PERSON: G.K. Butterfield
Employer
McGuireWoods Consulting
Position
Senior Advisor
Biography
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in a special election after the resignation of Frank Ballance.
His district was in the state’s northeastern corner, which included all or parts of 19 counties. A longtime advocate of civil rights, Butterfield was appointed an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by Governor Mike Easley in 2001, retaining the position until 2003. He was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and served as its chair from 2015 to 2017.
In November 2021, Butterfield announced that he would not run for re-election in 2022.
On December 30, 2022, Butterfield resigned from his position to take up a lobbying position.
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His district was in the state’s northeastern corner, which included all or parts of 19 counties. A longtime advocate of civil rights, Butterfield was appointed an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by Governor Mike Easley in 2001, retaining the position until 2003. He was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and served as its chair from 2015 to 2017.
In November 2021, Butterfield announced that he would not run for re-election in 2022.
On December 30, 2022, Butterfield resigned from his position to take up a lobbying position.
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