R. C. Soles, Jr.

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name = R.C. Soles, Jr.
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state_senate=North Carolina
state=North Carolina
district = 8th
term_start = 1977
term_end = present
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succeeded = Incumbent
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party = Democrat
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alma_mater = Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina Law School
occupation = attorney
residence = Tabor City, North Carolina
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R.C. Soles, Jr. is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the 8th district since 1977. His district includes Brunswick, Columbus and Pender counties.

Sen. Soles is a former member of the Army Reserve, the current Senate Majority Chairman, and a practicing attorney at Soles, Phipps, Ray, and Prince Law Firm. In 2006, the N.C. Bar Association inducted him into the General Practice Hall of Fame. Recently, the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research named him the 8th most effective member of the legislature.

Soles is the Founding President of the Southeastern Community College Foundation, a former member of the Governor's Crime Commission, and former board member of the Columbus County Community Foundation and Opera Company of North Carolina.

Soles graduated with a B.A. from Wake Forest University and received his J.D. from UNC - Chapel Hill.

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External links

* [http://www.rcsolesjr.org] official campaign website
* [http://www.legislature.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=143 North Carolina General Assembly - Senator R.C. Soles, Jr.] official NC Senate website
* [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=5930 Project Vote Smart - Senator R.C. Soles, Jr. (NC)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - R.C. Soles, Jr.
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=99453 2008] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=79625 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=68090 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=8365 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40747 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=60012 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40384 1996] campaign contributions