{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Cody Henson |image = |caption = |state_house = North Carolina |district = 113th |term_start = January 1, 2017 |term_end = July 24, 2019 |predecessor = Chris Whitmire |successor = Jake Johnson |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = Rosman, North Carolina |party = Republican }}
'''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<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Gebelein |url=https://carolinapublicpress.org/26243/cody-henson-interview/ |title=Don't overlook the mountains: An interview with new Rep. Cody Henson |publisher=Carolinapublicpress.org |date=2016-11-29 |accessdate=2019-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/720 |title=Representative Cody Henson |publisher=Ncleg.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-05-08}}</ref> until his resignation on July 24, 2019, following his pleading guilty to cyberstalking in a domestic violence case.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TravisFain/status/1154050329882832896 Travis Fain] of WRAL-TV on Twitter.</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Cody_Henson|title=Cody Henson|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carolinapublicpress.org/29153/rep-henson-pleads-guilty-to-cyberstalking-doesnt-plan-to-resign/|title=UPDATED: Rep. Henson pleads guilty to cyberstalking, won’t resign|author=Frank Taylor|publisher=Carolina Public Press|date=July 23, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/08/03/jake-johnson-appointed-state-house-seat-vacated-cody-henson/1909658001/|title=Jake Johnson appointed to state House seat vacated by Cody Henson|publisher=www.citizen-times.com|date=August 3, 2019|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===2018=== {{Election box begin no change |title = North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2018<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1116] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Cody Henson (incumbent) | votes = 22,407 | percentage = 57.52% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Sam Edney | votes = 16,551 | percentage = 42.48% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 38,958 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
===2016=== {{Election box begin no change |title = North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district Republican Primary election, 2016<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1563] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Cody Henson | votes = 7,718 | percentage = 64.69% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Coty James Ferguson | votes = 4,212 | percentage = 35.31% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 11,930 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2016<ref>[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1188] ''North Carolina State Board of Elections''.</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Cody Henson | votes = 26,848 | percentage = 61.61% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Maureen Mahan Copelof | votes = 16,726 | percentage = 38.39% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 43,574 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
==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
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{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-nc-hs}} {{s-bef|before=Chris Whitmire}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives <br/> from the 113th district|years=2017-2019}} {{s-aft|after=Jake Johnson}} {{s-end}}
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