Larry T. Justus
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Larry T. Justus was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from Hendersonville, North Carolina
; he served for nine consecutive terms. Justus was seeking re-election for a tenth term in the General Assembly when he died in late October 2002. Because his name remained on the ballot and he received a majority of votes cast, his widow, Carolyn K. Justus
, was named by the local Republican party to fill his seat in the House of Representatives during his tenth term.
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....
from Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county...
; he served for nine consecutive terms. Justus was seeking re-election for a tenth term in the General Assembly when he died in late October 2002. Because his name remained on the ballot and he received a majority of votes cast, his widow, Carolyn K. Justus
Carolyn K. Justus
Carolyn King Justus is an American politician, and a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred seventeenth House district, including constituents in Henderson and Transylvania counties. A resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina, Justus has...
, was named by the local Republican party to fill his seat in the House of Representatives during his tenth term.