Cass Ballenger

Cass Ballenger REPRepublican

American politician (1926-2015)

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Cass BallengerREPRepublican American politician (1926-2015)
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Age at Death1926-2015
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NCResidence (state)

Thomas Cass Ballenger (December 6, 1926 – February 18, 2015) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented North Carolina's 10th congressional district, centered in the foothills of North Carolina, in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1944 - 1945
Episcopal High School
1944
Amherst College
Bachelor of Arts
1948
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Representative
United States House of Representatives
1986 - 2004
Senator
North Carolina Senate
1976 - 1986
Representative
North Carolina State House
1974 - 1976
Member
Catawba County Board of Commissions
1966 - 1974
Founder
Chair, Plastic Packaging, Incorporated
1957 - Current
Aviation Cadet
United States Naval Air Corps
1944 - 1948
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Board of Trustees
Episcopal High School
Co-Founder
Community Ridge Day Care Center
Former Board of Directors
Salvation Army
Member
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Past Board of Directors
Florence Crittenton Home
Past Board of Directors
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Past Chair
Greater Hickory United Fund
Past Director
Greater Hickory Chamber of Commerce
Patron
North Carolina Symphony
Patron
North Carolina Arts Society
Sustaining Member
North Carolina School of Arts
Experience
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Experience
Congressional Steel Caucus
Experience
Congressional Textile Caucus
Experience
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Experience
House Republican Deputy Whip
Experience
Minor League Baseball Caucus
Experience
National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
Experience
National Republican Steering Committee
Experience
Republican Steering Committee
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