Dale Folwell | |
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28th Treasurer of North Carolina | |
Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
Governor | Roy Cooper |
Preceded by | Janet Cowell |
Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | |
Leader | Thom Tillis |
Preceded by | William Wainwright |
Succeeded by | Paul Stam |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
In office January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Debra Conrad |
Personal details | |
Born | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | December 17, 1958
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of North Carolina, Greensboro (BS, MS) |
Dale Robbins Folwell (born December 17, 1958)[1] is an American politician who has been the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017. A Republican from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Folwell spent four terms in North Carolina House of Representatives, including a term as speaker pro tempore from 2011 to 2013.[2] He was head of the state's Division of Employment Security in the administration of Governor Pat McCrory from 2013 to 2015. He was elected State Treasurer in the 2016 election, taking office on January 1, 2017. Folwell was reelected to a second term in 2020, defeating Democratic challenger Ronnie Chatterji.[3]