Lorene Thomason Coates is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the U.S. state's seventy-seventh House district, including constituents in Rowan county. The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Rowan County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. ^[1]

A retiree from Salisbury, North Carolina, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. She has hosted a weekly radio show and for twenty years wrote a newspaper column in the Salisbury Post. The Salisbury Post is a newspaper in Salisbury North Carolina that serves the city and other municipalities in Rowan County, as well as the county itself ^[2]

Coates is currently (2007-2008 Session) serving in her fourth term in the state House. Coates is the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation. She is Vice-Chairman of the Public Utilities committee and the Transportation committee. She is a member of the Agriculture; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Appropriations; and the Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs committees. ^[1]

On March 30, 2006, she gained distinction by being the first Democratic member of the House to publicly call for House Speaker, and fellow Democrat, Jim Black to step down from his post as Speaker following investigations of his misconduct. The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body Dr James "Jim" Boyce Black (born March 25, 1935) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina ^[3] Black later resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to a felony charge of public corruption. In Common law legal systems a felony is a serious Crime, often contrasted with a Misdemeanor. ^[4]

As of July 11, 2006, she has introduced 127 Bills to the North Carolina General Assembly. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2006 she was awarded the Legislator of the Year award from the North Carolina Public Transportation Association. ^[5]

In 2007 she announced her support for John Edwards for President. Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by ^[6]

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External links

• House Member Profile Page