Representative Edgar Starnes | |
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| Majority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015 | |
| Leader | Thom Tillis |
| Preceded by | Paul Stam |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hager |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1997 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | George Robinson |
| Succeeded by | George Robinson[1] |
| Constituency | 91st District (1997-2003) 87th District (2003-2015) |
| In office January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | George Robinson |
| Succeeded by | George Robinson David Flaherty |
| Constituency | 46th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgar Vance Starnes September 3, 1956[2] Granite Falls, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Granite Falls, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Self Employed Real Estate Investor[3] |
| Edgar Starnes Campaign WebsiteProject Vote Smart Biography | |
Edgar Vance Starnes is a North Carolina politician and an investor in real estate. He served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a total of approximately 20 years, from 1987 to 1988 and from 1997 through January 2015. He then resigned to become legislative liaison for North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell.[4] At the time of his resignation, Starnes represented the state's eighty-seventh House district (Caldwell County).