N. Leo Daughtry | |
Office: | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 1, 1993 |
Term End: | January 1, 2017 |
Predecessor: | Billy Creech Barney Paul Woodard (Redistricting) |
Successor: | Donna McDowell White |
Constituency: | 95th District (1993-2003) 28th District (2003-2005) 26th District (2005-2017) |
State Senate1: | North Carolina |
State1: | North Carolina |
District1: | 15th |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1989 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1993 |
Predecessor1: | Robert Warren Sr. |
Successor1: | Elaine Marshall |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Name: | Namon Leo Daughtry |
Birth Date: | December 3, 1940 |
Birth Place: | Newton Grove, North Carolina |
Spouse: | Helen Daughtry |
Alma Mater: | Wake Forest University (BA, LLB) |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Residence: | Smithfield, North Carolina |
Namon Leo Daughtry (born December 3, 1940) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth House district, including constituents in Johnston County, North Carolina. An attorney from Smithfield, North Carolina, Daughtry served in the state House since 1995. He previously served two terms in the state Senate.
Daughtry was born in Newton Grove, North Carolina on December 3, 1940.[1] [2]
He would graduate from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 and go on to receive his L.L.B. from the same university's School of Law in 1965.
Daughtry served in the North Carolina Senate from 1989 through 1993.[3] He was elected to the state House in 1992,[4] where he was elected Majority Leader in his first term. After Republicans lost control of the House in the 1998 elections, he became Minority Leader. The 2008 election is the only race when he has faced an opponent.[5] [6] [7] Daughtry was a candidate for Governor of North Carolina in the 2000 election, losing the primary to Richard Vinroot.
He has been a Delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.
Currently, Daughtry serves on the UNC Board of Governors.
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