Honorable Bob Etheridge
United States Representative, North Carolina, Democrat
Representative Etheridge, of the Second District of North Carolina, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He was Harnett County Commissioner from 1973 to 1977, a member of the North Carolina House from 1979 to 1988, and North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1989 to 1996. He serves on the Agriculture Committee and the Homeland Security Committee. The following is from the July 13, 2005, House floor debate on H.R. 8, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005.I rise today to voice my opposition to H.R. 8. As a part-time farmer and former small…
