Eric Mansfield

Eric Mansfield
North Carolina State Senate District 21
Former member
In office
January 26, 2011 - January 1, 2013
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$13,951/year
Per diem	$104/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Term limits	N/A
Education
M.D.	Morehouse School of Medicine
Personal
Place of birth	Louisiana
Profession	Physician, Cape Fear Otolaryngology
Websites
Campaign website

Eric Mansfield is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 21 from 2011 to 2013. He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2012 elections, but lost in the May 8th primary election.

Mansfield received a commission in the U.S. Army through ROTC. He worked at the Womack Army Medical Center as a Battalion Medical Officer and later as the Chief of Otolaryngology Services. He was deployed to Kosovo before returning to civilian life and opening his own practice. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in health policy at UNC Chapel Hill. He attended Howard University for his bachelor's degree and then attended Morehouse School of Medicine. He and his wife Donna have two children, Erica and Thomas.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mansfield served on these committees:

• Health Care
• Judiciary I
• Program Evaluation
• Rules and Operations of the Senate

Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

Mansfield ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 2012. He lost to Linda Coleman in the May 8th primary.

Issues

Mansfield discussed his campaign with North Carolina Now Senior Correspondent Kelly McCullen:

2010

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2010

Mansfield won election to District 21 of the North Carolina State Senate in the November 2 general election, defeating Wade Fowler (R).

North Carolina Senate, General Election Results, District 21 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Eric Mansfield (D)		21,004	67.61%
Wade Fowler (R)		10,062	32.39%

Mansfield defeated four challengers in the Democratic primary.

North Carolina State Senate Republican Primary, District 21 (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Eric Mansfield		2,813
Lula Crenshaw		2,315
Curtis Worthy		1,978
Eugene Stackhouse		533
Robert Evans		454

Campaign themes

Mansfield's website talks about the following issues:

• Healthcare

Excerpt: "...I support fair and equitable tort reform, Medicaid cost and fraud control, and greater free market competition among health care providers."

• Education and Employment

Excerpt: "I believe that meeting the challenges of employment and education in North Carolina are one in the same. Economic recovery in North Carolina will be dependent on our ability to produce a competitive work force which can retain and attract new jobs to our state."

• North Carolina’s Economic Recovery

Excerpt: "We need a workforce which attracts businesses to Cumberland County. A highly skilled work force will drive the next generation of sustained prosperity in our county and state."

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Mansfield raised a total of $161,401 in campaign contributions.

His four largest campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
North Carolina Medical Society	$12,000
Mansfield, Eric L	$10,000
Southeastern Radiology Organization	$6,000
Wake Emergency Physicians	$5,000

Personal

Mansfield and his wife Donna have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Eric Mansfield's official campaign website
• Official Project Vote Smart biography
• Official Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Larry Shaw (D)	North Carolina State Senate District 21 2011-2013	Succeeded by Ben Clark (D)