| Josephus Mavretic | |
| Office: | Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1989 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Liston Ramsey |
| Successor: | Dan Blue |
| Office1: | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1981 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1995 |
| Predecessor1: | Jim Ezzell |
| Successor1: | Edward Norris Tolson |
| Constituency1: | 7th District (1981-1983) 8th District (1983-1993) 71st District (1993-1995) |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Powells Point, North Carolina |
| Occupation: | Soldier (lieutenant colonel, USMC, Ret.) |
| Alma Mater: | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (AB) George Washington University (MS) Naval War College |
| Spouse: | Laura Kranifeld |
| Children: | 1 |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Serviceyears: | 1956–1977 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Josephus Lyman "Joe" Mavretic (born July 29, 1934) is a former Democratic public official and military veteran from North Carolina. Born in Currituck County,[1] he made his career as a Marine, graduating from the Naval War College and becoming a Marine fighter pilot, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1] [2] [3] Mavretic had served 300 combat missions in Vietnam and recorded 3,000 hours of flight time.[4]
He retired from the Marines and returned to his home state. He came from a Democratic family and community, and he ran successfully for the North Carolina House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1980. He succeeded Jim Ezzell.[5] In spite of his party label, he admired President Ronald Reagan and was willing to buck his party on several issues.
Mavretic became nationally known when he led a bipartisan coalition to remove Liston Ramsey from the position of Speaker of the House.[2] [6] He then served in that position from 1989 to 1990.[1] [2] [7]
He left the legislature in 1995 and retired to private life. He is now a panelist on the television news talk show NC Spin.[1] [2] [8]
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