Facts: - profession: educator , principal - imagesize: 180px - residence: spring lake , north carolina - state house: north carolina - party: democrat - spouse: brenda - district: 42nd - term end: present - succeeded: incumbent - term start: 2001 - state: north carolina - name: marvin w. lucas - birth date: 15 november 1941 - image: marvin lucas.jpg - birth place: spring lake , north carolina - religion: methodist - alma mater: fayetteville east carolina university state university , north carolina central university , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of marvin w. lucas .
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marvin willis lucas , jr. -lrb- born 1941 -rrb- is a democratic member of the north carolina general assembly representing the state 's forty-second house district since 2001 .his district includes constituents in cumberland and harnett counties .he serves as the house democratic conference co-chair .lucas is a retired school principal from spring lake , north carolina .