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William Wainwright
William Wainwright (b. October 19, 1947-July 17, 2012) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented District 12 from 1991 - 2012, and served as Speaker Pro Tempore from 2006 - 2012.
Wainwright held a Bachelor of Science degree from Memphis State University in 1970.
He passed away on July 17, 2012 due to heart complications.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wainwright served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Business and Labor
- Finance Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives, Vice Chair
- Health and Human Services Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Insurance Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
- Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wainwright served on the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, North Carolina House
- Finance Committee, North Carolina House
- Financial Institutions Committee, North Carolina House
- Health Committee, North Carolina House
- Insurance Committee, North Carolina House
- Marine Resources and Aquaculture Committee, North Carolina House
- Pender/New Hanover Redistricting Committee, North Carolina House
Elections
2012
Wainwright filed to run for re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the May 8, 2012, Democratic primary and would have faced Jim Dancy (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Wainwright won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He had no primary opposition but was challenged by Mark Griffin in the general election.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 12 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 William Wainwright (D)
|
9,390 | 60.21% | ||
| Mark Griffin (R) | 6,206 | 39.79% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wainwright won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[7] $154,671 was raised for this campaign.[8]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| William Wainwright (D)
|
17,659 | |||
| Mark W. Griffin (R) | 7,882 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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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 Wainwright's LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ The Virginian Pilot, "N.C. state Rep. Wainwright dies at age 64," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ WNCT "State Lawmaker from Eastern NC Dies, accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ 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 12 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by George Graham (D) |
