Mid-East Area Agency on Aging

 

 

 

NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature

The North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature was created by the North Carolina General Assembly with the passage of Senate Bill 479 in July of 1993.

The Senior Tar Heel Legislature was created to:

bulletProvide information to senior citizens on the legislative process and matters being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
bulletPromote citizens involvement and advocacy concerning aging issues before the North Carolina General Assembly.
bulletAssess the legislative needs of older citizens by convening a forum modeled after the North Carolina General Assembly.

There is one delegate and one alternate to the Senior Tar Heel Legislature from each of the 100 counties in the state.  Delegates and alternates must be age 60 or older.  The NC Division of Aging provides staff support for the Senior Tar Heel Legislature in cooperation with the 17 Area Agencies on Aging who are responsible for conducting the selection of delegates and alternates.

 

SENIOR TAR HEEL LEGISLATORS
COUNTY

DELEGATE

ALTERNATE

Beaufort Pat Capehart Helen Sommerkamp
Bertie Alice Ballance Charles Sutton
Hertford Orlanda Reed Alice Sharpe
Martin Clinton Jones Olga Jones
Pitt  Carolyne Fulgrum Joe Shamblee

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Mid-East Commission Area Agency on Aging

1385 John Small Avenue

  Washington, North Carolina 27889

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06/18/09

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