Thom Tillis

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Thom Tillis

Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 26, 2011
Preceded by	Joe Hackney
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 98th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2007
Preceded by	John Rhodes
Personal details
Born	Thomas Roland Tillis (1960-08-30) August 30, 1960 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Susan Tillis
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Maryland, University College

Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis^[1] (born August 30, 1960, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County and Speaker of the House, and is a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for the 2014 US Senate Election.

Political career

Tillis was elected to his first term in the General Assembly in 2006, defeating incumbent John W. Rhodes in the primary,^[2] and was re-elected in 2008, 2010 and 2012. In 2010, Tillis was campaign chairman for the House Republican Caucus. In the 2010 elections, Republicans won a majority in the House for the first time in almost 20 years. The House Republican Caucus selected Tillis to be the next Speaker over Rep. Paul Stam, R-Wake. He was elected Speaker when the legislative session opened Jan. 26, 2011.^[3] He is the fifth Republican Speaker of the House in North Carolina history.

In the 2011-12 General Assembly session, Republicans overrode multiple vetoes by Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue. In the 2012 elections, the Republican Party added nine seats to its majority, winning 77 of the 120 House seats.^[4] Tillis was unanimously re-elected Speaker of the House in January 2013.

Business career

Tillis worked in the business consulting practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he ultimately became Partner.^[5]

2014 U.S. Senate election

Tillis announced that he plans to run for the U.S. Senate in the 2014 election against Democrat Kay Hagan.

Personal

Tillis and his wife, Susan, have two children and live in the North Mecklenburg area.

References

↑ "Multiple Thomas R. Tilles". News & Observer.
↑ "NC Primary Election Results 2006". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
↑ "GOP-led legislature begins with budget, maps ahead". WRAL/Associated Press.
↑ "2012 General Election Results, Summary". NC State Board of Elections.
↑ "Meet Thom". Thom Tillis for US Senate.

External links

Thom Tillis Web Site official campaign site
NCGA bio page

Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Thom Tillis (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Paul Stam (R)
Majority Leader: Edgar V. Starnes (R)
Minority Leader: Larry Hall (D)

Bob Steinburg (R)
W. A. Wilkins (D)
Michael Speciale (R)
Jimmy Dixon (R)
Annie Mobley (D)
Paul Tine (D)
Bobbie Richardson (D)
Susan Martin (R)
Brian Brown (D)
John R. Bell, IV (R)
Duane Hall (D)
George Graham (D)
Pat McElraft (R)
George Cleveland (R)
Phil Shepard (R)
Chris Millis (R)
Frank Iler (R)
Susi Hamilton (D)
Ted Davis, Jr. (R)
Rick Catlin (R)
Larry Bell (D)
William Brisson (D)
Joe P. Tolson (D)
Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D)
Jeffrey Collins (R)
N. Leo Daughtry (R)
Michael H. Wray (D)
James Langdon, Jr. (R)
Larry Hall (D)
Paul Luebke (D)

Mickey Michaux (D)
Nathan Baskerville (D)
Rosa Gill (D)
Grier Martin (D)
Chris Malone (R)
Nelson Dollar (R)
Paul Stam (R)
Yvonne Lewis Holley (D)
Darren Jackson (D)
Marilyn Avila (R)
Tom Murry (R)
Marvin W. Lucas (D)
Elmer Floyd (D)
Rick Glazier (D)
John Szoka (R)
Ken Waddell (D)
Charles Graham (D)
Garland E. Pierce (D)
Jim Fulghum (R)
Graig R. Meyer (D)
Michael C. Stone (R)
Jamie Boles (R)
David R. Lewis (R)
Deb McManus (D)
Mark Brody (R)
Verla C. Insko (D)
Pricey Harrison (D)
Alma Adams (D)
Jon Hardister (R)
Marcus Brandon (D)

John Faircloth (R)
John Blust (R)
Stephen M. Ross (R)
Dennis Riddell (R)
Bert Jones (R)
Ken Goodman (D)
Justin Burr (R)
D. Craig Horn (R)
Dean Arp (R)
Pat Hurley (R)
Evelyn Terry (D)
Edward Hanes, Jr. (D)
Mark Hollo
Debra Conrad (R)
Donny Lambeth (R)
Carl Ford (R)
Harry Warren (R)
Allen McNeill (R)
Julia C. Howard (R)
Roger Younts (R)
Rayne Brown (R)
Larry Pittman (R)
Linda B. Johnson (R)
Rena W. Turner (R)
Josh Dobson (R)
Hugh Blackwell (R)
Edgar V. Starnes (R)
Rob Bryan (R)
Mitchell S. Setzer (R)
Sarah Stevens (R)

Bryan R. Holloway (R)
Charles Jeter (R)
Jonathan C. Jordan (R)
Jeffrey Elmore (R)
Robert Brawley (R)
Andy Wells (R)
Jason Saine (R)
Thom Tillis (R)
Rodney W. Moore (D)
Tricia Cotham (D)
Beverly M. Earle (D)
Becky Carney (D)
William Brawley (R)
Ruth Samuelson (R)
Jacqueline Michelle Schaffer (R)
Carla Cunningham (D)
Kelly Alexander (D)
John Torbett (R)
Dana Bumgardner (R)
Kelly Hastings (R)
Timothy K. Moore (R)
Mike Hager (R)
Chris Whitmire (R)
Susan C. Fisher (D)
Nathan Ramsey (R)
Tim D. Moffitt (R)
Chuck McGrady (R)
Michele D. Presnell (R)
Joe Sam Queen (D)
Roger West (R)

Persondata
Name	Tillis, Thom
Alternative names
Short description	North Carolina politician
Date of birth	August 30, 1960
Place of birth	Jacksonville, Florida
Date of death
Place of death

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