Larry Kissell

Lawrence Webb "Larry" Kissell (born January 31, 1951 in Pinehurst , North Carolina ) is an American politician . Between 2009 and 2013 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives . In the 2012 congressional election, he was defeated by his Republican competitor Richard Hudson .

Career

Larry Kissell attended East Montgomery High School in Biscoe until 1969 . He then studied economics at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem until 1973 . He worked in a hosiery factory for 27 years. Since 2001 he has been a social studies teacher at East Montgomery High School .

Politically, Kissell joined the Democratic Party . In 2006 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In the 2008 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Robin Hayes on January 3, 2009 . After a re-election in the 2010 elections - he prevailed with 53 percent of the vote against Republican Harold Johnson - he lost the 2012 election; his mandate ended when his Republican successor Richard Hudson took office on January 3, 2013. Kissell was a member of the Agriculture Committee and the Armed Forces Committee, as well as three subcommittees.

He is married and lives privately in Biscoe.

Web links

Larry Kissell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Kissell, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kissell, Lawrence Webb (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 31, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pinehurst , North Carolina