Frank Ballance

Frank Ballance
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2003 – June 8, 2004
Preceded byEva Clayton
Succeeded byG. K. Butterfield
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1989 – January 1, 2003
Preceded byMonk Harrington
Succeeded byRobert Lee Holloman (Redistricting)
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987
Preceded byJohn Church
Thomas Ellis
William Watkins (Redistricting)
Succeeded byThomas Hardaway
Personal details
Born
Frank Winston Ballance Jr.

(1942-02-15)February 15, 1942
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedFebruary 22, 2019(2019-02-22) (aged 77)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBernadine Smallwood (m. 1969)
Children3
EducationNorth Carolina Central University (BS, JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1968–1971
UnitNorth Carolina National Guard

Frank Winston Ballance Jr. (February 15, 1942 – February 22, 2019) was an American politician and attorney who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004, representing North Carolina's 1st congressional district.

In 2004, Ballance pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering, and was sentenced to four years in prison, two years supervised release, and fined $10,000.