George G. Cleveland

George Cleveland
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 14th district
Assumed office
2004
Personal details
Born George Grant Cleveland
(1939-05-09) May 9, 1939
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Nancy Leatherman Cleveland
Children four
Alma mater University of Maryland, College Park

George Grant Cleveland (born May 9, 1939), is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 14th District since 2004. He is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.[1]

He currently resides in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where he has lived for over 25 years.[2] In 2012, Cleveland generated controversy when he stated that the state of North Carolina has "no one in the state of North Carolina living in extreme poverty" during a debate in the House regarding preschool funding. In a conflicting statement, the non-profit group Action for Children in North Carolina cited statistics claiming one in ten North Carolina children live in extreme poverty.[3]

In February 2017, Cleveland joined with Representatives Michael Speciale (R-Craven), and Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) in proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow North Carolina voters to repeal Article I, Section 4 of the North Carolina Constitution. This article declares "This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union; the people thereof are part of the American nation," and prohibits the state from seceding from the United States of America, and its inclusion in North Carolina’s 1868 constitution was a condition for being readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.[4]

2017 Session

HB 34

During the 2017 session, Cleveland introduced a bill to budget the funds to purchase for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol three rescue helicopters.

2018 Session

H.B. 1050

A bill to authorize the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to apply for Federal Funds for the Expansion of Sandhills 4 State Vets Cemetery and Western Carolina State Cemetery. [5]

Committee Assignments

  • Agriculture
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations, Vice - Chairman
  • Appropriations, General Government, Chairman
  • Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs, Chairman
  • Judiciary IV, Member
  • State and Local Government I, Member
  • Transportation, Vice - Chairman

Honors

In 2018, Cleveland was listed as a Champion of the Family in the NC Values Coalition Scorecard.[6]


References

  1. ↑ http://www.jdnews.com/news/2.3193/candidate-profiles/george-grant-cleveland-1.32304
  2. ↑ http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/membersByDistrict.pl?sChamber=H&nDistrict=14
  3. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/george-cleveland-poverty-north-carolina_n_1317554.html
  4. ↑ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article134037589.html
  5. ↑ https://webservices.ncleg.net/ViewBillDocument/2017/6344/0/DRH30470-LMa-159. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "NC Values Coalition Legislative Scorecard". Retrieved April 23, 2018.


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