Pearl Burris-Floyd
Representative Pearl Burris-Floyd | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th district | |
In office January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Debbie Clary |
Succeeded by | Kelly Hastings |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Dallas, North Carolina |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS) UNC School of Medicine (MD) |
Occupation | Cytologist |
Pearl Burris-Floyd is an American politician who previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 110th district (including constituents in Gaston and Cleveland counties) from 2009 until 2011. A Cytologist and former Gaston County Commissioner, she now serves as the Secretary of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
Career
Burris-Floyd was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2008 to succeed fellow Republican Debbie Clary, who retired to run for the North Carolina Senate. in 2010 she ran for re-election to a 2nd term, but was narrowly defeated in the primary by Kelly Hastings. She ran for the seat again in 2012, where she lost to Hastings in the primary by a much wider margin. In 2020 she ran for the open office of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor being vacated by Cherie Berry. In the March primary, she came in first in her home county of Gaston, as well as in Craven, Carteret, and Lee Counties, but overall she finished 3rd behind State Representative Josh Dobson (who won the nomination) and Chuck Stanley.[1] in 2015, Burris-Floyd was appointed to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. She was re-appointed to the seat in 2019 for a term ending in 2023. She currently serves as the Board's Secretary.[2]
Electoral history
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Josh Dobson | 274,379 | 40.29% | |
Republican | Chuck Stanley | 257,883 | 37.87% | |
Republican | Pearl Burris-Floyd | 148,710 | 21.84% | |
Total votes | 680,972 | 100% |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelly Hastings (incumbent) | 4,948 | 63.99% | |
Republican | Pearl Burris-Floyd | 2,784 | 36.01% | |
Total votes | 7,732 | 100% |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelly Hastings | 1,368 | 52.68% | |
Republican | Pearl Burris-Floyd (incumbent) | 1,229 | 47.32% | |
Total votes | 2,597 | 100% |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pearl Burris-Floyd | 14,683 | 50.88% | |
Democratic | Davy Lowman | 14,173 | 49.12% | |
Total votes | 28,856 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Committee assignments
2009–2010 Session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations – Health and Human Services
- Aging
- Education
- Education – Universities
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Health
- Mental Health Reform
References
- ^ "Pearl Burris Floyd". Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ Will Melfi, Rachel Crumpler (April 16, 2021). "Who are the voting members on the UNC Board of Governors?". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
External links
North Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th district 2009–2011 | Succeeded by |
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