Sam Searcy
American politician from North Carolina
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Samuel Lee Searcy is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 17th Senate district from 2019 until his resignation in 2020.
Sam Searcy | |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – December 30, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tamara Barringer |
| Succeeded by | Sydney Batch |
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| Born | Samuel Lee Searcy |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Shauna Searcy |
| Education | Appalachian State University (BA) University of Tulsa (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Career
Searcy defeated Tamara Barringer on November 6, 2018, as the nominee of the Democratic Party.[1] Searcy won by a margin of 50 percent to 47 percent for Barringer.[2] In November 2020, Searcy was reelected to a second term by defeating Mark Cavaliero by a margin of 51 to 44 percent. In November 2020, Searcy launched CliniStart, along with Brad Wilson, the former CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC.[3] Searcy then resigned before his term began in January 2021.[4]
In July 2021, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Searcy to a six-year term on the North Carolina Capital State Board of Community Colleges.[5]
On March 4, 2022, Searcy announced that he had filed to run in the Democratic primary for the newly drawn 13th congressional district.[6] This district now covers southern Wake County, as well as all of Johnston County and parts of both Wayne and Harnett Counties.[7]
