Joe Hackney
| Joe Hackney | ||
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| North Carolina House of Representatives District 54 | ||
| Retired | ||
| In office | ||
| 1981 - 2013 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 1980 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Partner, Epting and Hackney Law Firm | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Hackney received his law degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Law School in 1970. He is an attorney and farmer. He and his wife, Betsy, have two children, Dan and Will.
On February 3, 2012, Hackney announced he would not seek re-election in 2012.[1]
Policy positions
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.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hackney served on the following committees:
- Ethics Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Chair
- Finance Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Government Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Judiciary Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Subcommittee C
Elections
2012
He did not seek re-election in 2012.[1]
2010
On November 2, 2010 Hackney won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He had no primary opposition but was challenged by Cathy Wright (R) in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 54 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Joe Hackney (D)
|
18,048 | 57.45% | ||
| Cathy Wright (R) | 13,368 | 42.55% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hackney won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4] $930,801 was raised for this campaign.[5] He ran unopposed.
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joe Hackney (D)
|
31,212 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Hackney was up for re-election, he collected $1,216,426 in donations.[6]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Joe Hackney's campaign in 2010 | |
| North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | $27,556 |
| AT&T | $12,000 |
| Mills Sr, Fred G | $8,000 |
| Goodmon, Barbara L | $8,000 |
| Equality North Carolina | $8,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $1,216,426 |
2008
In 2008, Hackney collected $930,801 in donations.[7]
These were the largest contributors in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| BANK OF AMERICA | $8,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU | $8,000 |
| CITIZENS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | $8,000 |
| EQUALITY NORTH CAROLINA | $8,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCIETY | $8,000 |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA | $8,000 |
| PROGRESS ENERGY | $8,000 |
External links
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Representative Hackney's facebook
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raleigh News & Observer "Exodus from legislature grows," February 3, 2012
- ↑ State Budget Leaves $28 Billion Hole
- ↑ 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 Deb McManus (D) |
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