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3 unusual facts about North Carolina Senate


James Turner

In 1798, Turner was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons; he served there from 1799 to 1800, and served in the North Carolina Senate from 1801 to 1802.

Marion Butler

Still a Democrat at this time, Butler was elected to the North Carolina Senate as an "Alliance Democrat" in 1890.

The Outer Banks Hospital

Senator Marc Basnight used his political clout to ensure the hospital would receive approval.


Electoral history of Andrew C. Brock

Electoral History of Andrew C. Brock, current North Carolina Senator for the 35th State Senate district covering Rowan and Davie Counties.

James Gillespie

He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1776 and served first in the North Carolina House of Commons (1779–1783), then in the North Carolina Senate (1784–1786), before being elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 4th and 5th U.S. Congresses (March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1799) and later to the 8th United States Congress (March 4, 1803 - January 11, 1805).

John Dillard Bellamy

First elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1900, he served one term before being elected as a Democrat to the 56th United States Congress; he was re-elected once more, serving until 1903, and was unsuccessful in gaining a third term.

North Carolina Community College System policy on admission of undocumented students

There were concerns from Senator Phil Berger (who was the Republican Leader of the North Carolina Senate at the time), then-Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue, and North Carolina residents asking the NCCCS board to maintain their admission policy prohibiting undocumented students until they figure out a long-term policy.

Sydenham Benoni Alexander

After the Civil War, Alexander was a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1879, 1883, 1885, 1887, where he was instrumental in the establishment of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University; Alexander served on its board of trustees), and was president of the North Carolina Railroad.

Wib Gulley

Beginning in 1993, he served six (two year) terms in the North Carolina Senate, where he represented constituents in Durham, Granville and Person counties.


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Romulus Zachariah Linney

While in the North Carolina Senate, Linney was a major proponent of the construction of the Alexander Railroad, then known as the Statesville & Western Railroad.