# Chuck McGrady

Chuck McGrady (born March 6, 1953) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020.

## Life and career

McGrady was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a B.A. from Rhodes College in 1975 and his J.D. Mercer University School of Law in 1978. From 1978 to 1979, he taught law at Wayne State University Law School; after that he was a law clerk and then a corporate counsel until 1992, when he became Executive Director of the Environmental & Conservation Organization of Henderson County. He was an early leader of the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and served as President of the Sierra Club from 1998 to 2000. In 2009–10 he was Executive Director of the North Carolina Youth Camp Association, and he is director emeritus of Falling Creek Camp in Tuxedo, North Carolina.

## Political career

He served on the council of the Village of Flat Rock from 1997 to 2001. In 2004 he was elected to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, where he served until being elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010, succeeding Carolyn Justus. He was the chairman of the House Appropriations and Alcoholic Beverage Control Committees for the 2019-20 session. In May 2019, McGrady announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020.

## Electoral history
### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 20,596 | 60.06% |
| | Democratic | Gayle Kemp | 13,699 | 39.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,295 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 30,659 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,659 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 4,815 | 61.70% |
| | Republican | Ronnie Edwards | 2,989 | 38.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,804 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 17,292 | 74.76% |
| | Libertarian | Shelby Mood | 5,838 | 25.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,130 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 6,481 | 57.34% |
| | Republican | Roger Snyder | 4,822 | 42.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,303 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 26,217 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,217 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady | 20,331` | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,331 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

Henderson County Board of Commissioners 5th district general election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McGrady (incumbent) | 30,430 | 62.11% |
| | Democratic | Sam Selph | 18,562 | 37.89% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,992 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |