Kenneth Spaulding

Ken Spaulding
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
1978–1984
Personal details
Born (1944-11-29) November 29, 1944
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Howard University
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill

Kenneth Bridgeforth "Ken" Spaulding (born November 29, 1944) is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina.[1]

A member of the Democratic Party from Durham, North Carolina, Spaulding served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1978 to 1984.[2] He ran for the United States House of Representatives to represent North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 1984, challenging incumbent Democrat Tim Valentine in the primary.[3] Spaulding lost, taking 60,535 votes (47.88%) to Valentine's 65,893 (52.12%).[4]

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He later served on the North Carolina Board of Transportation under Governor Mike Easley. He announced in 2013 that he would run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election.[2]

Family

Spaulding is the son of Asa T. Spaulding Sr., former president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Elna Spaulding, Durham’s first female county commissioner. He is married to Wendy Spaulding, with whom he has five children.[5]

Education

Spaulding is a graduate of Howard University (cum laude, 1967), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government with minors in Business Administration and Sociology. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1970.[6]

References

  1. ↑ North Carolina Manual 1979
  2. 1 2 Christensen, Rob (August 26, 2013). "Spaulding announces early for 2016 governor's race | State Politics". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Schmidt, William E. (May 9, 1984). "New York Times". North Carolina: Nytimes.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ray Gronberg (August 26, 2013). "Durham Herald-Sun". Heraldsun.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ Winston-Salem Chronicle
  6. ↑ "About Kenneth B. Spaulding" - Campaign site


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