Drew P. Saunders

Drew Saunders
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2009
Preceded by	John Bell McLaughlin
Succeeded by	Nick Mackey
Constituency	54th District (1997-2003) 99th District (2003-2009)
Personal details
Born	Drew Paschal Saunders (1938-06-09) June 9, 1938 (age 86) Lilesville, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Wake Forest University, Babcock Business School
Profession	human resources manager

Drew Paschal Saunders (born June 9, 1938) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly where he represented the state's ninety-ninth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county.^[1][2] Saunders was defeated in the 2008 Democratic primary by Nick Mackey with Mackey receiving 53% of the vote to 47% for Saunders.^[3] Saunders is a human resources manager from Huntersville, North Carolina and served six terms in the state House.

Stated during a discussion on North Carolina ethics laws "Even the baby Jesus accepted gifts, and I don't think it corrupted him.^[4]

Electoral history

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Mackey	9,176	53.08%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	8,111	46.92%
Total votes			17,287	100%

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2006^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	9,463	100%
Total votes			9,463	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2004^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	20,081	100%
Total votes			20,081	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2002^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	10,636	100%
Total votes			10,636	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2000^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	20,097	55.19%
	Republican	Wes Southern	16,319	44.81%
Total votes			36,416	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Profile - Representative Drew P. Saunders". Archived from the original on 2005-01-29. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
2. "The Voter's Self Defense System".
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
4. "Newsobserver.com | House is its own cop in ethics bill". Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2006-05-19.
5. [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
6. [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
7. [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
8. [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
9. "NC State House 054". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by John Bell McLaughlin	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 54th district 1997–2003	Succeeded by Joe Hackney
Preceded by Constituency established	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 99th district 2003–2009	Succeeded by Nick Mackey