Michael P. Walters

American businessman and politician from North Carolina
Senator
Michael Walters
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district
In office
November 3, 2009 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byDavid Weinstein
Succeeded byJane Smith
Personal details
Born (1956-07-16) July 16, 1956 (age 67)
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceFairmont, North Carolina
Alma materNorth Carolina State University
Occupationbusinessman, logging company

Michael P. Walters (born July 16, 1956) is a North Carolina businessman and politician. He was appointed to a seat in the North Carolina Senate in 2009 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. David Weinstein (a fellow Democrat), and then was elected and re-elected to the Senate in 2010 and 2012. He chose not to run for another term in 2014.[1] Walters has represented Senate District 13, including Columbus, Robeson and Hoke counties.[2]

Committee assignments

[3]

2013-2014 session

  • Appropriations - Natural and Economic Resources
  • Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
  • Finance
  • Insurance
  • Pensions, Retirement, and Aging
  • State and Local Government
  • Transportation

2011-2012 session

  • Appropriations/Base Budget
  • Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
  • Finance
  • Insurance
  • Judiciary I
  • Pensions, Retirement, and Aging
  • State and Local Government
  • Redistricting

Electoral history

2012

North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2012[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Walters (incumbent) 46,974 72.55%
Republican W. Bernard White Jr. 17,770 27.45%
Total votes 64,744 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary election, 2010[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Walters (incumbent) 13,559 68.87%
Democratic Ben Clark 6,129 31.13%
Total votes 19,688 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2010[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Walters (incumbent) 22,728 100%
Total votes 22,728 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Jarvis, Craig (January 10, 2014) "Goolsby won’t seek re-election to Senate" News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
  2. ^ Sen. Michael P. Walters Archived 2013-07-22 at the Wayback Machine North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research.
  3. ^ "Michael P. Walters". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [2]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  • Shiles, Bob. "Walters sworn in, gets to work"[dead link] The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.) Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.

External links

  • Official site
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
David Weinstein
 Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district
2009-2015 		Succeeded by
Jane Smith
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  26. ▌Phil Berger (R)
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  30. ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
  31. ▌Joyce Krawiec (R)
  32. ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Carl Ford (R)
  34. ▌Paul Newton (R)
  35. ▌Todd Johnson (R)
  36. ▌Eddie Settle (R)
  37. ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
  38. ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
  39. ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
  40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
  41. ▌Natasha Marcus (D)
  42. ▌Rachel Hunt (D)
  43. ▌Brad Overcash (R)
  44. ▌Ted Alexander (R)
  45. ▌Dean Proctor (R)
  46. ▌Warren Daniel (R)
  47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
  48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
  49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
  50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)