Rebecca Ann "Becky" Carney (born December 25, 1944) is a Democratic member of the

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representing the 102nd district since 2003. Her district includes constituents in

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county. Carney is a homemaker from

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. In 2002, Carney defeated

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Daniel Elmaleh in the general election. She had previously been elected in 1996 to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners and served three terms, serving as vice chairman several times. Carney had an unsuccessful run for school board in 1995. During a late night House session on July 2, 2012, Carney mistakenly cast the deciding vote to override Governor

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's veto of Senate Bill 820, granting authority to make

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legal in North Carolina. A longstanding House rule that disallows changing of a vote if the vote changes the outcome of the bill prevented Carney from correcting her electronic vote to reflect her intended position.Carney: 'I feel rotten' about accidental fracking vote
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North Carolina General Assembly - Representative Becky Carney
official NC House website
Project Vote Smart - Representative Becky Carney (NC)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Becky Carney
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