Harris Blake

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Harris Blake
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byJerry Tillman (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born(1929-11-03)November 3, 1929
Jackson Springs, North Carolina
DiedJune 9, 2014(2014-06-09) (aged 84)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materElon 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[]

  1. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  2. ^ The Pilot
  3. ^ Votesmart.org-Harris Blake
  4. ^ Senator Harris Blake (Rep), General Assembly of North Carolina, archived from the original on 2010-11-21
  5. ^ Viviana Bonilla Lopez (November 11, 2010), Health care reform plan uncertain after midterm, The Daily Tar Heel

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North Carolina Senate
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 22nd district

2003–2013
Succeeded by


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