Representative
Ray Warren
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 88th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byMark Hollo
Succeeded byMark Hollo
Sheriff of Alexander County
In office
1990–2002
Preceded byThomas Bebber Jr.
Succeeded byHayden Bentley
Personal details
Born
Thomas Raymond Warren
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseIran
ResidenceTaylorsville, North Carolina

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.

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

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Warren (incumbent) 15,729 50.33%
Republican Mark Hollo 15,520 49.67%
Total votes 31,249 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 11,813 51.48%
Democratic Ray Warren 11,132 48.52%
Total votes 22,945 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ Town of Taylorsville Recognizes Sheriff T. Ray Warren
  2. ↑ "Ray Warren for United States Congress".
  3. ↑ "Sons recall slain Sheriff Elisha Bebber". The Taylorsville Times. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Official Results for General election of Alexander County" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ray Warren". Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Warren, T. Raymond". September 1, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1278 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ↑ https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=241 North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=259 North Carolina State Board of Elections.


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