NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature
Update: 10-5-2010 - Governor Perdue explains the State Aging Initiative to the NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature (.pdf format)
The Senior Tar Heel Legislature was created to:
- Provide information to senior citizens on the legislative process and matters being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
- Promote citizen involvement and advocacy concerning aging issues before the North Carolina General Assembly.
- Assess the legislative needs of older citizens by convening a forum modeled after the North Carolina General Assembly.
There is one delegate to the Senior Tar Heel Legislature from each of the 100 counties in the state. Most counties also have an alternate delegate. Delegates and alternates must be age 60 or older. The North Carolina Division of Aging provides staff support for the Senior Legislature in cooperation with the 17 Area Agencies on Aging who are responsible for conducting the selection of delegates and alternates. Current officers of the Senior Tar Heel Legislature are Betty Hunt, Speaker (Randolph); John Thompson, Speaker Pro Tempore (Carteret); Herb Harris, Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore (Person ); and Marge Zima, Secretary (Onslow).
PTCOG Regional Delegation
- Alamance County:
Willie Mae Currin - Delegate; George R. Adams - Alternate - Caswell County:
Don Bush - Delegate; Jean Vernon - Alternate - Davidson County:
Lamar Moore - Delegate; Fred McClure - Alternate - Guilford County:
Mary Lou Andrews Blakeney- Delegate; vacant - Alternate - Montgomery County:
Linda Blake - Delegate; Betsy Greene - Alternate
- Randolph County:
Betty Hunt - Delegate; vacant - Alternate - Rockingham County:
Dean Burgess - Delegate; Ruth Mitchell - Alternate
