Holly Grange

Holly Grange is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican, she is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 20.

Holly Grange
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
August 29, 2016 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byRick Catlin
Succeeded byTed Davis Jr.
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)David
Children2
Alma materUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Northern Illinois University College of Law (JD)

Grange graduated from the United States Military Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science,[1] and served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers for nine years. She then served in the United States Army Reserve, where she was assigned to Fort Bragg. Her family settled in Illinois,[2] where she attended law school at the Northern Illinois University College of Law from 2003 to 2006.[1] After earning her Juris Doctor, she practiced law in Illinois until 2009, when her family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.[2]

Grange was appointed to the board of directors for the North Carolina Ports Authority in 2014.[1] When incumbent State Representative Rick Catlin opted not to run for reelection in 2016, Grange ran for his seat. After Catlin resigned on August 15, Grange, who was running unopposed in the November election, was appointed to the seat.[2][3] She was reelected in 2016 and 2018.[4] The American Conservative Union gave her an 84% evaluation in 2017.

Grange announced her candidacy for Governor of North Carolina in August 2019[5] and was defeated by Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest in the North Carolina Republican Gubernatorial Primary held on March 3, 2020[6] [7]

Personal life

Her husband, David L. Grange, served in the Army for 30 years. They have two sons.[2]

References
  1. McGowan, Mark (April 23, 2014). "Grange appointed to N.C. Port Authority board". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. Callison, Jenny (October 7, 2016). "Grange gets jump-start on House seat". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  3. Benjamin Schachtman (October 16, 2018). "2018 Election: Republican Holly Grange running for re-election in House District 20". Port City Daily. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. Adam Wagner StarNews Staff. "In NC House 20, Grange wins re-election - News - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. O'Neil, Bill (February 28, 2020). "North Carolina Governor: Get to know Republican candidate Holly Grange". WXII NBC12. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article231788048.html
  7. Dillon, A. P. (March 4, 2020). "Forest easily beats Grange to face Cooper in November". North State Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Rick Catlin		 North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 20th District
2016–2021		 Succeeded by
Ted Davis Jr.
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