Rick Horner (North Carolina)
Rick Horner (Republican Party) was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 11. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Horner (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 11. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
On December 1, 2019, Horner announced he would not seek re-election in 2020.[1] He was first elected to the chamber in 2016.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Horner was assigned to the following committees:
- Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee
- Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
- Health Care Committee
- Appropriations on Education/Higher Education Committee
- Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee, Chair
- Education/Higher Education Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate State and Local Government Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations on Pensions, Compensation, and Benefits |
| • Education/Higher Education |
| • Health Care |
| • Judiciary |
| • State and Local Government |
Campaign themes
2016
Horner's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | ON K-12 Education
Fourteen years of service on a Board of Education has given me a unique opportunity to study our public schools…
On the Economy and Jobs You can count on me to work with our local governments and others to encourage new businesses to locate in our communities and to help existing businesses grow…
On Government and Taxes Our state government belongs to us not the bureaucrats in Raleigh. We need conservative business people in the legislature to prioritize spending.
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Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
Rick Horner did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 11
Incumbent Rick Horner defeated Albert Pacer in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Horner (R) | 56.5 | 45,768 |
 | Albert Pacer (D) | 43.5 | 35,258 | |
| Total votes: 81,026 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11
Albert Pacer advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11
Incumbent Rick Horner advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 11 on May 8, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[4] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[5] Incumbent E.S. "Buck" Newton (R) did not seek re-election.
Rick Horner defeated Albert Pacer in the North Carolina State Senate District 11 general election.[6][7]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Horner |
61.17% | 55,765 | |
| Democratic | Albert Pacer | 38.83% | 35,394 | |
| Total Votes | 91,159 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Albert Pacer ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 11 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Albert Pacer (unopposed) | |
Rick Horner defeated Benton Sawrey in the North Carolina State Senate District 11 Republican primary.[10][11]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rick Horner |
51.62% | 11,509 | |
| Republican | Benton Sawrey | 48.38% | 10,785 | |
| Total Votes | 22,294 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 10 through July 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 11 through June 30. Before the legislature adjourned its regular scheduled session, the legislature scheduled the following additional session dates: August 3, August 18 to August 25, August 28 to August 31, and October 4 to October 17.
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See also
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina State Senate District 11
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016
- North Carolina State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Enterprise, "Horner to step down from state Senate in 2020," December 3, 2019
- ↑ Horner NC Senate, "Common Sense Solutions," accessed March 5, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
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| Preceded by E.S. "Buck" Newton (R) |
North Carolina State Senate District 11 2017–2020 |
Succeeded by Lisa Barnes (R) |
