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Patrick J. Ballantine

Patrick J. Ballantine (born March 17, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, rising to become the Senate Minority Leader and the Republican Party's nominee for governor in 2004.

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Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of Dayton (JD)
Born
(1965-03-17) March 17, 1965 (age 61) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Children
2
Constituency
4th district (1995–2003) 9th district (2003–2004)
Party
Republican
Preceded by
Robert Shaw · John Codington

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Patrick J. Ballantine

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Edges23
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Avg. degree1.92
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Patrick J. Ballantine

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Preceded by · 2
Patrick J. Ballantine → John Codington, Robert Shaw
Succeeded by · 2
Patrick J. Ballantine → Phil Berger, Woody White
Born · 1
Patrick J. Ballantine → (1965-03-17) March 17, 1965 (age 61) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Children · 1
Patrick J. Ballantine → 2
Constituency · 1
Patrick J. Ballantine → 4th district (1995–2003) 9th district (2003–2004)
Education · 1
Patrick J. Ballantine → University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of Dayton (JD)
Party · 1
Patrick J. Ballantine → Republican
Spouse · 1
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Patrick J. BallantineBorn(1965-03-17) March 17, 1965 (age 61) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.1.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantineChildren21.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantineConstituency4th district (1995–2003) 9th district (2003–2004)1.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantineEducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of Dayton (JD)1.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantinePartyRepublican1.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantinePreceded byRobert Shaw1.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantinePreceded byJohn Codington1.00infobox
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Patrick J. BallantineSucceeded byPhil Berger1.00infobox
Patrick J. BallantineSucceeded byWoody White1.00infobox

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