Coy Privette
{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = Coy Privette
| image=Coy Privette.png
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|office= Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
| term_start =1985
| term_end = 1992
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| party =Republican
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|1|31}}
| birth_place =Statesville, North Carolina
| death_date= {{Death date and age|2015|3|25|1933|1|31}}
| death_place = Thomasville, North Carolina
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| alma_mater=Wake Forest University
| spouse =Betty Frances Shoaf
| children=4
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Coy Clarence Privette (January 31, 1933 – March 23, 2015) was an American Baptist pastor, conservative activist, and politician active in the U.S. state of North Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman19891990nort#page/420/mode/2up|title = North Carolina manual [serial]| year=1916 }}
In 1976, Privette was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, losing in a primary runoff to David Flaherty. He later served four terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1985–1992). In 1992, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 8th congressional district.
Privette served as a county commissioner in Cabarrus County, North Carolina from 1998 until 2010, when he did not seek re-election.{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/02/1408481_primaries-pit-republicans-in-cabarrus.html |title=Charlotte Observer |access-date=2014-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102202847/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/02/1408481_primaries-pit-republicans-in-cabarrus.html |archive-date=2014-01-02 |url-status=dead }}
He was a longtime member of North Kannapolis Baptist Church, where he was pastor for 14 years and was later named pastor emeritus.
Charges
In 2007, Privette was charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution.http://www.charlotte.com/407/story/203336.html{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-072307-jmn-privette.a381bdc6.html WCNC]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Privette eventually resigned as president of North Carolina's Christian Action League and pleaded guilty to the charges.[http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/cabarrus-county-commissioner-pleads-guilty-to-pros/nGyZ2/ WSOC-TV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102224639/http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/cabarrus-county-commissioner-pleads-guilty-to-pros/nGyZ2/ |date=2014-01-02 }}
The Cabarrus County Republican Party, the state Republican Party chair, and his fellow commissioners called on Privette to resign as a county commissioner.{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotte.com/politics/story/257763.html |title=Charlotte Observer | 08/31/2007 | Calls grow for Privette to resign |access-date=2007-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002930/http://www.charlotte.com/politics/story/257763.html |archive-date=2007-09-27 }} At one point, Privette said he would resign, although not because of the charges.[http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/charlotte-area-commissioner-caught-in-prostitution/nGzQm/ WSOC-TV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102202340/http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/charlotte-area-commissioner-caught-in-prostitution/nGzQm/ |date=2014-01-02 }} Nevertheless, he completed his term, which continued through December 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cabarruscounty.us/government/departments/commissioners/Pages/Minutes.aspx |title=Minutes of Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners meetings, which note his presence through 2010 |access-date=2014-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102202556/http://www.cabarruscounty.us/government/departments/commissioners/Pages/Minutes.aspx |archive-date=2014-01-02 |url-status=dead }} On October 25, 2007, he was removed as vice president of programs by the membership of the Cabarrus County Republican Men's Club.http://www.independenttribune.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CIT%2FMGArticle%2FCIT_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353256615&path=!news {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=12564 OurCampaigns.com]
- [https://archive.today/20070929205154/http://www.christianactionleague.org/article/772 Christian Action League article]
- [http://jackbetts.blogspot.com/2007/07/hell-has-frozen-over.html 'Hell has just frozen over, ' Article] by Jack Betts
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2007/07_20_2007/ne200707moral.shtml
|work=Biblical Recorder
|date=July 20, 2007
|title=Moral activist Privette arrested
|author=Norman Jameson
|access-date=2010-08-30
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903051841/http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2007/07_20_2007/ne200707moral.shtml
|archive-date=September 3, 2010
}}
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Category:County commissioners in North Carolina
Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Category:North Carolina politicians convicted of crimes
Category:20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly