Diane Hamby was a Democratic candidate in the 2008 election for the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina, a seat currently held by Virginia Foxx. North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Virginia Foxx (born June 29, 1943) is a Republican Congresswoman from the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina first She narrowly lost to Roy Carter in the May 2008 Democratic primary.

Diane Hamby has served as an Iredell County Commissioner and was the last Democrat to be elected to the Commissioners Board Diane Hamby takes on Foxx.

Diane Hamby has served in many capacities in the Iredell County Democratic Party, such as chair and first vice-chair.

Diane and her husband Terry currently own a paint contracting company, D&T Painting and have previously owned a trucking company D&T Trucking.

Diane was instrumental in the founding of two public charter schools and then merging those schools in 2007. She has served as the chair of the American Renaissance School Board for over 10 years.

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• NC Democratic Party