations Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Business and Labor
- Education Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Elections Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Sager served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform Committee, North Carolina House
- Energy and Energy Efficiency Committee, North Carolina House
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina House
- State Government/State Personnel Committee, North Carolina House
Issues
Campaign themes
Sager's website highlights the following campaign themes:[2]
- "Fiscal Responsibility and Emphasizing Smaller and More Efficient Government"
- "Creating Jobs and Promoting Economic Growth in NC"
- "Protecting Individual Property Rights"
- "Regional Water Solutions"
- "Affordable Health Care, Solutions without Government Control"
- "Workable Solutions to Immigration"
- "A Commitment to Pro-Life"
- "Improving Education and Resolving the High School Drop-Out Epidemic"
Elections
2012
Sager ran for re-election in 2012. Redistricting moved him to District 4. He lost to fellow incumbent Efton M. Sager in the May 8, 2012 Republican primary.[3][4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives District 4 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 James Dixon Incumbent |
62.3% | 4,873 |
| Efton M. Sager | 37.7% | 2,949 |
| Total Votes | 7,822 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010 Sager won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He had no primary opposition and was unchallenged in the general election.[5]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 11 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Efton Sager (R)
|
15,409 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Sager was election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[6] $37,385 was raised for this campaign.[7]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Efton Sager (R)
|
18,487 | |||
| Ronnie Griffin (D) | 13,412 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Sager was up for re-election, he collected $15,608 in donations.[8]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Efton Sager's campaign in 2010 | |
| Carr, William W | $1,500 |
| Progress Energy | $1,000 |
| 3Rd District Republican Party | $828 |
| North Carolina Credit Union League | $500 |
| Nationwide | $500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $15,608 |
2008
In 2008, Sager collected $37,385 in donations.[9]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| SAGER, EFTON | $5,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $2,000 |
| 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY | $1,475 |
| STAM FOR HOUSE | $1,400 |
| SAGER FOR COMMISSIONER | $1,361 |
External links
- Official campaign website
- North Carolina House of Representative - Rep. Sager
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
- Efton Sager on Facebook
References
- ↑ North Carolina Elections "Primary Results, 2012"
- ↑ eftonsager.org - Priorities
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections "Candidate lists," Accessed March 5, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," Accessed June 22, 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
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Succeeded by Jimmy Dixon (R) |
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