Background Info
M/F: Male
Family: Wife: Faye; 3 Children: David, Catherine, Brian.
Date of Birth: 08/07/1941
Place of Birth: Sampson County, NC
Home town: Lillington
Religious Beliefs: Presbyterian
Education:
Attended, Graduate Work, Economics, North Carolina State University
BS, Business Administration, Campbell University, 1965.
Professional Work:
Owner, Hardware Store
Tobacco Farmer
Specialist, United States Army, 1965-1967.
Political Experience:
Democratic At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of North Carolina, 1989-1996
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1979-1988
Commissioner, Harnett County, 1973-1976.