G. K. Butterfield
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George Kenneth Butterfield, Jr. (born April 27, 1947) commonly known as G. K. Butterfield, is an American Democratic politician. He currently represents North Carolina's 1st Congressional district ([map]) in the United States House of Representatives.
Before his election to Congress, Butterfield was an attorney and an elected judge sitting on the North Carolina Superior Court from 1989 to 2001. In 2001, he was appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court. In 2002, Butterfield lost his seat on the Supreme Court. The same year, Butterfield returned to the Superior Court via a special appointment and served until his retirement in May 2004.
Butterfield was elected to Congress in a special election held on July 20, 2004 to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Frank Ballance, who resigned; he defeated Republican candidate Greg Dority (who had run for the seat in every election since 1994) and Libertarian Party Tom Eisenmenger, and was sworn into office on July 21, 2004. On the same day, Butterfield won the Democratic primary for the general election to be held in November 2004; he again faced Dority and won his first full term with 63% of the popular vote.
Despite his phenotype, Butterfield is African American. He is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
External links
- [Official website]
- [Press release on Butterfield's State Supreme Court appointment]
- Information from Project Vote Smart
- [record maintained by the Washington Post]
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