Thomas Raymond Warren -- more commonly known as Ray Warren -- is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the state's 88th district (including all of Alexander County and part of Catawba County). He was first elected in November 2006 defeating incumbent Republican Mark Hollo, and he served from 2007 until 2011.

Warren is the former sheriff of Alexander County, North Carolina and is a veteran of the United States Army. Warren is a member of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

Note that another, unrelated "Ray Warren" (Raymond A. Warren) was also a member of the N.C. House of Representatives, served as a state superior court judge, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

Career

Warren served in the U.S Army from 1966 to 1968. in 1978, he was appointed as a Magistrate in Alexander County. In 1979, he began working for the Alexander County Sheriff's Office, where he was appointed an investigator in 1980 and Chief Deputy in 1987. In 1990, he was elected Sheriff of Alexander County, succeeding long time incumbent Thomas Bebber Jr. He was re-elected in 1994 and 1998. In 2002, he didn't seek re-election was sheriff and instead ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was defeated in the general election by incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes. In 2006, he ran for the NC House again and defeated incumbent Republican Mark Hollo, he went on to defeat Hollo in a rematch in the 2008 election. Warren did not seek re-election to the NC House in 2010 and he was succeeded by his predecessor, Mark Hollo.

Electoral history

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRay Warren (incumbent)15,72950.33%
RepublicanMark Hollo15,52049.67%
Total votes31,249100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRay Warren9,65052.61%
RepublicanMark Hollo (incumbent)8,69347.39%
Total votes18,343100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEdgar Starnes (incumbent)11,81351.48%
DemocraticRay Warren11,13248.52%
Total votes22,945100%
Republican hold

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byMark HolloMember of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 88th district 2007-2011Succeeded byMark Hollo