Larry Bell
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byJimmie Edward Ford
Succeeded byRaymond Smith Jr.
Constituency97th District (2001-2003)
21st District (2003-2019)
Personal details
Born
Larry Moseley Bell

(1939-08-18) August 18, 1939
Sampson County, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materEast Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
ProfessionEducator

Larry Moseley Bell Sr. (born August 18, 1939) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first House district, including Sampson and Wayne counties.[1][2] A retired school superintendent from Clinton, North Carolina, Bell started his first term in the State House in 2001. During a portion of his time in the legislature, he served as the majority whip.[3] He did not run for re-election in 2018.

During the 2015 legislative session, Bell was one of 22 African Americans serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4]

During the 2016 legislative session, Bell was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of HB2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill."[5]

Electoral history

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district Democratic primary election, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 8,664 85.45%
Democratic Scotty L. Smith 1,475 14.55%
Total votes 10,139 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 24,564 100%
Total votes 24,564 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 15,937 100%
Total votes 15,937 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 25,631 100%
Total votes 25,631 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 11,678 65.59%
Republican DeAnn G. Poirier 6,126 34.41%
Total votes 17,804 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 21,964 100%
Total votes 21,964 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2006[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 9,215 100%
Total votes 9,215 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2004[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 17,812 100%
Total votes 17,812 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2002[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell (incumbent) 11,498 100%
Total votes 11,498 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district Democratic primary election, 2000[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell 2,822 57.33%
Democratic Jimmie Ford (incumbent) 2,100 42.67%
Total votes 4,922 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2000[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bell 9,131 72.63%
Republican John Sherman Best 3,441 27.37%
Total votes 12,572 100%
Democratic hold

Committee assignments

[17]

2017-2018 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • State Personnel (Vice Chair)
  • Agriculture
  • Ethics
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Pensions and Retirement

2015-2016 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education
  • State Personnel (Vice Chair)
  • Agriculture
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Pensions and Retirement

2013-2014 Session

  • Appropriations
  • State Personnel (Vice Chair)
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Education
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Regulatory Reform

2011-2012 Session

  • Appropriations
  • State Personnel
  • Agriculture
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Education
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs

2009-2010 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Agriculture
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Education
  • Ethics
  • Pensions and Retirement
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • University Board of Governors Nominating

References

  1. ↑ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  2. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  3. ↑ Goldsboro News-Argus | News: Bell elected new minority whip in House Archived October 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article141701219.html – 'Here’s how every NC legislator voted on the HB2 repeal bill(MARCH 30, 2017)
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ↑ "NC State House 097". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  16. ↑ "NC State House 097". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  17. ↑ "Larry Bell". Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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