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Hugh Blackwell
| Hugh Blackwell | ||
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 86 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $13,951/year | |
| Per diem | $104/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Blackwell served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Commerce and Job Development | ||||
| • Health and Human Services | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Public Utilities | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Blackwell served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Banking | ||||
| • Health and Human Services | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Public Utilities | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Blackwell served on the following committees:
| North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Judiciary II | ||||
| • Local Government II | ||||
| • Public Utilities | ||||
| • Water Resources and Infrastructure | ||||
Elections
2012
Blackwell ran for re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the May 8, 2012 Republican primary. He defeated Jim Cates (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Hugh Blackwell Incumbent |
60.8% | 19,537 | |
| Democratic | Jim Cates | 39.2% | 12,584 | |
| Total Votes | 32,121 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010 Blackwell won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Walter Church defeated James Cates in the primary election and will challenge Blackwell in the general election.[2]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 86 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Hugh Blackwell (R)
|
10,429 | 61.93% | ||
| Walter Church Jr. (D) | 6,412 | 38.07% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Blackwell won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[3] $27,298 was raised for this campaign.[4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 86 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Hugh Blackwell (R)
|
14,140 | |||
| Walt Church, Sr. (D) | 13,259 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Blackwell was up for re-election, he collected $132,797 in donations.[5]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Hugh Blackwell's campaign in 2010 | |
| North Carolina Republican Party | $34,983 |
| North Carolina Association Of Realtors | $3,000 |
| Miller, Kay O | $2,500 |
| Miller, Kay O | $2,500 |
| Luddy, Robert L | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $132,797 |
2008
In 2008, Blackwell collected $27,298 in donations.[6]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| fiNORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY | $4,500 |
| MILLER, KAY O | $3,000 |
| STAM FOR HOUSE | $1,020 |
| MORGAN, HOWARD L | $1,020 |
| HILTON FOR NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE CMTE | $1,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF RUTH SAMUELSON | $1,000 |
| MCHENRY FOR CONGRESS | $1,000 |
Recent news
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Hugh Blackwell News Feed
- Legislative roll call: How Hickory-area legislators voted in the General ... - Hickory Daily Record
- How Alamance legislators voted this week - Burlington Times News
- Thirteen priests of Archdiocese of Washington marking milestone anniversaries - My catholic standard
- The Raleigh Report Representative Phil Shepard - Beach Carolina Magazine
- State elections board slashes campaign fines - News & Observer
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External links
- Representative Blackwell's campaign
- North Carolina House of Representative - Rep. Blackwell
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
- Representative Blackwell's facebook
References
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