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Larry G. Pittman

Republican Party

Prior offices:

North Carolina House of Representatives District 83

Years in office: 2019 - 2023

Successor:Kevin Crutchfield (R)

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North Carolina House of Representatives District 82

Years in office: 2011 - 2019

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

New Bern High School

Bachelor's

Barton College, 1976

Graduate

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Clergy

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Facebook

Larry G. Pittman (Republican Party) was a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 83. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Pittman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 83. He won in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Pittman was first appointed to the chamber on October 10, 2011, to represent District 82. He represented District 82 from 2011 to 2019. The District 82 seat became the District 83 seat in the 2018 election due to redistricting.

Pittman was originally chosen as aa district-level delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromNorth Carolina.^[1] Pittman withdrew his name as a delegate and did not attend the convention.^[2]

Biography

Pittman attended Mount Olive Junior College and Atlantic Christian College. He earned his B.A in English from Barton College in 1976 and his M. Div. with Languages from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1981. He was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister of Word and Sacraments in 1983.

His professional experience includes working as a pastor at churches in Pitt, Anson, Union, and Cabarrus Counties, including the McKinnon Presbyterian Church in Concord, and the Royal Oaks Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, between 1980 and 2004. He worked for Snyder Packaging as the Company Chaplain from October 1997 through December 2012.^[3]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Pittman was assigned to the following committees:

• Education - Community Colleges Committee
• Environment Committee
• Wildlife Resources Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Appropriations on General Government Committee

2019-2020

Pittman was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations on Information Technology Committee
• Education - Universities Committee
• Appropriations on General Government Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency Committee,Chair
• Education - Community Colleges Committee
• Wildlife Resources Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pittman served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Pittman served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

Larry G. Pittman did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83

IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedGail Young in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry G. Pittman (R)	51.3	27,904
		Gail Young (D)	48.7	26,534

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,438
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Gail Young advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83

IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedJay White in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry G. Pittman	60.7	4,798
		Jay White	39.3	3,104

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,902
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Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83

IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedGail Young in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry G. Pittman (R)	52.8	14,798
		Gail Young (D)	47.2	13,240

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,038
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83

Gail Young defeatedSenah Andrews andEarle Schecter in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gail Young	43.7	1,048
	Submit photo	Senah Andrews	42.7	1,024
		Earle Schecter	13.6	325

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,397
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83

IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedMichael Anderson in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry G. Pittman	63.6	2,596
	Submit photo	Michael Anderson	36.4	1,485

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,081
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2016

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016.^[4] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[5]

IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedEarle Schecter in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 general election.^[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry G. PittmanIncumbent	57.92%	24,636
	Democratic	Earle Schecter	42.08%	17,900
Total Votes				42,536
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

Earle Schecter ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 Democratic primary.^[8][9]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Earle Schecter (unopposed)

IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedMichael Fischer in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 Republican primary.^[10][11]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry G. PittmanIncumbent	52.82%	5,672
	Republican	Michael Fischer	47.18%	5,066
Total Votes				10,738

2014

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. IncumbentLarry G. Pittman defeatedLeigh Thomas Brown in the Republican primary, whileEarle Schecter was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Schecter was defeated by Pittman in the general election.^[12][13]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry PittmanIncumbent	59.5%	13,818
	Democratic	Earle Schecter	40.5%	9,404
Total Votes				23,222

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Larry G. PittmanIncumbent	62.2%	3,082
Leigh Thomas Brown	37.8%	1,871
Total Votes		4,953

2012

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pittman ran in the2012 election forNorth Carolina House of Representatives District 82. He defeatedJay White in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[14][15][16]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 82, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry G. Pittman	100%	24,674
Total Votes				24,674

North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Larry G. Pittman	51.5%	4,292
Jay White	48.5%	4,049
Total Votes		8,341

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Pittman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[17]

Responsible Government

• Excerpt: "In America, and particularly in North Carolina, elected officials are meant to be employees and servants of the people, not our masters. I pledge never to forget that as I serve in Raleigh. While no public official is ever going to please absolutely everyone, he/she should at least be responsive to the concerns of the people, and seek first of all to uphold their rights, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MATTER."

Property Rights

• Excerpt: "The right to own property is one of the most cherished hallmarks of American citizenship. We need our legislators to make it more difficult, not easier, for government entities to deprive citizens of their private property. That is why I will always put the property rights of citizens above the whims of irresponsible government entities, and seek to restrict the exercise of eminent domain to instances of genuine necessity for public use, and not the nebulous idea of public purpose, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MATTER."

Annexation Reform

• Excerpt: "I am seeking to put forth an amendment to our State Constitution to the effect that no annexation initiated by a municipality may occur unless the people threatened with annexation, and they alone, are allowed to vote, and a supermajority of those voting approve the annexation. It would also prohibit any municipality from exercising any authority beyond its corporate limits. This is a simple matter of justice. The people should not be controlled by officials they did not elect; and they should be allowed to have the final say in whether they will be annexed, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MATTER."

Gun Owner Rights

• Excerpt: "We must be ever vigilant to preserve our freedom. As an NRA member, who fully supports the Second Amendment, the NRA, the GRNC, and other supporters of gun owner rights have no greater friend than I in Raleigh, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MATTER."

Lower Taxes

• Excerpt: "I really think we ought to try to eliminate all income taxes and move toward a sales tax structure, instead. If we at least had the lowest income taxes in the nation, businesses would be eager to come here, anyway. There would be no need for incentives packages that immorally take money out of the pockets of our existing citizens. I want to lower your taxes, and reduce crippling regulations on business, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MATTER."

Campaign finance summary

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2022

In 2022, theNorth Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.

• Affordable Healthcare Coalition of North Carolina

Legislators are scored based on their stance related to healthcare costs.

• Civitas Action

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• NC Values Coalition

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to family issues.

• North Carolina Chamber

Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.

• North Carolina League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on environment and conservation issues.

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2011

Noteworthy events

Legislator compares Lincoln to Hitler

On June 20, 2019, State Rep.Larry Pittman wrote a comment on Facebook comparingAbraham Lincoln to Hitler. He wrote, "It was only a matter of numbers. Lincoln was responsible for the unnecessary deaths of 800,000 Americans. Hitler was responsible for millions more. Both unjustly invaded and subjugated sovereign nations."^[18]

North Carolina Democratic Party chairman Wayne Goodwin said of the comment, "Once again, Rep. Pittman has disgraced himself and his office with shameful comments that reveal a deep lack of understanding about the history of our state, nation, and world. House Republicans are right to condemn Rep. Pittman, but their words are meaningless without action."^[18]

According to theNews & Observer, Pittman did not respond to a request for comment.

Personal

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Pittman and his wife, Tammy, have three children. They currently reside in Concord, North Carolina.^[3]

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