Pearl Burris-Floyd

Representative
Pearl Burris-Floyd
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 110th district
In office
January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011
Preceded byDebbie Clary
Succeeded byKelly Hastings
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children1
ResidenceDallas, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS)
UNC School of Medicine (MD)
OccupationCytologist

Pearl Burris-Floyd is an American politician who previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 110th district (including constituents in Gaston and Cleveland counties) from 2009 until 2011. A Cytologist and former Gaston County Commissioner, she now serves as the Secretary of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.

Career

Burris-Floyd was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2008 to succeed fellow Republican Debbie Clary, who retired to run for the North Carolina Senate. in 2010 she ran for re-election to a 2nd term, but was narrowly defeated in the primary by Kelly Hastings. She ran for the seat again in 2012, where she lost to Hastings in the primary by a much wider margin. In 2020 she ran for the open office of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor being vacated by Cherie Berry. In the March primary, she came in first in her home county of Gaston, as well as in Craven, Carteret, and Lee Counties, but overall she finished 3rd behind State Representative Josh Dobson (who won the nomination) and Chuck Stanley.[1] in 2015, Burris-Floyd was appointed to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. She was re-appointed to the seat in 2019 for a term ending in 2023. She currently serves as the Board's Secretary.[2]

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Republican primary election, 2020[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Dobson 274,379 40.29%
Republican Chuck Stanley 257,883 37.87%
Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd 148,710 21.84%
Total votes 680,972 100%

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district Republican primary election, 2012[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Hastings (incumbent) 4,948 63.99%
Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd 2,784 36.01%
Total votes 7,732 100%

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district Republican primary election, 2010[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Hastings 1,368 52.68%
Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd (incumbent) 1,229 47.32%
Total votes 2,597 100%

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd 14,683 50.88%
Democratic Davy Lowman 14,173 49.12%
Total votes 28,856 100%
Republican hold

Committee assignments

2009–2010 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations – Health and Human Services
  • Aging
  • Education
  • Education – Universities
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Health
  • Mental Health Reform

References

  1. ^ "Pearl Burris Floyd". Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  2. ^ Will Melfi, Rachel Crumpler (April 16, 2021). "Who are the voting members on the UNC Board of Governors?". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  4. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  5. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 110th district
2009–2011 		Succeeded by