Marian Nelson McLawhorn 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 ninth House district since 1999, including constituents in Pitt County

Pitt County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 133,798 people, 52,539 households, and 32,258 families residing in the county. The population density was 205 people per square mile . There were 58,408 housing units at an average density of 90 per square mile...

. A resident of Grifton, North Carolina

Grifton, North Carolina

Grifton is a town in Lenoir and Pitt Counties, North Carolina, United States. The 2008 population was estimated to be 2,240. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.- Geography :...

, McLawhorn is currently serving in her sixth term in the state House, where she holds the position of Democratic Whip

Whip (politics)

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She was re-elected after defeating Republican candidate Tony Moore

Tony P. Moore

Tony P. Moore is a Democratic politician who served one term in the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifth Senate district, including constituents in Pitt and Wilson counties, during the 2003-2004 session....

in the November 2006 election and Ginny Cooper in the November 2008 election.

Prior to her service as a State Representative McLawhorn served as Mayor for the town of Grifton. She is a former librarian. Her key issue is education.