Larry M. Bell

Larry Bell
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born Larry Moseley Bell
(1939-08-18) August 18, 1939
Sampson County, North Carolina
Political party Democratic
Alma mater East Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Profession educator

Larry Moseley Bell, Sr. (born August 18, 1939) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first House district, including constituents in Sampson and Wayne counties.[1][2] A retired school superintendent from Clinton, North Carolina, Bell started his first term in the State House in 2001. He is also one of the minority Whips.[3]

During the 2015 legislative session, Bell is one of 22 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[4]

During the 2016 legislative session, Bell was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of HB2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill." [5]

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman20012002nort#page/498/mode/2up
  2. ↑ http://votesmart.org/candidate/40914/larry-bell-sr#.Us4elWRDveU
  3. ↑ Goldsboro News-Argus | News: Bell elected new minority whip in House Archived December 21, 2010, at WebCite
  4. ↑ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article141701219.html – 'Here’s how every NC legislator voted on the HB2 repeal bill(MARCH 30, 2017)
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