Kerry Graves
Kerry Graves was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 58 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Biography
Graves earned his bachelor's degree in political science and Criminal Justice from North Carolina State University in 1999, his bachelor's degree in social work from North Carolina State University in 2003 and his master's degree in Social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004.
His professional experience includes working as a private investigator, a child abuse and neglect investigator and case manager for the Department of Social Services, as a mental health therapist, as a Clinical Director at a community agency, as a teacher, as a Clinical Instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as a child welfare coordinator at N.C. State University and as an author. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army National Guard for eight years.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Graves' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Medicaid
- Excerpt: "One of the most heart-breaking occurences [sic] in our state was the failure to expand Medicaid in North Carolina."
Protecting North Carolina's Environment
- Excerpt: "We must protect the sanctity of North Carolina's environment from the ocean to the mountains in order to keep from being a 'toxic state.' North Carolina can be a leader in producing clean energy."
Social Justice in North Carolina
- Excerpt: "Fairness and justice in North Carolina should apply to everyone regardless of race and socioeconomic status. With judical [sic] races becoming more partisan, restoring the Racial Justice Act is more important than ever so that issues of race do not get caught up in politics when someone's life is at stake."
Elections
2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Ralph Johnson defeated Tigress McDaniel, Dan Koenig and Kerry Graves in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Ralph Johnson |
42.6% | 2,889 |
| Kerry Graves | 30.2% | 2,047 |
| Dan Koenig | 22.7% | 1,540 |
| Tigress McDaniel | 4.6% | 311 |
| Total Votes | 6,787 | |
Personal
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Graves is married with four children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kerry + Graves + North + Carolina + House"
See also
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina State Legislature
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014
- North Carolina House of Representatives District 58
External links
- Official campaign website
- Kerry Graves on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- North Carolina State Board of Elections, Official primary candidate list
- North Carolina State Board of Elections, Official general election candidate list
Footnotes
