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Jesse Helms (R) Senior Senator from North CarolinaElected: 1972 (5th term) Hometown: Raleigh Born: October 18, 1921; Monroe, N.C. Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Dorothy Helms; three children Education: Wingate College, attended 1938-39; Wake Forest U., attended 1939-40 Military Service: Navy, 1942-45 Career: Journalist; broadcasting executive; banking executive; congressional aide Political Highlights: Raleigh City Council, 1957-61; U.S. Senate, 1973-present Committees: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry; Foreign Relations - chairman ( International Operations & Terrorism; Western Hemisphere; East Asian & Pacific Affairs); Rules & Administration Address: 403 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Constitution Ave. and First St., N.E., Washington, DC, 20510-3301 Phone: (202) 224-6342 Fax: (202) 228-1339 E-mail: jesse_helms@helms.senate.gov Web site: helms.senate.gov Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated: February 09, 2001). To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com 
State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous State Legislature General Assembly: Meets January-July. House of Representatives: 120 members, 2-year terms 1999 breakdown: 55R, 65D; 97 men, 23 women Salary: $13,951; $6,708/year expenses Phone: (919) 733-3451 Senate: 50 members, 2-year terms 1999 breakdown: 15R, 35D; 43 men, 7 women Salary: $13,951; $6,708/year expenses Phone: (919) 733-6854 Urban Statistics Charlotte: Mayor Pat McCrory (R), Population 441,297 Raleigh: Mayor Paul Y. Coble (N-P), Population 243,835 Greensboro: Mayor Keith Holliday (D), Population 195,426 Winston-Salem: Mayor Jack Cavanagh (R), Population 153,541 Durham: Mayor Nicholas Tennyson (R), Population 149,799 Registered Voters Democrat: 52% Republican: 34% Unaffiliated: 14% U.S. Congress Senate: 1 D, 1 R House: 5 D, 7 R Term Limits For state offices: No Elections 1996 Presidential Vote: Bob Dole 49%, Bill Clinton 44%, Ross Perot 1992 Presidential Vote: George Bush 43%, Bill Clinton 42%, Ross Perot 14% 1988 Presidential Vote: George Bush 58%, Michael S. Dukakis 42% Population 1998 population (est.): 7,322,870 1990 population: 6,628,766 1980 population: 5,881,766 Percent change 1980-90: +13% Rank among states (1998): 10 White: 75% Black: 22% Asian or Pacific islander: 1% American Indian or Eskimo: 1% Hispanic origin: 2% Urban: 50% Rural: 50% Born in state: 70% Foreign-born: 2% Under age 18: 1,873,403 (25%) Ages 18-64: 4,624,041 (62%) 65 and older: 927,739 (12%) Median age: 35 Miscellaneous Web: www.state.nc.us Capital: Raleigh Median household income: $36,129 (1997) Rank among states: 23 Total area: 52,672 sq. miles Rank among states: 29 Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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