Tony Rand | |
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| Majority Leader of theNorth Carolina Senate | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – November 17, 2009 | |
| Leader | Marc Basnight |
| Preceded by | Roy Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Martin Nesbitt |
| Member of theNorth Carolina Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1995[1] – December 31, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lura Self Tally |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Dickson |
| Constituency | 24th District (1995-2003) 19th District (2003-2009)[2] |
| In office January 1, 1983[3] – January 1, 1989[4] Serving with Lura Self Tally | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Reginald Jernigan Joseph Bryant Raynor Jr. (Redistricting)[5] |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Bryant Raynor Jr. |
| Constituency | 12th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Eden Rand (1939-09-01)September 1, 1939 Panther Branch, North Carolina |
| Died | May 1, 2020(2020-05-01) (aged 80) Blowing Rock, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Karen |
| Children | 2, includingRipley |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA,JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Anthony Eden Rand (September 1, 1939 – May 1, 2020) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of theNorth Carolina General Assembly from 1981 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 2009.
Rand was born in southernWake County, North Carolina, and graduated fromGarner High School in 1957. He earned abachelor's degree in political science from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961 and a law degree from theUniversity of North Carolina School of Law 1964.[6]
After serving for seven years, Rand left the Assembly to launch an unsuccessful bid forLieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 1988, losing toJim Gardner. Rand returned to the state Senate in 1995, where he served until his resignation in 2009.[7] His district includedBladen andCumberland counties. A lawyer and consultant fromFayetteville, North Carolina, Rand served as Senate Majority Leader from 2001 through 2009. He was succeeded in the leadership post byMartin Nesbitt.
In 2007, Rand proposed in Senate Bill S1557 that the state formally apologize for slavery and the denial of civil rights that followed after slavery.[8][9]
On May 28, 2008, Rand filed North Carolina Senate Bill 2079[10] requiring North Carolina college students to mentor public school-age children in order to receive a bachelor's degree. The bill was named forEve Carson and Abhijit Mahato, two students murdered inNorth Carolina in 2008.[11]
After leaving the Senate, Rand was appointed to head the state Post-Release Supervision andParole Commission.[12] He was alsochairman of the board of Law Enforcement Associates Corp.[13] Later, he was chairman of the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission.[14]
Rand had two children, including attorneyRipley Rand, who served asUnited States Attorney for theMiddle District of North Carolina. Rand died of cancer on May 1, 2020, inBlowing Rock, North Carolina. He was 80.[15]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1988 | Succeeded by |
| North Carolina Senate | ||
| Preceded by Samuel Rudolph Noble | Member of theNorth Carolina Senate from the12th district 1983–1989 Served alongside:Lura Self Tally | Succeeded by Joseph Bryant Raynor Jr. |
| Preceded by Lura Self Tally | Member of theNorth Carolina Senate from the24th district 1995–2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Robert G. "Bob" Shaw | Member of theNorth Carolina Senate from the19th district 2003–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Majority Leader of theNorth Carolina Senate 2001–2009 | Succeeded by |