Larry M. Bell
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
Assumed office 2000 | |
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Born | Larry Moseley Bell August 18, 1939 Sampson County, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | East Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
Profession | educator |
Larry Moseley Bell, Sr. (born August 18, 1939) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first House district, including constituents in Sampson and Wayne counties.[1][2] A retired school superintendent from Clinton, North Carolina, Bell started his first term in the State House in 2001. He is also one of the minority Whips.[3]
During the 2015 legislative session, Bell is one of 22 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4]
During the 2016 legislative session, Bell was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of HB2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill." [5]
References
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman20012002nort#page/498/mode/2up
- ^ http://votesmart.org/candidate/40914/larry-bell-sr#.Us4elWRDveU
- ^ Goldsboro News-Argus | News: Bell elected new minority whip in House Archived December 21, 2010, at WebCite
- ^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article141701219.html – 'Here’s how every NC legislator voted on the HB2 repeal bill(MARCH 30, 2017)
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