Edgar V. Starnes
Edgar Starnes | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Carson-Newman University (BA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Edgar Vance Starnes (born September 3, 1956) 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. At the time of his resignation, Starnes represented the state's eighty-seventh House district (Caldwell County).