Lee Zachary

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Representative

| image = Lee_Zachary_NC.jpg

| imagesize =

| name = Lee Zachary

| state_house = North Carolina

| state = North Carolina

| district = 73rd

| term_start = January 1, 2015

| term_end = January 1, 2023

| predecessor = Mark Hollo

| successor = Julia Craven Howard (Redistricting)

| party = Republican

| birth_name = Walter Lee Zachary Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|8}}

| birth_place = Yadkinville, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)

| spouse = Valerie Zachary

| residence = Yadkinville, North Carolina, U.S.

| occupation =

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Walter Lee Zachary Jr. (born December 18, 1946) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.{{cite web | url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149850/walter-zachary-jr#.VWvaEGTBzGc | title=The Voter's Self Defense System }} He represented the 73rd district (including all of Yadkin County and portions of Forsyth County) from 2015 to 2023.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lee_Zachary|title=Lee Zachary|accessdate=2021-10-19}}

Committee assignments

=2021-2022 Session=

  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Education - Universities
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • Judiciary III (Chair)
  • Redistricting
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control

=2019-2020 Session=

  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Education - Universities
  • Ethics
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Finance
  • Judiciary III (Vice Chair)

=2017-2018 Session=

  • Agriculture
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Health
  • Judiciary III (Chair)

=2015-2016 Session=

  • Agriculture (Vice-Chair)
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Judiciary III
  • Transportation
  • Wildlife Resources

Electoral history

=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 36th district Republican primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1951] 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 = Eddie Settle

| votes = 10,756

| percentage = 37.23%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Shirley Randleman

| votes = 9,228

| percentage = 31.94%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Lee Zachary

| votes = 5,053

| percentage = 17.49%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Vann Tate

| votes = 3,852

| percentage = 13.33%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,889

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2020https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1242 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 = Lee Zachary (incumbent)

| votes = 24,703

| percentage = 64.54%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Stinson

| votes = 13,570

| percentage = 35.46%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38,273

| 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 end}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2018https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1076 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 = Lee Zachary (incumbent)

| votes = 19,763

| percentage = 64.10%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = William Stinson

| votes = 11,070

| percentage = 35.90%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,833

| 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 73rd district Republican primary election, 2016https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1443 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 = Lee Zachary (incumbent)

| votes = 6,794

| percentage = 51.47%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Dwight Shook

| votes = 6,406

| percentage = 48.53%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,200

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2016https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1148 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 = Lee Zachary (incumbent)

| votes = 30,354

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,354

| 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 73rd district Republican primary election, 2014https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1509 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 = Lee Zachary

| votes = 5,729

| percentage = 64.23%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Dwight Shook

| votes = 3,190

| percentage = 35.77%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 8,919

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2014https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1173 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 = Lee Zachary

| votes = 19,650

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 19,650

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

References

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{{s-bef|before=Mark Hollo}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 73rd district|years=2015–2023}}

{{s-aft|after=Diamond Staton-Williams}}

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{{North Carolina House of Representatives}}

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Category:Living people

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

Category:People from Yadkinville, North Carolina

Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni

Category:1946 births

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

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