Lorene T. Coates

Lorene Thomason Coates (born January 13, 1936)[1][2] served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the U.S. state's seventy-seventh House district, including constituents in Rowan county from 2001 to 2011.

Representative Lorene T. Coates
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Charlotte Ancher Gardner
Succeeded by	Harry Warren
Constituency	35th District (2001-2003) 77th District (2003-2011)
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1936 Rowan County, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Salisbury, North Carolina
Occupation	Retired

A retiree from Salisbury, North Carolina, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has hosted a weekly radio show and for twenty years wrote a newspaper column in the Salisbury Post.[3]

On March 30, 2006, she gained distinction by being the first Democratic member of the House to publicly call for House Speaker, and fellow Democrat, Jim Black to step down from his post as Speaker following investigations of his misconduct.[4] Black later resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to a felony charge of public corruption.[5]

In 2007 she announced her support for John Edwards for President.[6]

Electoral history

North Carolina House District 35 General Election 2000[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene T. Coates	11,026	52.04
	Republican	Charlotte A. Gardner	10,163	47.96
Majority			863	4.07
Total votes			21,189	100.00

• After redistricting, Coates' House District changed from 35 to 77.

North Carolina House District 77 General Election 2002[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene T. Coates	9,886	55.02
	Republican	Charlotte A. Gardner	8,081	44.98
Majority			1804	10.05
Total votes			17,967	100.00

North Carolina House District 77 General Election 2004[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene T. Coates	15,026	60.64
	Republican	Mac Butner	9,751	39.36
Majority			5275	21.29
Total votes			24,777	100.00

North Carolina House District 77 General Election 2006[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene T. Coates	8,279	61.68
	Republican	Susan Morris	5,144	38.32
Majority			3135	23.36
Total votes			13,423	100.00

North Carolina House District 77 General Election 2008[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene T. Coates	20,050	66.85
	Republican	Ada M. Fisher	9,942	33.15
Majority			10108	33.70
Total votes			29,992	100.00

North Carolina House District 77 General Election 2010[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren	9,117	50.46
	Democratic	Lorene T. Coates	8,951	49.54
Majority			166	0.92
Total votes			18,068	100.00

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84356557
2. https://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20012002nort/page/510/mode/2up
3. Women in the Legislature Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, Lillian's List of North Carolina, Retrieved May 20, 2007
4. "Democrat Urges Black to Step Down". Raleigh News & Observer. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
5. Jim Black Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, March 28, 2007, The News and Observer, Retrieved May 20, 2007
6. Edwards Launches "Women For Edwards" Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, My Direct Democracy Website, Retrieved 21 August 2011
7. "NC General Election Results 2000". NC State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
8. "NC General Election Results 2002". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
9. "NC General Election Results 2004". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
10. "NC General Election Results 2006". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
11. "NC General Election Results 2008". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
12. "NC General Election Results 2010". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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