district state_senate succeeded birth_name birth_place party term birth_date article_title state name occupation
11th north carolina e. s. -lrb- buck -rrb- newton albin b. swindell robeson county , north carolina democratic 2001 -- 2011 14 october 1945 a. b. swindell
 north carolina a. b. swindell teacher , politician , consultant
a. b. swindell

albin b. swindell -lrb- born october 14 , 1945 in robeson county , north carolina -rrb- was a democratic member of the north carolina general assembly representing the state 's eleventh senate district , including constituents in nash and wilson counties .
he was first elected in november 2000 and served five two-year terms .
in the november 2010 election he was defeated by eldon newton , a republican .
swindell attended wilson technical community college , sandhills community college , and north carolina state university .
from 1971 through 1983 he was a teacher in the granville county schools .
from 1981 through 1985 he was a city council member in oxford , north carolina .
he currently works as a consultant .
