Stan Bingham

Stanley Bingham
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byBetsy Lane Cochrane
Succeeded byCathy Dunn
Constituency38th District (2001-2003)
33rd District (2003-2017)
Personal details
Born
Stanley Walker Bingham

(1945-12-29)December 29, 1945
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 2022(2022-10-27) (aged 76)
Denton, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materNorth Carolina State University (BS)
OccupationLumber Company Owner, publisher

Stanley Walker Bingham (December 29, 1945 – October 27, 2022) was an American politician, a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-third Senate district, including constituents in Davidson and Guilford counties.[1] A small town newspaper publisher and retired lumber company owner from Denton, North Carolina, Bingham formerly served in the state Senate.[2]

Before being elected to the North Carolina General Assembly, Bingham served as chairman of the Davidson County Commissioners. Bingham was married to Lora Bingham; he was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2000. He completed 8 terms in 2016 and retired from the Senate in 2017. During his tenure, he introduced and passed 171 bills, many of which were consumer protection related. He supported anti-LGBT legislation.[3]

Bingham died of natural causes at his home in Denton, North Carolina, on October 27, 2022. He was 76.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  2. ^ "Senator Stan Bingham (Republican, 2011–2012 Session)". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  3. ^ BONNER, LYNN (July 6, 2008). "State's school bullying bill stalled over inclusion of gays".
  4. ^ The Associated Press (October 29, 2022). "Former NC senator, newspaper publisher Stan Bingham dies". Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Former NC Senator Stan Bingham from Davidson County dies unexpectedly". The Dispatch. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.