Austin M. Allran

Austin M. Allran REPRepublican

American politician

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Austin M. AllranREPRepublican American politician
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NCResidence (state)

Austin Murphy Allran (born December 13, 1951) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-second Senate district, including constituents in Iredell and Catawba counties. He currently serves in a local capacity as a Catawba County Commissioner (December 2020 – present). An attorney from Hickory, North Carolina, Allran served for twelve terms in the state Senate. He was Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee and the Judiciary II (Criminal) Committee. He was also a member of four other committees - Education/Higher Education, Finance, Health Care, and Ways and Means. Allran was born in Hickory, North Carolina. He graduated from Hickory High School in 1970 and then earned degrees in English and history from Duke University. Allran attended law school at Southern Methodist University, earning his degree in 1978. He married Judy Mosbach on September 27, 1980. They have two children, Elizabeth and Catherine.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
North Carolina State University
MA
1998
Southern Methodist University Law School
JD
1978
Duke University
BA
1974
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Senator
North Carolina State Senate
1987 - 2014
Representative
North Carolina State House
1981 - 1985
Attorney
1979 - Current
Other Experience1 - 11 of 11
Member
Catawba County Bar Association
Member
Catawba County Historical Association
Member
Duke University Alumni Association
Member
Hickory Landmarks Society
Member
Hickory Museum of Art
Member
North Carolina State Bar
Former Vice Chair
Mental Health and Youth Services Committee, North Carolina State Senate
Member
Capital Incentive Program for Tourism
Member
Children and Youth Legis Study Commission
Member
Legislative Research Commission
Member
North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force
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