Larry Potts' Biography
- State House (NC) - District 81, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (NC) - District 81
Contact Information
1775 Tyro Road
Lexington, NC 27295
Phone: 336-956-5578
Fax: 866-300-8943
Office
North Carolina House of Representatives
300 North Salisbury Street, Room 307B1
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
373 Waitman Road
Lexington, NC 27295
Full Name:
Larry Wayne Potts
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Carolyn; 3 Children: Andrew, Matthew, Charity
Birth Date:
09/14/1948
Birth Place:
Lexington, NC
Home City:
Lexington, NC
Religion:
Protestant
Attended, Davidson County Community College
Attended, Spokane Community College
Attended, Inland Empire School of the Bible, 1972
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 81, 2017-present
Former Chair/Vice Chair/Member, Board of Commissioners, Davidson County
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 81, 2024
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 38, 2000
Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee
Member, Committee on Education, K-12
Chair, Health Committee
Member, Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations
Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
Member, Judiciary 1 Committee
Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Former Member, Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Community Colleges Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary IV Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Owner/President, Southland Construction Company Incorporated, 1988-present
President, Davidson Investment Group, present
Owner, Larry Potts and Associates, 1978-1988
Served, United States Air Force, 1966-1970
Member, Davidson County Home Builders Association, present
Member, First Baptist Church of Welcome, present
Member, Vietnam Security Police Association, present
Member, American Legion
Former Member, Davidson County Board of Adjustment
Board Member, Davidson County Economic Development
Board Member, Davidson County Social Services
Member, Disabled Veterans of America
Former Member, Executive Board of Directors, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Lexington Medical Center
Member, Gideons International
Former Member, New Bridge Bank Business Development Board
Chair, North Carolina Board of Social Services
Former Vice President/Secretary, Predmont Authority for Regional Transportation
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Member, Vietnam Veterans Association of America
Member Ex-Officio, West Davidson Economic Development Commission
Priority Issues:
pro-life, pro 2nd Amendment, pro business