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Elected officials for Hoke County — promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City council
James A. Leach
Chairman2024-12-02 - 2028-12-04
Harry Southerland
Vice Chairman2022-12-05 - 2026-12-07
Tony Hunt
Commissioner2022-12-05 - 2026-12-07
Allen Thomas, Jr.
Commissioner2022-12-05 - 2026-12-07
Mary Blue McCollum
Commissioner2024-12-02 - 2028-12-04
Former officials (2)
Robert A. Wright
CommissionerAppointed by the Board on Mar 8, 2023 to serve out Baldwin's term; oath scheduled for the Mar 20, 2023 regular meeting (News-Journal, hokenews.com, Mar 9 and Mar 16, 2023). Term ended at the first Monday in December 2024 (Dec 2, 2024), when the Nov 2024 winners took the oath under G.S. 153A-26 (text read at ncleg.gov).
Lonnie Baldwin
CommissionerFirst elected Nov 3, 2020 (NCSBE results_pct_20201103); term start is the first Monday in December 2020 (Dec 7, 2020) under G.S. 153A-26 (text read at ncleg.gov). Died Jan 30, 2023 (News-Journal, hokenews.com, Feb 1, 2023).
City staff
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