- Tony Rand
Infobox_State Senator
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name = Tony Rand
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state_senate=North Carolina
state=North Carolina
district = 19th
term_start =1981
term_end = present
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succeeded = Incumbent
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majority =
party = Democrat
date of birth = birth date and age|1939|9|1
place of birth = Panther Branch, North Carolina
date of death =
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spouse = Karen
alma_mater =University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
profession = attorney
residence =Fayetteville, North Carolina
religion =Episcopalian
website =Anthony E. 'Tony' Rand is a Democratic member of the
North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's nineteenth Senate district since his appointment in1981 . His district includes constituents in Bladen and Cumberland counties. A consultant fromFayetteville, North Carolina , Rand has served as Senate Majority Leader since2001 .In 2007, Rand proposed in Senate Bill S1557 that the state formally apologize for slavery and the denial of civil rights that followed after slavery. [ [http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1557v0.html Senate Joint Resolution DRSJR85297-LG-480B (03/22)] Senator Rand, Sponsor] [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/560711.html Second slavery apology bill filed] Lynn Bonner and Benjamin Niolet, "The News & Observer", April 4, 2007]
On May 28, 2008, Rand filed North Carolina Senate Bill 2079 cite web|url=http://www.legislature.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S2079|title=Eve Carson/Abhijit Mahato Comm. Service Prog.|work=North Carolina Senate|accessdate=2008-05-29] requiring North Carolina colleges students to mentor public school-age children in order to receive a bachelor's degree. The bill was named for Eve Carson a murdered
University of North Carolina student. [cite news|url=http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/2953232/|title=Legislation seeks service requirement for undergrads in memory of 2 slain students|date=May. 28, 2008|work=WRAL|accessdate=2008-05-29]References
External links
* [http://www.legislature.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=48 North Carolina General Assembly - Senator Tony Rand] official NC Senate website
* [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=5925 Project Vote Smart - Senator Tony Rand (NC)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Tony Rand
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=99528 2008] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=79615 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=68047 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=8367 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40707 2000] campaign contributions
* [http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/tony_rand News & Observer "Under the Dome" Profile]
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