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Ralph Hise

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Ralph Hise
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North Carolina State Senate District 47
Incumbent
In office
January 26, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$13,951/year
Per diem$104/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sAppalachian State University (2000)
Master'sNorth Carolina State University (2003)
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Ralph Hise is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 47. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2, 2010.

Hise has had campaign experience working for the NC victory campaign for the Republican Party, and served as vice-chairman and chairman of the Mitchell County Republican Party. Hise is currently the mayor of the Town of Spruce Pine and an institutional planning and assessment officer at Mayland Community College.

Hise earned his bachelor's degree in statistics from Appalachian State University and then his master's degree in higher education administration from North Carolina State University. He and his wife Linn have two sons, Thomas and Deren.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

North Carolina Committee Assignments, 2013
Appropriations on Health and Human Services
Finance
Health Care
Insurance
Pensions & Retirement & Aging
Rules and Operations of the Senate
Transportation

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Hise ran for re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the May 8, 2012 Republican primary and defeated Phil Feagan (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]

North Carolina State Senate, District 47, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgRalph Hise Incumbent 56.5% 46,415
     Democratic Phil Feagan 43.5% 35,799
Total Votes 82,214

2010

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2010

Hise won election to the North Carolina State Senate District 47 in the November 2 general election. Hise defeated incumbent Joe Sam Queen (D).[3]

North Carolina Senate, General Election Results, District 47 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Ralph Hise (R) 31,846 55.82%
Joe Sam Queen (D) 25,209 44.18%
North Carolina State Senate Republican Primary, District 47 (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Ralph Hise 4,864
Tamera Frank 4,156
Andrew Webb 3,906

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Hise raised a total of $547,187 in campaign contributions.[4]

His twelve largest campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor Amount
North Carolina Republican Party $401,470
Pope, Joyce Wilkins $4,000
North Carolina Medical Society $4,000
Bender, Bridget H $4,000
Pope, Amanda Joyce $4,000
Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic Physicians Advocacy Cmte $4,000
Pope, Katherine $4,000
Bender, Mike $4,000
Pope, James Arthur $4,000
Branch Banking & Trust Corp $4,000
Petro, Jeff $4,000
Carolina Mountain Emergency Medicine $4,000

Personal

Hise and his wife Linn have two children.

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Preceded by
Joe Sam Queen (D)
North Carolina State Senate District 47
2011–Present
Succeeded by
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