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19th north carolina christianity wesley alan meredith tupelo , mississippi 180px republican 2011 -- present 22 december 1963 fayetteville , north carolina wes meredith.jpg wesley meredith
 north carolina wesley meredith landscape contractor fayetteville technical community college
wesley meredith

wesley alan meredith -lrb- born december 22 , 1963 -rrb- is a republican third term senator of the north carolina general assembly representing the state 's nineteenth senatorial district .
the 19th district is made up of cumberland county .
meredith was born in tupelo , mississippi , and moved to fort bragg , north carolina , where he served in the 307th engineer battalion of the 82 airborne division .
he left the military after nearly three years of service with an honorable discharge rank of sergeant having received the army service ribbon , the army achievement medal with 2 oak leaf clusters , and the nco professional development ribbon .
after his service in the military , wesley meredith chose to stay in fayetteville and make north carolina his home .
he put his years of experience doing the neighbors ' lawns to the test , and officially opened his own business , cardinal landscaping .
with a red pick up truck and some basic lawn equipment , that business has grown into what it is today .
prior to becoming a state senator in 2011 , meredith served on the fayetteville city council for three terms spanning from 2005 to 2010 .
from 2007 to 2009 , meredith held the position of mayor pro tempore .
meredith is on the following senate standing committees : appropriations on department of transportation , commerce -lrb- co-chair -rrb- , workforce and economic development , insurance -lrb- co-chair -rrb- , transportation and rules and operations of the senate .
