Gene McLaurin

Gene McLaurin
North Carolina State Senate
Incumbent
In office
January 1, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	0
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$13,951/year
Per diem	$104/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	North Carolina State Senate elections, November 6, 2012
First elected	North Carolina State Senate elections, November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	Business executive
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Gene McLaurin is a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 25 since January 1, 2013.

McLaurin is the president of the Swink-Quality Oil Company.

Issues

Campaign themes

McLaurin's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Re-building the economy

• Excerpt:"My belief in rebuilding our economy is built on the premise that our education and business systems are intimately tied together. We must invest in our public schools, community colleges, and university system in order to create a more robust stream of talent to fuel 21st century jobs. "

Comprehensive economic development

• Excerpt:"We need a comprehensive approach to our state's economic development. This means bringing together our leaders in business, industry, finance, education and government to focus on developing emerging and innovative sectors. We must recruit specific industries – not just individual companies. We need to meet today's challenges while retaining the opportunities for future generations."

Investing in education

• Excerpt:"I will be a champion for early education, our public schools, our community colleges and our university system to give more people and our state a better shot at economic prosperity over future decades."

Early education

• Excerpt:"I fully support the expansion of pre-k to all those children who, through no fault of their own, deserve and have the right to that education. "

K-12 schools

• Excerpt:"I will advocate education policies that give our local school systems greater flexibility and encourage innovative approaches to teaching and learning. But with greater flexibility and independence must come improved accountability. I will expect a proper return on our investment -- holding school systems, administrators and educators responsible for their performance."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McLaurin served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

McLaurin ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina State Senate District 25. He defeated Daniel Wilson in the Democratic primary on May 8. He defeated Gene McIntyre (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

North Carolina State Senate, District 25, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gene McLaurin	53%	44,560
	Republican	Gene McIntyre	47%	39,506
Total Votes				84,066

North Carolina State Senate District 25 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gene McLaurin	74%	15,532
Daniel Wilson	26%	5,471
Total Votes		21,003

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Recent news

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Gene McLaurin News Feed

• Sen. McLaurin lobbies for Anson County approval of fracking permits - Ansonrecord
• Making sense of General Assembly's flurry of bills - Ansonrecord
• Honoring a NC legend and local agriculture - Ansonrecord
• Community Calendar for May 18, 2013 - Richmond County Daily Journal
• Today @NCCapitol (May 7): Senate Republicans to unveil tax reform plans - WRAL.com
• NC Senate OKs Drug Testing Requirement For Welfare - CBS Local
• Energy bill shows voice vote unreliable - WRAL.com
• Lawmakers say Raleigh divided as ever - Richmond County Daily Journal
• Gun bill worries lawmakers - Laurinburg Exchange
• Morning Memo: Voter ID week starts, Foxx gets FBI vetting - News & Observer

External links

Suggest a link

• Office website
• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Gene McLaurin on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	North Carolina State Senate District 25 2013-present	Succeeded by N/A