# Larry Yarborough

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**Lawrence Emile Yarborough, Jr.** (born February 26, 1962) is a former [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party) member of the [North Carolina House of Representatives](/source/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives) who represented the state's 2nd district, including constituents in [Granville](/source/Granville_County,_North_Carolina) and [Person](/source/Person_County,_North_Carolina) counties from 2015 to 2023. A businessman from [Roxboro, North Carolina](/source/Roxboro,_North_Carolina), Yarborough was elected to his first term in [2014](/source/2014_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election#District_2).[1]

## North Carolina General Assembly

Yarborough served on the Person County Board of Commissioners from 2004 to 2008. In 2010, Yarborough announced he would challenge [Winkie Wilkins](/source/Winkie_Wilkins) for the district 55 seat in the NC House, though he later withdrew from the race. In 2014 he ran for the seat again (this time renumbered as the 2nd district) and defeated [Democrat](/source/United_States_Democratic_Party) Ray Jeffers in the 2014 November general election.[2] Yarborough serves on eight North Carolina House Select Committees including Agriculture, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, Commerce and Job Development, Environment, Health, and Transportation. He is also a member of the Environmental Review Commission.[3]

In November 2015, Rep, Yarborough was appointed to serve on the Environmental Review Commission. He was also appointed to serve as an advisory member on the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government and Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.[3]

## Committee assignments

[4]

### 2021-2022 Session

- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Vice Chair)
- Environment (Chair)
- Wildlife Resources (Chair)
- Regulatory Reform (Vice Chair)
- Agriculture
- Ethics
- Marine Resources and Aqua Culture

### 2019-2020 Session

- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Vice Chair)
- Environment (Chair)
- Regulatory Reform (Chair)
- Wildlife Resources (Vice Chair)
- Agriculture
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Ethics

### 2017-2018 Session

- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Environment (Chair)
- Regulatory Reform (Vice Chair)
- Agriculture
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Health

### 2015-2016 Session

- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Agriculture (Vice Chair)
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Commerce and Job Development
- Environment
- Health
- Transportation

## References

1. ["Lawrence Yarborough, Jr.'s Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149794/lawrence-yarborough-jr#.VpnOo_krLIU). Vote Smart. 1962-02-26. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

1. ["Larry Yarborough"](https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_Yarborough). *Ballotpedia.org*. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

1. ["North Carolina General Assembly - Representative Larry Yarborough (Rep) Committee Assignments (2015-2016 Session)"](http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/reports/committeeAssignments.pl?nUserid=694&Chamber=H). *Ncleg.net*. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

1. ["Larry Yarborough"](https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_Yarborough). Retrieved 2022-01-23.

## External links

- [NCGA bio page](http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=694)
- [Project Vote Smart](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149794/lawrence-yarborough-jr)

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