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Stephen L. Neal
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's5th district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Wilmer Mizell
Succeeded by	Richard Burr
Personal details
Born	(1934-11-07)November 7, 1934 (age 90) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Hawaii

Stephen Lybrook Neal (born November 7, 1934) is a formerNorth CarolinaDemocratic politician who served ten terms in theU.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995).

Born inWinston-Salem, North Carolina, Neal moved to California, graduated fromNarbonne High School inLomita in 1952, and eventually graduated from theUniversity of Hawaii in 1959.

Neal ran for theDemocratic Party nomination forNorth Carolina's 5th congressional district in the1974 elections. He defeatedJoe Felmet in the primary election,^[1] and won an upset victory over incumbent RepublicanWilmer Mizell. Neal benefited from voter anger over theWatergate Scandal, which resulted in dozens of Republican incumbents being defeated. He was reelected nine more times against vigorous opposition in a district that stretched from Winston-Salem to the Blue Ridge, even as the area grew more conservative.

He chose not to seek re-election in 1994,^[2] and his seat was won that November by his 1992 opponent, future SenatorRichard Burr.

• United States Congress."Stephen L. Neal (id: N000016)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances onC-SPAN
• Mitchell, Robert Wayne (2003).Political Shifts During the Carter Years: North Carolina Conservativsm and Stokes County's Perception of Tobacco, The Economy, and Foreign Policy(PDF) (Thesis). North Carolina State University. RetrievedNovember 10, 2020.

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