Harris Blake
Harris Blake | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Tillman (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1929 Jackson Springs, North Carolina |
| Died | June 9, 2014 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Elon University |
Harris Durham Blake (November 3, 1929 – June 9, 2014) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-second Senate district, which included constituents in Harnett, Lee and Moore counties.[1] He was also the Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State in 2000.[2]
Born in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, Blake went to Elon University. He served on the Moore County, North Carolina School Board.[3] Blake, a real estate agent from Pinehurst, North Carolina,[4][5] served five terms in the North Carolina state Senate and chose to retire in 2012 and not seek a sixth term. He was deputy President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate during his final two-year term. He died at his home in Moore County on June 9, 2014, at the age of 84.
References
[edit]- ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
- ^ The Pilot
- ^ Votesmart.org-Harris Blake
- ^ Senator Harris Blake (Rep), General Assembly of North Carolina, archived from the original on 2010-11-21
- ^ Viviana Bonilla Lopez (November 11, 2010), Health care reform plan uncertain after midterm, The Daily Tar Heel
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