John Christopher "Chris" Heagarty has been described as a long-time player in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 politics, and was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives

North Carolina House of Representatives

The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the state senate....

 in 2009 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Ty Harrell

Ty Harrell

Warren Tyrone Harrell is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st House district in western Wake County...

, a fellow Democrat. He represents the 41st House district in western Wake County

Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...

.

Heagarty served as executive director and lobbyist for the non-partisan North Carolina Center for Voter Education from 2000 until he left in 2007 to pursue a law degree.

Previously Heagarty lobbied at the North Carolina General Assembly for principals NC Association of Electric Cooperatives Inc. and BellSouth

BellSouth

BellSouth Corporation is an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S...

Corporation.

Morrisville Councilman Tom Murry defeated Heagarty in the 2010 General Election by a 54-46% margin.

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• Campaign site