James E. Long

James E. Long
9th North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
In office
January 5, 1985 – January 10, 2009
GovernorJim Hunt
James G. Martin
Mike Easley
Preceded byJohn Ingram
Succeeded byWayne Goodwin
Personal details
Born(1940-03-29)March 29, 1940
DiedFebruary 9, 2009(2009-02-09) (aged 68)
Resting placePine Hill City Cemetery
Burlington, North Carolina
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMary Margaret "Peg" O'Connell
Children2
Alma materNorth Carolina State University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ProfessionPolitician
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James Eugene Long (March 19, 1940 – February 2, 2009) was the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance from 1985 through 2009 retiring as the senior Democratic member of the North Carolina Council of State. He was the third-longest-serving statewide elected official in North Carolina history as of 2009.