N. Leo Daughtry

N. Leo Daughtry


Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1995^[1]
Personal details
Born	Namon Leo Daughtry (1940-12-03) December 3, 1940 Newton Grove, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Helen Daughtry
Residence	Smithfield, North Carolina
Alma mater	Wake Forest University
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Episcopalian

Namon Leo Daughtry (born December 3, 1940) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth House district, including constituents in Johnston County, North Carolina. An attorney from Smithfield, North Carolina, Daughtry has served in the state House since 1995. He previously served two terms in the state Senate.

Early life and education

Daughtry was born in Newton Grove, North Carolina on December 3, 1940.^[2]^[3]

He would graduate from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 and go on to receive his L.L.B. from the same university's School of Law in 1965.^[2]

Military service

Captain, Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force; 1966–69

Political career

Daughtry served in the North Carolina Senate from 1989 through 1993. He was elected to the state House in 1994,^[1] where he was elected Majority Leader in his first term. After Republicans lost control of the House in the 1998 elections, he became Minority Leader. The 2008 election is the only race when he has faced an opponent.^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6] Daughtry was a candidate for Governor of North Carolina in the 2000 election, losing the primary to Richard Vinroot.

He has been a Delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.

Election results

North Carolina House of Representatives District 49, November 2, 2010^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry	18,941	100

North Carolina House of Representatives District 49, November 4, 2008^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry	21,709	54.72
	Democratic	Jimmy F. Garner	17,964	45.28

Civic activities

Board of Directors, Community Foundation

Awards

1996–97; Celebrity of the Year Award; Johnston County Schools
1996; Man of the Year; Boy Scouts of America
1995; Man of the Year; Johnston County Chamber of Commerce

References

External links

Official site

Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Paul Stam (R) Majority Leader: Mike Hager (R) Minority Leader: Larry Hall (D)

Bob Steinburg (R) Larry Yarborough (R) Michael Speciale (R) Jimmy Dixon (R) Howard J. Hunter, III (D) Paul Tine (U) Bobbie Richardson (D) Susan Martin (R) Brian Brown (R) John R. Bell, IV (R) Duane Hall (D) George Graham (D) Pat McElraft (R) George Cleveland (R) Phil Shepard (R) Chris Millis (R) Frank Iler (R) Susi Hamilton (D) Ted Davis, Jr. (R) Rick Catlin (R) Larry Bell (D) William Brisson (D) Shelly Willingham (D) Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D) Jeffrey Collins (R) N. Leo Daughtry (R) Michael H. Wray (D) James Langdon, Jr. (R) Larry Hall (D) Paul Luebke (D) Mickey Michaux (D) Nathan Baskerville (D) Rosa Gill (D) Grier Martin (D) Chris Malone (R) Nelson Dollar (R) Paul Stam (R) Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) Darren Jackson (D) Marilyn Avila (R) Gale Adcock (D) Marvin W. Lucas (D) Elmer Floyd (D) William O. Richardson (D) John Szoka (R) Ken Waddell (D) Charles Graham (D) Garland E. Pierce (D) Gary Pendleton (R) Graig R. Meyer (D) Brad Salmon (D) Jamie Boles (R) David R. Lewis (R) Robert T. Reives, II (D) Mark Brody (R) Verla C. Insko (D) Pricey Harrison (D) Ralph C. Johnson (D) Jon Hardister (R) Cecil Brockman (D) John Faircloth (R) John Blust (R) Stephen M. Ross (R) Dennis Riddell (R) Bert Jones (R) Ken Goodman (D) Justin Burr (R) D. Craig Horn (R) Dean Arp (R) Pat Hurley (R) Evelyn Terry (D) Edward Hanes, Jr. (D) Lee Zachary (R) Debra Conrad (R) Donny Lambeth (R) Carl Ford (R) Harry Warren (R) Allen McNeill (R) Julia C. Howard (R) Sam Watford (R) Rayne Brown (R) Larry Pittman (R) Linda B. Johnson (R) Rena W. Turner (R) Josh Dobson (R) Hugh Blackwell (R) George S. Robinson (R) Rob Bryan (R) Mitchell S. Setzer (R) Sarah Stevens (R) Bryan R. Holloway (R) Charles Jeter (R) Jonathan C. Jordan (R) Jeffrey Elmore (R) John A. Fraley (R) Jay Adams (R) Jason Saine (R) John R. Bradford, III (R) Rodney W. Moore (D) Tricia Cotham (D) Beverly M. Earle (D) Becky Carney (D) William Brawley (R) Dan Bishop (R) Jacqueline Michelle Schaffer (R) Carla Cunningham (D) Kelly Alexander (D) John Torbett (R) Dana Bumgardner (R) Kelly Hastings (R) Timothy K. Moore (R) Mike Hager (R) Chris Whitmire (R) Susan C. Fisher (D) John Ager (D) Brian Turner (D) Chuck McGrady (R) Michele D. Presnell (R) Joe Sam Queen (D) Roger West (R)

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