Josephus L. Mavretic
American politician
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Josephus Lyman "Joe" Mavretic (born July 29, 1934) is a former Democratic public official and military veteran from North Carolina. Born in Currituck County,[1] he made his career as a Marine, graduating from the Naval War College and becoming a Marine fighter pilot, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1][2][3] Mavretic had served 300 combat missions in Vietnam and recorded 3,000 hours of flight time.[4]
Josephus Mavretic | |
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| Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Liston Ramsey |
| Succeeded by | Dan Blue |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Ezzell |
| Succeeded by | Edward Norris Tolson |
| Constituency | 7th District (1981-1983) 8th District (1983-1993) 71st District (1993-1995) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1934 Powells Point, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Laura Kranifeld |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (AB) George Washington University (MS) Naval War College |
| Occupation | Soldier (lieutenant colonel, USMC, Ret.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1956–1977 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
He retired from the Marines and returned to his home state. He came from a Democratic family and community, and he ran successfully for the North Carolina House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1980. He succeeded Jim Ezzell.[5] In spite of his party label, he admired President Ronald Reagan and was willing to buck his party on several issues.
Mavretic became nationally known when he led a bipartisan coalition to remove Liston Ramsey from the position of Speaker of the House.[2][6] He then served in that position from 1989 to 1990.[1][2][7]
He left the legislature in 1995 and retired to private life. He is now a panelist on the television news talk show NC Spin.[1][2][8]
