Linda Garrou
{{Short description|American politician (1943–2022)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Linda Garrou
| office= Member of the North Carolina Senate
| term_start = January 1, 1999
| term_end = January 1, 2013
| predecessor = James Mark McDaniel
| successor = Earline Parmon
| constituency = 20th District (1999-2003)
32nd District (2003-2013)
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|1|17}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|19|1943|01|17}}
| death_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
| spouse = John
| alma_mater = Sullins College, University of Georgia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| profession = educator, administrator
| residence = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| religion =
| website =
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Linda Garrou (January 17, 1943 – March 19, 2022) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-second Senate district since 1999 until 2012. Her district includes constituents in Forsyth county. An administrator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Garrou was the Co-Chair of the Senate Appropriations/Base Committee, and the Pensions, Retirement and Aging Committee.
Garrou died on March 19, 2022, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article259600739.html|title=Linda Garrou, former NC Senate budget leader, dies at 79|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=20 March 2022|access-date=20 March 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.legislature.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=56 North Carolina General Assembly - Senator Linda Garrou] official NC Senate website
- [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=10215 Project Vote Smart - Senator Linda D. Garrou (NC)] profile
- Follow the Money - Linda Garrou
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=99393 2008] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=79551 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=67871 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=8366 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40544 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=60015 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40311 1996] campaign contributions
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Category:Democratic Party North Carolina state senators
Category:Women state legislators in North Carolina
Category:Sullins College alumni
Category:University of Georgia alumni
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Politicians from Atlanta
Category:Politicians from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Category:Educators from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Educators from North Carolina
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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