T. Raymond Warren
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.
Representative Ray Warren | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 88th district | |
In office January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Mark Hollo |
Succeeded by | Mark Hollo |
Sheriff of Alexander County | |
In office 1990–2002 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Bebber Jr. |
Succeeded by | Hayden Bentley |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Raymond Warren |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Iran |
Residence | Taylorsville, North Carolina |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] In 2002, he didn't seek re-election was sheriff and instead ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4] 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.[5][6][7]
Electoral history
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ray Warren (incumbent) | 15,729 | 50.33% | |
Republican | Mark Hollo | 15,520 | 49.67% | |
Total votes | 31,249 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ray Warren | 9,650 | 52.61% | |
Republican | Mark Hollo (incumbent) | 8,693 | 47.39% | |
Total votes | 18,343 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edgar Starnes (incumbent) | 11,813 | 51.48% | |
Democratic | Ray Warren | 11,132 | 48.52% | |
Total votes | 22,945 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
References
- Town of Taylorsville Recognizes Sheriff T. Ray Warren
- "Ray Warren for United States Congress".
- "Sons recall slain Sheriff Elisha Bebber". The Taylorsville Times. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "Official Results for General election of Alexander County" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "Ray Warren". Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "Warren, T. Raymond". September 1, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1278 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=241 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=259 North Carolina State Board of Elections.