Larry Strickland

Republican Party

North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Predecessor:James Langdon, Jr. (R)

Prior offices:

Johnston County Schools Board of Education At-large

Years in office: 1999 - 2016

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Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Larry Strickland (Republican Party) is a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 28. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Strickland (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 28. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Strickland was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee
• Appropriations Committee,Chair
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee,Vice Chair
• Commerce Committee
• Education - K-12 Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee

2021-2022

Strickland was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee
• Education - K-12 Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• Agriculture Committee,Vice chair
• Appropriations Committee,Chair
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee,Vice chair

2019-2020

Strickland was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee,Chair
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee,Chair
• Education - K-12 Committee
• Appropriations Committee,Vice Chair
• Commerce Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland defeatedTawanda Shepard in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Strickland (R)	68.9	28,915
	Submit photo	Tawanda Shepard (D)	31.1	13,065

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,980
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Tawanda Shepard advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland defeatedElizabeth Anne Temple in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Strickland	89.3	8,877
		Elizabeth Anne Temple	10.7	1,062

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,939
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland defeatedWendy May in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Strickland (R)	71.9	18,838
		Wendy May (D)	28.1	7,349

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,187
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Wendy May advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland defeatedJim Davenport in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Strickland	83.5	6,482
	Submit photo	Jim Davenport	16.5	1,284

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,766
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland defeatedCorey Stephens in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Strickland (R)	67.7	29,510
	Submit photo	Corey Stephens (D)	32.3	14,082

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,592
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Corey Stephens advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentLarry Strickland advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland defeatedJimmie Massengill andWalter Rabon in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Strickland (R)	63.2	17,237
		Jimmie Massengill (D)	34.4	9,373
		Walter Rabon (L)	2.5	670

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,280
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

Jimmie Massengill advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jimmie Massengill

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentLarry Strickland advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Larry Strickland

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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.^[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[2]IncumbentJames Langdon, Jr. (R) did not seek re-election.

Larry Strickland defeatedPatricia Oliver in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 general election.^[3][4]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Strickland	70.59%	26,161
	Democratic	Patricia Oliver	29.41%	10,897
Total Votes				37,058
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

Patricia Oliver defeatedJimmie Massengill in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patricia Oliver	50.44%	3,068
	Democratic	Jimmie Massengill	49.56%	3,014
Total Votes				6,082

Larry Strickland defeatedGregory Dail andTony Braswell in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 28 Republican primary.^[7][8]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Strickland	50.15%	5,375
	Republican	Gregory Dail	8.06%	864
	Republican	Tony Braswell	41.78%	4,478
Total Votes				10,717

2014

See also:Johnston County Schools elections (2014)

Three at-large seats on the Johnston Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. IncumbentsLarry Strickland,Butler Hall andDorothy Johnson were running for re-election. They ran against challengersDade Sherman Jr. andKurt Bienias.

Results

Johnston County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Larry StricklandIncumbent	32.1%	30,751
	Nonpartisan	Dorothy JohnsonIncumbent	25.2%	24,178
	Nonpartisan	Butler HallIncumbent	25.2%	24,095
	Nonpartisan	Kurt Bienias	9.1%	8,686
	Nonpartisan	Dade Sherman Jr.	7.7%	7,412
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.7%	639
Total Votes				95,761
Source:North Carolina Board of Elections, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014

2010

Johnston County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Larry C. Strickland	27.3%	27,803
	Nonpartisan	Butler Hall	21.8%	22,207
	Nonpartisan	Dorothy G. Johnson	17.4%	17,701
	Nonpartisan	Jamie B. Guerrero	15.8%	16,075
	Nonpartisan	Lisa Klisiewecz	9.1%	9,315
	Nonpartisan	Dave Tuttle	8.3%	8,475
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	325
Total Votes				101,901
Source:North Carolina Board of Elections, "Election results 2010, Johnston County," accessed August 18, 2014

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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