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Rep. Charles Smith Holds Court as College Hoopster, Lawyer, & Legislator
Rep. Charles Smith was a three-sport athlete (basketball, baseball, and soccer) in high school. The power forward/centerfielder/sweeper would go on to play college basketball at Emory & Henry College before heading to UNC Law.
The newly minted lawyer would return to his native Fayetteville as a prosecutor and entered private practice. Along this journey, the freshman Democrat developed a friendship with the late Sen. Tony Rand, who introduced him to the world of North Carolina politics.
Skye and Brian also talk about former Rep. Jon Hardister's replacement, the race to keep that GOP seat, the…
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