John Milton May (January 21, 1950 – May 31, 2017) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue to represent District 49 in the House on April 21, 2010, after being selected by local Democrats in the district (which includes all or parts of Franklin, Halifax, and Nash counties). He filled the vacancy left by the resignation of Rep. Lucy Allen. At the time of his appointment to the legislature, May, a retiree, was serving as a member of the Franklin County Board of Education. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was active in the Communication Workers of America.
John May
Member of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd district
After joining the House, May was appointed to represent his state on the new Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact board,[1] and was appointed vice-chairman of the Local Government I committee.[2]
May was defeated for election to a full term in 2010 by Glen Bradley.[3] In 2012, May was elected to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, an office he held until his death.[4][5][6]
john, north, carolina, politician, john, milton, january, 1950, 2017, democratic, member, north, carolina, house, representatives, appointed, governor, beverly, perdue, represent, district, house, april, 2010, after, being, selected, local, democrats, district. John Milton May January 21 1950 May 31 2017 was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives He was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue to represent District 49 in the House on April 21 2010 after being selected by local Democrats in the district which includes all or parts of Franklin Halifax and Nash counties He filled the vacancy left by the resignation of Rep Lucy Allen At the time of his appointment to the legislature May a retiree was serving as a member of the Franklin County Board of Education He was a veteran of the United States Army and was active in the Communication Workers of America John MayMember of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd districtIn office December 3 2012 May 31 2017Preceded byRobert Lee SwansonSucceeded byMark SpeedMember of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 49th districtIn office April 21 2010 January 1 2011Preceded byLucy AllenSucceeded byGlen BradleyPersonal detailsBornJohn Milton May 1950 01 21 January 21 1950Franklin County North CarolinaDiedMay 31 2017 2017 05 31 aged 67 Louisburg North CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseVickie Gay After joining the House May was appointed to represent his state on the new Virginia North Carolina Interstate High Speed Rail Compact board 1 and was appointed vice chairman of the Local Government I committee 2 May was defeated for election to a full term in 2010 by Glen Bradley 3 In 2012 May was elected to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners an office he held until his death 4 5 6 Contents 1 Electoral history 1 1 2016 1 2 2012 1 3 2010 2 References 3 External linksElectoral history edit2016 edit Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election 2016 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John May incumbent 2 900 56 60 Independent Glenn Swanson 2 224 43 40 Total votes 5 124 100 Democratic hold 2012 edit Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary election 2012 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John May 1 076 61 63 Democratic Joey Mills 389 22 28 Democratic Linda A Maggio 281 16 09 Total votes 1 746 100 Franklin County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election 2012 9 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John May 2 797 53 77 Republican Jeremy Neal 2 405 46 23 Total votes 5 202 100 Democratic hold 2010 edit North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election 2010 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Glen Bradley 11 276 51 68 Democratic John May incumbent 10 544 48 32 Total votes 21 820 100 Republican gain from DemocraticReferences edit janestancill July 12 2010 Virginia senator will chair new two state oversight board for fast trains The News amp Observer Archived from the original on April 1 2012 Retrieved June 2 2017 Representative Committee Assignments 2017 2018 Session North Carolina General Assembly Archived from the original on 2010 11 27 Retrieved June 2 2017 NC Election Results North Carolina State Board of Elections Archived from the original on 2012 07 13 Retrieved June 2 2017 Obituary for John Milton May Strickland Funeral Home amp Crematory Retrieved June 2 2017 Photos PDF The Franklin Times Archived from the original PDF on May 13 2008 Retrieved June 2 2017 Commissioners Franklin County Archived from the original on November 18 2016 Retrieved June 2 2017 1 North Carolina State Board of Elections 2 North Carolina State Board of Elections 3 North Carolina State Board of Elections 4 North Carolina State Board of Elections External links editGovernor s Proclamation appointing May North Carolina House of Representatives Preceded byLucy Allen Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 49th district2010 2011 Succeeded byGlen Bradley nbsp nbsp This article about a North Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John May North Carolina politician amp oldid 1212290196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
