Paul Luebke
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Paul Luebke is a Democratic
member of the North Carolina General Assembly
, representing the 30th House District, which includes constituents in Durham County
. A professor of Sociology
at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
, as at February 2011 Luebke is serving his eleventh consecutive two year term in the state House of Representatives.
While living in Turkey he studied at Privatschule der deutschen Botschaft, a German embassy school in Ankara, from 1959 until 1962.
After high school, Luebke attended Robert College
in Istanbul
, Turkey
. In 1966 he earned a bachelor of arts in government from Valparaiso University
in Indiana. He earned a doctorate in political sociology from Columbia University
in 1975.
After graduate school he moved to the Durham area.
and have two grown children, Theo and Emily. The Luebke family is Lutheran.
at Tougaloo College
, a historically black college in Jackson, Mississippi
from 1971 to 1975. He taught sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1975 to 1976. Luebke began teaching sociology at UNC Greensboro in 1976 and was awarded tenure in 1982.
He is a member of the sociology faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, specializing in political sociology.
He served on the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority from 1987 until 1991. He has served as a board member of the N.C. Consumers Council.
He was elected to the state House of Representatives
in Durham's District 23, which then had three members, in 1990 and took up his position in 1991.
As of February 2011 Luebke represents District 30 and he is a member of the following committees:
He has been a chairman of the Finance committee and of the select committee on Municipal Annexation, as well as vice-chairman of the Election Law, Campaign Finance Reform and Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House committees. He has also in the past been a member of the Energy and Energy Efficiency committee and the Environmental and Natural Resources committee.
He thinks of himself as a "Progressive Democrat" and has said that "I am especially proud that, during the 1990s, I led the bipartisan effort to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries; and that, in 2009, I was a primary House sponsor of the Racial Justice Act."
politics: Tar Heel Politics: Myths and Realities (1990) and Tar Heel Politics 2000 (1998).
Citing Luebke’s work in leading the Sudan (Darfur) Divestment Act, the Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina awarded him its International Human Rights award in 2007.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
, representing the 30th House District, which includes constituents in Durham County
Durham County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The population density was 769 people per square mile . There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 329 per square mile...
. A professor of Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
, as at February 2011 Luebke is serving his eleventh consecutive two year term in the state House of Representatives.
Childhood and Education
Paul Luebke was born on January 18, 1946, in Chicago, Ill., to Paul and Eunice Luebke. His father was a teacher and education administrator and his mother was a homemaker. Luebke spent his childhood living in Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis. During his high school years he moved to Ankara, Turkey, where his father worked as an education advisor to the Turkish government for the U.S. Foreign Aid Program.While living in Turkey he studied at Privatschule der deutschen Botschaft, a German embassy school in Ankara, from 1959 until 1962.
After high school, Luebke attended Robert College
Robert College
Robert College of Istanbul , is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. Robert College is a co-educational, boarding school with a wooded campus on the European side of Istanbul between the two bridges on the Bosphorus, with the Arnavutköy district to the east, and...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. In 1966 he earned a bachelor of arts in government from Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
in Indiana. He earned a doctorate in political sociology from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1975.
After graduate school he moved to the Durham area.
Family
Paul Luebke married Carol Gallione. They live in DurhamDurham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
and have two grown children, Theo and Emily. The Luebke family is Lutheran.
Career
Paul Luebke taught sociologySociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts institution of higher education founded in 1869, in Madison County, north of Jackson, Mississippi, USA.Academically, Tougaloo College has received high ranks in recent years...
, a historically black college in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
from 1971 to 1975. He taught sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1975 to 1976. Luebke began teaching sociology at UNC Greensboro in 1976 and was awarded tenure in 1982.
He is a member of the sociology faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, specializing in political sociology.
He served on the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority from 1987 until 1991. He has served as a board member of the N.C. Consumers Council.
He was elected to the state House of Representatives
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
in Durham's District 23, which then had three members, in 1990 and took up his position in 1991.
As of February 2011 Luebke represents District 30 and he is a member of the following committees:
- Agriculture
- Education
- Finance
- Government
- Public utilities
- Rules, calender and operations of the House
He has been a chairman of the Finance committee and of the select committee on Municipal Annexation, as well as vice-chairman of the Election Law, Campaign Finance Reform and Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House committees. He has also in the past been a member of the Energy and Energy Efficiency committee and the Environmental and Natural Resources committee.
He thinks of himself as a "Progressive Democrat" and has said that "I am especially proud that, during the 1990s, I led the bipartisan effort to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries; and that, in 2009, I was a primary House sponsor of the Racial Justice Act."
Accomplishments
Luebke is also the author of two books about North CarolinaNorth 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: Tar Heel Politics: Myths and Realities (1990) and Tar Heel Politics 2000 (1998).
Citing Luebke’s work in leading the Sudan (Darfur) Divestment Act, the Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina awarded him its International Human Rights award in 2007.
External links
- NC General Assembly, "North Carolina General Assembly - Representative Paul Luebke". ncleg.net. Retrieved on 2011-02-10