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Joe Hackney
Joe Hackney (b. September 23, 1945) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented District 54 from 1981-2013. He served as Speaker of the House, and was Majority Leader from 2005 to 2006; Democratic Leader from 2003 to 2004; and Speaker Pro Tempore from 1999 to 2002. He also served as Minority Leader.
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][4]
| 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.[5] $930,801 was raised for this campaign.[6] He ran unopposed.
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 54 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joe Hackney (D)
|
31,212 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Representative Hackney's facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raleigh News & Observer, "Exodus from legislature grows," February 3, 2012
- ↑ State Budget Leaves $28 Billion Hole
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official North Carolina General Election Results- November 2, 2010," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2008 General Election Results," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
North Carolina House - District 54 1981–2013 |
Succeeded by Deb McManus (D) |
