Neal Hunt
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Senator Neal Hunt |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 15th district |
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Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | John H. Carrington |
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| Born |
September 17, 1942 Thomasville, North Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Hampden–Sydney College (BS) Wharton School (MBA) |
| Occupation | President, HMC Corporation |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | www |
Neal K. Hunt serves as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing constituents in Wake County in the fifteenth district of the North Carolina Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2004. He previously served two terms in an at-large seat on the Raleigh City Council.
Neal Hunt was born in Thomasville, North Carolina on September 17, 1942, but grew up in the Raleigh area graduating from Ravenscroft School in 1960. He then went on to receive his BS in Spanish from Hampden–Sydney College in 1964 and an MBA from Wharton School in 1968.
Hunt went to work for Wachovia in Raleigh becoming a regional manager for commercial real estate lending. Later, he started his own real estate development firm.
Hunt served for seven years on the Raleigh Planning Commission from 1993 to 2000. He then ran for an at-large seat on the Raleigh City Council winning two terms. He served from 2001 until his election to State Senate in 2004.
Hunt first won election to the 15th district of the North Carolina Senate in 2004 after defeating a five-term incumbent John H. Carrington and newcomer Jean Koch in the Republican primary with 62.36% of the vote. Hunt then won the general election race against Libertarian candidate Lee Griffin with 84.58% of the vote.
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