Karl Gillespie

American politician from North Carolina
Karl Gillespie
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 120th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byKevin Corbin
Member of the Macon County
Board of Commissioners
from the 2nd district
In office
December 5, 2016[1] – December 7, 2020[2]
Preceded byKevin Corbin
Succeeded byJosh Young
Personal details
Born
Karl Ellis Gillespie

(1962-09-06) September 6, 1962 (age 61)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJanet
Children1
ResidenceFranklin, North Carolina
WebsiteOfficial website

Karl Ellis Gillespie is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 120th district (including all of Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and Macon counties) since 2021.[3][4] Gillespie previously served on the Macon County board of commissioners from 2016 to 2020.

Electoral history

Macon County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Republican primary election, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karl Gillespie 3,181 56.51%
Republican Ron Haven 2,448 43.49%
Total votes 5,629 100%
Macon County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general election, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karl Gillespie 10,623 62.32%
Democratic Charlie Leatherman 6,424 37.68%
Total votes 17,047 100%
Republican hold
North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karl Gillespie 34,933 74.19%
Democratic Susan Landis 12,155 25.81%
Total votes 47,088 100%
Republican hold

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

  • Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs (Vice chair)
  • Agriculture
  • Wildlife Resources Committee (Vice chair)
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Education

References

  1. ^ "MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONTINUED SESSION DECEMBER 5, 2016 – 6:30 P.M. AGENDA" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "Macon County Board of Commissioners special meeting December 7, 2020 - 6:00 PM Agenda" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  4. ^ "Karl Gillespie". Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

  • Campaign Website
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Kevin Corbin
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 120th District
2021–present 		Incumbent
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156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌George Cleveland (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Michael Wray (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Frank Sossamon (R)
  33. ▌Rosa Gill (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Marvin Lucas (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Ashton Clemmons (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Faircloth (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Kristin Baker (R)
  83. ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Jason Saine (R)
  98. ▌John Bradford (R)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌John Autry (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Wesley Harris (D)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Kelly Alexander (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
  112. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)