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Frank Ballance | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – June 8, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Eva Clayton |
| Succeeded by | G. K. Butterfield |
| Member of theNorth Carolina Senate from the2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1989 – January 1, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Monk Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lee Holloman (Redistricting) |
| Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives from the7th district | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | John Church Thomas Ellis William Watkins (Redistricting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hardaway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Winston Ballance Jr. (1942-02-15)February 15, 1942 Windsor, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 2019(2019-02-22) (aged 77) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bernadine Smallwood (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | North Carolina Central University (BS,JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1971 |
| Unit | North Carolina National Guard |
Frank Winston Ballance Jr. (February 15, 1942 – February 22, 2019) was an American politician and attorney who was aDemocratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004, representingNorth Carolina's 1st congressional district.
In 2004, Ballance pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commitmail fraud andmoney laundering, and was sentenced to four years in prison, two years supervised release, and fined $10,000.
Ballance was born inWindsor, North Carolina. He graduated from W. S. Etheridge High School in 1959 and attendedNorth Carolina Central University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1963 and aJuris Doctor degree in 1965.
After law school, Ballance briefly served as a faculty member of theSouth Carolina State University School of Law before entering private practice in 1966. He served in theNorth Carolina National Guard Reserve from 1968 to 1971.
Ballance was first elected to the House of the state legislature in 1983 and served until 1986. In 1988, he was elected to theNorth Carolina Senate; that same year, he had served as chair of theGuilford County chapter of theNAACP. Ballance served in the state senate until 2002, including as deputy presidentpro tempore from 1997 to 2002. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees for bothNorth Carolina Central University andElizabeth City State University.
Ballance ran for and was elected to, theUnited States House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2002. After election to Congress, he served as the president of the108th Congress's Democratic freshman class. Ballance served on theHouse Agriculture Committee and theHouse Small Business Committee.
On June 8, 2004, Ballance resigned from his seat due to health issues after being diagnosed withmyasthenia gravis.[1] Ballance's successor,G. K. Butterfield, was elected in a special election on July 20.[2]
On September 2, 2004, Ballance wasindicted on federal charges includingmoney laundering,mail fraud, andconspiracy to commit mail fraud. The charges arose after allegations were made that Ballance took $2.3 million in state funds he secured as a State Senator for theJohn A. Hyman Memorial Youth Foundation and used the cash for the enrichment of himself, his family, and his church.
On November 9, 2004, aplea agreement was reached under which Frank Ballance pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commitmail fraud andmoney laundering. In January 2005, he wasdisbarred from the practice of law in the state of North Carolina.[3] On October 12, 2005, he was sentenced to four years in prison, two years supervised release, and fined $10,000. He began serving his sentence at the medium-securityfederal prison inButner, North Carolina, on December 30, 2005. According to theFederal Bureau of Prisons, he was released from prison in June 2009.[4]
His son, Garey Ballance, a state district judge inGuilford County, North Carolina, was also charged.[5] Garey Ballance was also charged in the indictment withincome tax evasion. Garrey Ballance was convicted, served in prison and was disqualified from becoming a judge again.[6]
Ballance married Bernadine Smallwood in 1969, and together, they had three children. Ballance died on February 22, 2019, from surgical complications at a Raleigh hospital.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | 93,157 | 63.74 | |
| Republican | Greg Dority | 50,907 | 34.83 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Ruff | 2,093 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 146,157 | 100 | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives from the7th district 1983–1987 | Succeeded by Thomas Hardaway |
| North Carolina Senate | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theNorth Carolina Senate from the2nd district 1989–2003 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 1st congressional district 2003–2004 | Succeeded by |
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