Cary D. Allred

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| name = Cary D. Allred

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| office = Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives

| term_start = January 1, 1995

| term_end = June 1, 2009

| predecessor = James Fred Bowman
Bertha Merrill Holt
Nelson Cole

| successor = Dan Ingle

| constituency = 25th District (1995–2003)
64th District (2003–2009)

| office2 = Member of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners

| term_start2 = 1984

| term_end2 = 1994

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| office3 = Member of the North Carolina Senate

| term_start3 = January 1, 1981

| term_end3 = January 1, 1985

| predecessor3 = Ralph Scott

| successor3 = John M. Jordan

| constituency3 = 18th District (1981–1983)
21st District (1983–1985)

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|02|07|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Mebane, North Carolina

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|10|1947|02|07|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Greensboro, North Carolina

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| party = Republican

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| residence = Burlington, NC

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| occupation = Small business owner, politician

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Cary Dale Allred (February 7, 1947 – December 10, 2011) was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-fourth House district, including constituents in Alamance County. A business owner from Burlington, North Carolina, Allred was elected to eight terms in the state House. He previously served two terms in the state Senate. Allred served in the United States Navy, and has also served as an Alamance County commissioner. He spent the majority of his career as a Republican, but following a series of public controversies, he left the Republican Party in 2010 and registered as an independent.

Allred died December 10, 2011, in Greensboro, North Carolina at the age of 64.{{cite news|last=Wilder|first=Mike|title=Former state lawmaker Cary Allred passes away|url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/allred-50505-state-cary.html|accessdate=11 December 2011|newspaper=Burlington Times-News|date=10 December 2011}}

Early life

Cary Allred was born February 7, 1947, in Mebane, North Carolina, and graduated from Southern Alamance High School in 1965. He then went on to serve in the U.S. Navy and graduate from Elon University in 1970.{{cite web |title=Election 2008:Cary Dale Allred |url=http://www.unctv.org/election/candidates/Alamance/cary_allred_nchouse_64.html |work=UNC-TV website |accessdate=11 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821132636/http://www.unctv.org/election/candidates/Alamance/cary_allred_nchouse_64.html |archivedate=21 August 2011 }}

Recent electoral history

=2010=

In March 2010, Allred changed his voter registration to unaffiliated and stated his intention to run for County Commissioner in Alamance County either as an independent or a write-in candidate.{{cite news|title=Allred says goodbye to the GOP, pledges write-in run for county commissioner |url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/county-32426-allred-write.html |accessdate=11 December 2011 |newspaper=Burlington Times-News |date=18 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003174419/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/county-32426-allred-write.html |archivedate=3 October 2011 }} He was able to get enough signatures to qualify as a write-in,{{cite news|title=Cary Allred Files As Write-In Candidate For Alamance County Commissioner|url=http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=146161|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121113740/http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=146161|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2013|accessdate=13 December 2011|newspaper=WFMY-TV|date=4 August 2010}} but eventually lost the race to Republican Tom Manning.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tom Manning

| votes = 25,110

| percentage = 62.02%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jeremy Teetor

| votes = 14,002

| percentage = 34.59%

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 1,373

| percentage = 3.39%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 40,485

| percentage = 100%

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=2008=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 22,122

| percentage = 61.38%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Henry Vines

| votes = 13,919

| percentage = 38.62%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 36,041

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2006=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 12,320

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,320

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district Republican primary election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=48] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 2,766

| percentage = 82.62%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = A. J. Glass

| votes = 582

| percentage = 17.38%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 3,348

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=226] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 22,787

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,787

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district Republican primary election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=09/10/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=66] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 2,936

| percentage = 71.59%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Keith Whited

| votes = 1,165

| percentage = 28.41%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,101

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=234] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 13,901

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,901

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2000=

{{Election box begin no change| title=North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781692|title=NC State House 025|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=August 25, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cary Allred (incumbent)

| votes = 36,513

| percentage = 18.71%

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = W. B. Teague (incumbent)

| votes = 35,197

| percentage = 18.04%

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Nelson Cole (incumbent)

| votes = 34,228

| percentage = 17.54%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Bert Jones

| votes = 33,950

| percentage = 17.40%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = John M. Glenn

| votes = 32,271

| percentage = 16.54%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Danny E. Davis

| votes = 23,001

| percentage = 11.79%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 195,160

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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Controversies

In 1981, while a state senator, Allred wrote letters on his company letterhead asking for opinions on health issues and to keep his company in mind for their needs. An investigation by the state Senate found this to be an ethics violation.{{cite news|last=Wilder |first=Mike |title=Allred leaves legacy of service, conflicts |url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/allred-25487-conflicts-leaves.html |accessdate=11 December 2011 |newspaper=Burlington Times-News |date=1 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525085830/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/allred-25487-conflicts-leaves.html |archivedate=25 May 2012 }}

In August 2008, Allred caused a minor local controversy by handing out his legislative cards and state maps at a local Southern Alamance High School football game during his run for the North Carolina Legislature. He was asked to leave the premises.{{cite news|last=Boyer |first=Robert |title=Schools' practices on distributing materials seem to cause confusion |url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/schools-17818-cause-confusion.html |accessdate=11 December 2011 |newspaper=Burlington Times-News |date=19 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003174326/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/schools-17818-cause-confusion.html |archivedate=3 October 2011 }}

In November 2008, after winning re-election, Allred left a series of answering machine messages bragging about his victory while sounding intoxicated. Allred claimed that he was "intoxicated with victory".{{cite news|last=Boyer |first=Robert |title=Allred: 'I wanted to stomp him' |url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/allred-19496-vines-called.html |accessdate=11 December 2011 |newspaper=Burlington Times-News |date=5 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003174344/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/allred-19496-vines-called.html |archivedate=3 October 2011 }}

On the evening of April 27, 2009, Allred was pulled over by a North Carolina State Highway Patrolman, who observed the representative traveling 102 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. Allred stated that he had consumed one chelada. Later that evening, he arrived at the state legislature and embraced a 17-year-old page. Both Allred and the page have stated that they share a "Grandfather-granddaughter" relationship; however, on April 30, 2009, an investigation was launched by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the legislature.

On May 20, 2009, a report indicated that several persons had seen Allred behave "inappropriately" with the page. Mr. Allred threatened to leave the Republican Party. He then resigned the position on June 1, 2009.

On June 29, 2010, Allred was pulled over by Burlington police officers who observed him swerving into the lane opposite his and refused to take a sobriety test. At this point he was taken to the police station where he was given an alcohol-breath test but was unable to produce a sufficient amount of breath to produce a reading (he claimed that due to his bronchitis he was unable to produce enough breath) which resulted in it being recorded as a fail.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090516023306/http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=21 Official legislative site]
[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5182154/ Report on page scandal]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090531222553/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/allred_to_resign_monday News & Observer: Allred to resign Monday]

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 18th district|years=1981–1983}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 21st district|years=1983–1985}}

{{s-bef|before=James Fred Bowman
Bertha Merrill Holt
Nelson Cole}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 25th district|years=1995–2003|alongside=Ken J. Miller, Dennis Alan Reynolds, Nelson Cole, Worthy B. Teague Jr.}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 64th district|years=2003–2009}}

References

Category:County commissioners in North Carolina

Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Category:Republican Party North Carolina state senators

Category:People from Burlington, North Carolina

Category:1947 births

Category:2011 deaths

Category:Elon University alumni

Category:People from Mebane, North Carolina

Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

Category:20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly