Chuck McGrady
{{short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| image = CMcGrady.jpg
| imagesize = 180px
| name = Chuck McGrady
| state_house = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = 117th
| term_start = January 1, 2011
| term_end = October 5, 2020
| predecessor = Carolyn Justus
| successor = Tim Moffitt
| office1 = Member of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners
from the 5th district
| term_start1 = December 6, 2004
| term_end1 = December 3, 2010
| predecessor1 = Grady Hawkins
| successor1 = Bill O'Connor
| party = Republican
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|6}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Rhodes College (BA)
Mercer University (JD)
| spouse = Jean
| children = 2
| residence = Flat Rock, North Carolina
| occupation =
}}
Chuck McGrady (born March 6, 1953) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/92467/chuck-mcgrady#.VWvduGTBzGc |title=Chuck McGrady's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=February 1, 2016}} He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020.
Early life and education
Career
From 1978 to 1979, he taught law at Wayne State University Law School; after that he was a law clerk and then a corporate counsel until 1992, when he became Executive Director of the Environmental & Conservation Organization of Henderson County. He was an early leader of the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and served as President of the Sierra Club from 1998 to 2000.{{cite web |url=http://vault.sierraclub.org/history/presidents/default.aspx |title=Sierra Club Presidents |publisher=Sierra Club |accessdate=February 1, 2016}}{{cite news |first=Derek |last=Lacey |url=http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20150711/ARTICLES/150719985 |title=McGrady balances politics, environmental stance |website=BlueRidgeNow.com |publisher=Times-News |location=Hendersonville, North Carolina |date=July 11, 2015 }} In 2009–10 he was Executive Director of the North Carolina Youth Camp Association, and he is director emeritus of Falling Creek Camp in Tuxedo, North Carolina.
= Political career =
He served on the council of the Village of Flat Rock from 1997 to 2001. In 2004 he was elected to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, where he served until being elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010, succeeding Carolyn Justus.{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Glancy |url=http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20101230/ARTICLES/12301018/0/search?p=2&tc=pg |title=Top 10 stories: Elections bring big changes |website=BlueRidgeNow.com |publisher=Times-News |location=Hendersonville, North Carolina |date=December 29–30, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/boc/page/former-commissioners|title=Former Commissioners|publisher=Henderson County, North Carolina|accessdate=August 2, 2022}} He was the chairman of the House Appropriations and Alcoholic Beverage Control Committees for the 2019-20 session.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/H/605|title=Representative Chuck McGrady (Rep) Committees|website=North Carolina General Assembly|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827073759/https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Committees/H/605|archive-date=August 27, 2020|access-date=December 17, 2019}} In May 2019, McGrady announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/article230337219.html|title=Moderate NC Republican representative won't seek re-election|last=Specht|first=Paul A.|date=May 13, 2019|work=Raleigh News & Observer|access-date=December 17, 2019}}
Electoral history
=2018=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1120] 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 = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 20,596
| percentage = 60.06%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Gayle Kemp
| votes = 13,699
| percentage = 39.94%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 34,295
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1192] 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 = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 30,659
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,659
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1110] 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 = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 4,815
| percentage = 61.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ronnie Edwards
| votes = 2,989
| percentage = 38.30%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,804
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1037] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 17,292
| percentage = 74.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Shelby Mood
| votes = 5,838
| percentage = 25.24%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,130
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1027] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 6,481
| percentage = 57.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Roger Snyder
| votes = 4,822
| percentage = 42.66%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11,303
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1188] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 26,217
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,217
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010=
{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1184] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck McGrady
| votes = 20,331`
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 20,331
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2008=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Henderson County Board of Commissioners 5th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=45&office=LOC&contest=79] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck McGrady (incumbent)
| votes = 30,430
| percentage = 62.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Sam Selph
| votes = 18,562
| percentage = 37.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 48,992
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.chuckmcgrady.com/ Official website]
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{{s-bef|before=Carolyn Justus}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 117th District|years=2011–2020}}
{{s-aft|after=Tim Moffitt}}
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{{North Carolina House of Representatives|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Politicians from Baltimore
Category:People from Henderson County, North Carolina
Category:Rhodes College alumni
Category:Mercer University alumni
Category:Sierra Club presidents
Category:County commissioners in North Carolina
Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly