Holly Grange is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican, she is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 20.
Holly Grange | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office August 29, 2016 – January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Catlin |
| Succeeded by | Ted Davis Jr. |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | David |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy (BS) University of Southern California (MS) Northern Illinois University College of Law (JD) |
Career
editBorn to a military family, Grange completed high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina near Fort Bragg.[3] She graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1982,[2] earning a Bachelor of Science,[4] and served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers for nine years.[5] Grange earned an M.S. degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1988.[6] After leaving active duty, she served in the United States Army Reserve, where she was assigned to Fort Bragg. Her family settled in Illinois,[5] where she attended law school at the Northern Illinois University College of Law from 2003 to 2006.[4] After earning her Juris Doctor, she practiced law in Illinois until 2009, when her family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.[5]
Grange was appointed to the board of directors for the North Carolina Ports Authority in 2014.[4] When incumbent state representative Rick Catlin opted not to run for reelection in 2016, Grange ran for his seat. After Catlin resigned on August 15, Grange, who was running unopposed in the November election, was appointed to the seat.[5][7] She was reelected in 2016 and 2018.[8] The American Conservative Union gave her an 84% evaluation in 2017.
In August 2019, Grange announced her candidacy for governor of North Carolina in the 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election.[9] She was defeated by Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest in the Republican Party primary election, held on March 3, 2020.[10][11]
Personal life
editGrange is the daughter of Army Brigadier General Charles Edward Getz (1936–2018) and Mary Jane (McNulty) Getz (1938–2016). Her father was a 1959 West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, six Silver Stars and numerous other awards for combat valor.[1][12][13]
Her husband, David L. Grange, served in the Army for 30 years. They have two sons.[5] She was previously married to her West Point classmate Wesley E. Farmer Jr.[2][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Report . . . from the Classes: '59". Assembly. Vol. XL, no. 3. Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy. December 1981. p. 98. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c "PN1155 — Army — 97th Congress (1981-1982)". U.S. Congress. May 21, 1982. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Hilburn, Rachel Lewis (October 9, 2016). "CoastLine Candidate Interviews: Representative Holly Grange (R) of NC's 20th House District". WHQR Public Media. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c McGowan, Mark (April 23, 2014). "Grange appointed to N.C. Port Authority board". Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Callison, Jenny (October 7, 2016). "Grange gets jump-start on House seat". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "Former State Rep. Holly Grange". LegiStorm. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Benjamin Schachtman (October 16, 2018). "2018 Election: Republican Holly Grange running for re-election in House District 20". Port City Daily. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ Adam Wagner StarNews Staff. "In NC House 20, Grange wins re-election - News - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC". Starnewsonline.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ O'Neil, Bill (February 28, 2020). "North Carolina Governor: Get to know Republican candidate Holly Grange". WXII NBC12. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "NC Governor: Republican Holly Grange is running in 2020 | Raleigh News & Observer". Archived from the original on July 19, 2019.
- ^ Dillon, A. P. (March 4, 2020). "Forest easily beats Grange to face Cooper in November". North State Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Brigadier General (R) Charles E. Getz". Striffler-Hamby Mortuary. December 17, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Charles Edward Getz". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Report . . . from the Classes: '82". Assembly. Vol. XLI, no. 3. Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy. December 1982. p. 118. Retrieved May 25, 2022.