George G. Cleveland
George Cleveland | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Grant Cleveland May 9, 1939 Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nancy Leatherman Cleveland |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
George Grant Cleveland (born May 9, 1939), is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 14th District since 2004. He is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.[1]
He currently resides in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where he has lived for over 25 years.[2] In 2012, Cleveland generated controversy when he stated that the state of North Carolina has "no one in the state of North Carolina living in extreme poverty" during a debate in the House regarding preschool funding. In a conflicting statement, the non-profit group Action for Children in North Carolina cited statistics claiming one in ten North Carolina children live in extreme poverty.[3]
In February 2017, Cleveland joined with Representatives Michael Speciale (R-Craven), and Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) in proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow North Carolina voters to repeal Article I, Section 4 of the North Carolina Constitution. This article declares "This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union; the people thereof are part of the American nation," and prohibits the state from seceding from the United States of America, and its inclusion in North Carolina’s 1868 constitution was a condition for being readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.[4]
2017 Session
During the 2017 session, Cleveland introduced a bill to budget the funds to purchase for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol three rescue helicopters.
2018 Session
H.B. 1050
A bill to authorize the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to apply for Federal Funds for the Expansion of Sandhills 4 State Vets Cemetery and Western Carolina State Cemetery. [5]
- Agriculture
- Appropriations
- Appropriations, Vice - Chairman
- Appropriations, General Government, Chairman
- Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs, Chairman
- Judiciary IV, Member
- State and Local Government I, Member
- Transportation, Vice - Chairman
Honors
In 2018, Cleveland was listed as a Champion of the Family in the NC Values Coalition Scorecard.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.jdnews.com/news/2.3193/candidate-profiles/george-grant-cleveland-1.32304
- ^ http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/membersByDistrict.pl?sChamber=H&nDistrict=14
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/george-cleveland-poverty-north-carolina_n_1317554.html
- ^ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article134037589.html
- ^ https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/6344/0/DRH30470-LMa-159.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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