Drew Paschal Saunders is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina General Assembly

The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...

 representing the state's ninety-ninth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

-Air:The county's primary commercial aviation airport is Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte.- Intercity rail :With twenty-five freight trains a day, Mecklenburg is a freight railroad transportation center, largely due to its place on the NS main line between Washington and Atlanta...

 county.http://www.politicsnationwide.com/profile.asp?ID=3883 A human resources manager from Huntersville, North Carolina

Huntersville, North Carolina

Huntersville is a large town in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes Huntersville the 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is located about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. It is thought that the town...

, Saunders is currently (2007-2008 session) serving his sixth term in the state House.http://energyaction.ase.org/legdirectory/Index.asp?s=y&step=8&id=++++43135

Stated during a discussion on North Carolina ethics laws "Even the baby Jesus accepted gifts, and I don't think it corrupted him."http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/440857.html

But that statement did not help when election time came. On May 6, 2008, Saunders was defeated by Nick Mackey in a Democratic primary, 54% to 47%. http://www.meckboe.org/pages/Election/ElectionReport/ENR2008/Primary/18.html