James A. Harrell III
Template:Short description Template:Infobox officeholder James Andrew "Jim" Harrell III (born October 8, 1974 in Elkin, North Carolina)<ref>Descendants of Martin Marshall and Allied Families: Of Calvert County, Maryland, Carroll County, Virginia and Surry & Forsyth Counties, North Carolina (1994) - page 201</ref> served three terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninetieth House district, including constituents in Alleghany and Surry counties. As of 2011, Harrell is a lobbyist, running his own firm, James A. Harrell III and Associates, LLC, in Raleigh.<ref>NC Secretary of State lobbyist information</ref>
Early life and education
Harrell earned the Eagle Scout designation as a youth, like many members of his family.<ref>Elkin Tribune Template:Webarchive</ref> Harrell is a graduate of Hampden–Sydney College and the Emory University School of Law. While a law student, Harrell worked for the District Attorney's office in Fulton County, Georgia. He also served as a law clerk for North Carolina Supreme Court justice Franklin Freeman.<ref>OurCampaigns.com</ref>
Political career
Harrell was elected to the House in 2002 and re-elected in 2004. He was elected to a third term on November 7, 2006 with over 60 percent of the vote.<ref>OurCampaigns.com: 2006</ref> In 2008, he was narrowly defeated for re-election by Republican Sarah Stevens.<ref>OurCampaigns.com: 2008</ref>
During his final term, the 2007-2008 session, Harrell was chairman of both the House committees on Ways and Means and on Pensions and Retirement.<ref>NC General Assembly site</ref> He served as chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources committee in his second term and of Judiciary Committee II in the second half of his first term. Harrell also chaired or co-chaired select committees on Economic Development and on the rural economy in 2006.<ref>NC General Assembly site</ref><ref>NC General Assembly site</ref>
While serving in the legislature, Harrell founded a summer program to teach high school students about government and politics, named the James A. Harrell Jr. School of Government, after his father, a Surry County commissioner and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004.
Electoral history
2008
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Elkin, North Carolina
- Hampden–Sydney College alumni
- Emory University alumni
- Emory University School of Law alumni
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- People from Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly