Marc Basnight

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Marc Basnight
Member of the North Carolina State Senate from the 1st district
In office 1984 – present

Born	May 13, 1947 (1947-05-13) (age 61)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	widower
Residence	Manteo, North Carolina
Profession	small business owner

Marc Basnight (born May 13, 1947) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 1st District since 1984. His district includes constituents in Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

A small business owner, Basnight is currently (2007-2008 session) serving in his twelfth term in the state Senate, where he holds the position of President pro tempore. Basnight was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1984 and has served as its president pro-tempore since 1993. In December 2006, Senate Democrats officially backed him for a record eighth term in that post.^[1]

Basnight was born in Manteo, North Carolina and graduated from Manteo High School in 1966. He married the late Sandy Tillett on 23 March 1968; they parented two children together. Basnight chaired the Dare County tourist bureau from 1974 to 1976, and was a member of the North Carolina Board of Transportation from 1977 to 1983. Though Basnight never attended college, he received an honorary bachelor's degree from East Carolina University in 1996. Basnight is a member of the Masons.