Cody Henson is an American politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 113th district (including constituents in Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania counties) from January 2017[1][2] until his resignation on July 24, 2019, following his pleading guilty to cyberstalking in a domestic violence case.[3]

Career

Henson was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2016 to succeed Chris Whitmire, who wasn't seeking re-election. He was re-elected to the seat in 2018.[4] Henson pleaded guilty to cyberstalking on July 23, 2019 as part of a plea deal to receive looser sentencing, and he was sentenced to 18 months probation. Henson who had already announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2020 originally said he would finish his term in the NC House, but resigned the next day.[5] Polk County Commissioner Jake Johnson was appointed to Henson's seat on August 6, 2019 to fill the remainder of the term and he was elected to a full term in 2020.[6]

Electoral history

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cody Henson (incumbent) 22,407 57.52%
Democratic Sam Edney 16,551 42.48%
Total votes 38,958 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district Republican Primary election, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cody Henson 7,718 64.69%
Republican Coty James Ferguson 4,212 35.31%
Total votes 11,930 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cody Henson 26,848 61.61%
Democratic Maureen Mahan Copelof 16,726 38.39%
Total votes 43,574 100%
Republican hold

Committee assignments

2019 Session

  • Wildlife Resources (Chair)
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)
  • Education - K-12
  • Finance
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Insurance

2017-2018 Session

  • Wildlife Resources
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Education - K-12
  • Finance
  • Regulatory Reform

References

  1. ^ Michael Gebelein (2016-11-29). "Don't overlook the mountains: An interview with new Rep. Cody Henson". Carolinapublicpress.org. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. ^ "Representative Cody Henson". Ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  3. ^ Travis Fain of WRAL-TV on Twitter.
  4. ^ "Cody Henson". Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Frank Taylor (July 23, 2019). "UPDATED: Rep. Henson pleads guilty to cyberstalking, won't resign". Carolina Public Press. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jake Johnson appointed to state House seat vacated by Cody Henson". www.citizen-times.com. August 3, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  7. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 113th district
2017-2019 		Succeeded by
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