J. Sam Ellis (born April 30, 1955) is a
Republican former member of the
North Carolina General Assembly
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who represented the state's thirty-ninth House district, including constituents in
Wake County. An electrical contractor from
Raleigh, Ellis was defeated by
Democrat
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Linda Coleman in the
2004 general election.
In 2002, incoming freshmen at the
University of North Carolina were required to read "Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations" by
Michael Sells, a scholar of comparative religions at
Haverford College
Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...
. When they arrived on campus, they were to briefly discuss the book in small groups led by a member of the faculty. Ellis backed a campaign to remove the use of state funds from the book, stating "I don't want the students in the university system required to study this evil."
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Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Living people
21st-century American legislators
1955 births
21st-century North Carolina politicians
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