George G. Cleveland
George Cleveland | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Grant Cleveland May 9, 1939 Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nancy Leatherman Cleveland |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
George Grant Cleveland (born May 9, 1939), is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 14th District since 2004. He is a 25 year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.[1]
He currently resides in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where he has lived for over 25 years.[2] In 2012, Cleveland generated controversy when he stated that the state of North Carolina has "no one in the state of North Carolina living in extreme poverty" during a debate in the House regarding preschool funding.[3]
In February 2017, Cleveland joined with Representatives Michael Speciale (R-Craven), and Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) in proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow North Carolina voters to repeal Article I, Section 4 of the North Carolina Constitution. This article declares "This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union; the people thereof are part of the American nation," and prohibits the state from seceding from the United States of America, and its inclusion in North Carolina’s 1868 constitution was a condition for being readmitted into the Union after the Civil War. [4]
References
[4] http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article134037589.html
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