T. Raymond Warren

{{for|other persons named Ray Warren|Raymond Warren (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Representative

| name = Ray Warren

| image =

| state_house = North Carolina

| state = North Carolina

| district = 88th

| predecessor = Mark Hollo

| successor = Mark Hollo

| term_start = January 1, 2007

| term_end = January 1, 2011

| office1 = Sheriff of Alexander County

| predecessor1 = Thomas Bebber Jr.

| successor1 = Hayden Bentley

| term_start1 = 1990

| term_end1 = 2002

| party = Democratic

| birth_name = Thomas Raymond Warren

| birth_date =

| death_date =

| spouse = Iran

| children =

| residence = Taylorsville, North Carolina

| alma mater =

}}

Thomas Raymond Warren -- more commonly known as Ray Warren -- is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the state's 88th district (including all of Alexander County and part of Catawba County). He was first elected in November 2006 defeating incumbent Republican Mark Hollo, and he served from 2007 until 2011.

Warren is the former sheriff of Alexander County, North Carolina and is a veteran of the United States Army. Warren is a member of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.[http://www.taylorsvillenc.com/photoGalleryRaywarren.htm Town of Taylorsville Recognizes Sheriff T. Ray Warren]

Note that another, unrelated "Ray Warren" (Raymond A. Warren) was also a member of the N.C. House of Representatives, served as a state superior court judge, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress.{{cite web | url=http://wasearch.loc.gov/e22k/20020701203927/http://www.warrencampaign.com/ | title=Ray Warren for United States Congress }}

Career

Warren served in the U.S Army from 1966 to 1968. in 1978, he was appointed as a Magistrate in Alexander County. In 1979, he began working for the Alexander County Sheriff's Office, where he was appointed an investigator in 1980 and Chief Deputy in 1987. In 1990, he was elected Sheriff of Alexander County, succeeding long time incumbent Thomas Bebber Jr. He was re-elected in 1994 and 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2017/06/01/sons-recall-slain-sheriff-elisha-bebber/|title=Sons recall slain Sheriff Elisha Bebber|publisher=The Taylorsville Times|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2021}} In 2002, he didn't seek re-election was sheriff and instead ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=https://alexandercountync.gov/pdf/board-of-elections/results/20021105_General.pdf|title=Official Results for General election of Alexander County|access-date=December 11, 2021}} He was defeated in the general election by incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes. In 2006, he ran for the NC House again and defeated incumbent Republican Mark Hollo, he went on to defeat Hollo in a rematch in the 2008 election. Warren did not seek re-election to the NC House in 2010 and he was succeeded by his predecessor, Mark Hollo.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ray_Warren|title=Ray Warren|access-date=December 11, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/41650/ray-warren|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=December 11, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=10507|title=Warren, T. Raymond|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=December 11, 2021}}

Electoral history

=2008=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ray Warren (incumbent)

| votes = 15,729

| percentage = 50.33%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Hollo

| votes = 15,520

| percentage = 49.67%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 31,249

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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=2006=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ray Warren

| votes = 9,650

| percentage = 52.61%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Hollo (incumbent)

| votes = 8,693

| percentage = 47.39%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18,343

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2002https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=259 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 = Edgar Starnes (incumbent)

| votes = 11,813

| percentage = 51.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Ray Warren

| votes = 11,132

| percentage = 48.52%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,945

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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References

External links

[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=10507 OurCampaigns.com]
[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=559 Official Legislative page]
[http://www.raywarren.com/index.cfm Campaign site]

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 88th district|years=2007-2011}}

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

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:People from Taylorsville, North Carolina

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