James L. Boles Jr. Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Representative
Jamie Boles
State House:	North Carolina
State:	North Carolina
District:	52nd
Term Start:	January 1, 2009
Term End:	January 1, 2023
Predecessor:	Joe Boylan
Successor:	Ben Moss
Party:	Republican
Birth Name:	James Larry Boles Jr.
Birth Date:	16 January 1961
Birth Place:	Aberdeen, North Carolina
Alma Mater:	Sandhills Community College Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Spouse:	Angela
Children:	7
Residence:	Whispering Pines, North Carolina
Occupation:	Funeral Home owner

James "Jamie" Larry Boles Jr. (born January 16, 1961) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 52nd district (which includes most of Moore County) from 2009 to 2023. A funeral home owner from Whispering Pines, North Carolina, Boles previously served as one of the Deputy Majority Whips.^[1]

Life and career

Boles graduated from Sandhills Community College and graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1982.^[2] He established Boles Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., in Moore County, North Carolina, in 1984.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022 Session

• Appropriations (Vice Chair)
• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety Committee (Senior Chair)
• Alcoholic Beverage Control (Vice Chair)
• State Government (Vice Chair)
• Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
• Local Government
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
• Transportation

2019-2020 Session

• Appropriations (Vice Chair)
• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Senior Chair)
• Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair)
• State and Local Government
• Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
• Transportation

2017-2018 Session

• Appropriations (Vice Chair)
• Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
• Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair)
• State and Local Government II
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
• Transportation
• Commerce and Job Development
• Ethics

2015-2016 Session

• Appropriations (Vice Chair)
• Appropriations - Information Technology
• Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety (Chair)
• Alcoholic Beverage Control (Chair)
• Local Government
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
• Transportation
• Commerce and Job Development
• Ethics
• Insurance

2013-2014 Session

• Appropriations (Vice Chair)
• Government (Vice Chair)
• Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
• Transportation
• Commerce and Job Development
• Ethics

2011-2012 Session

• Appropriations
• Government (Vice Chair)
• Transportation
• Commerce and Job Development
• State Personnel

2009-2010 Session

• Appropriations
• Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship
• Local Government I
• Aging
• Water Resources and Infrastructure

Electoral history

2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative James L. Boles, Jr. (Rep). NC General Assembly Website.
2. Web site: Boles Funeral Homes & Crematory Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Sanford & West End, NC Funeral Home & Cremation. 2021-02-03. www.bolesfuneralhome.com.
3. Web site: Jamie Boles. 2022-01-24.