1. Lawrence Webb Kissell was born on January 31,1951 and is an American politician who served as the US representative for, a district that stretched from Charlotte to Fayetteville.
15 Facts About Larry Kissell
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In 2012, Larry Kissell lost re-election to Richard Hudson, his Republican opponent.
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Larry Kissell is a lifelong resident of Biscoe, a small town roughly halfway between Charlotte and Fayetteville.
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Larry Kissell graduated from Wake Forest University in 1973 with a degree in economics.
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In October 2006, Larry Kissell ran for the Democratic nomination in the 8th District and won a four-way primary with 53 percent of the vote.
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Larry Kissell won six of the district's nine counties, but ultimately could not overcome a 6,100-vote deficit in Cabarrus County, home to Hayes.
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Larry Kissell conceded the race on November 29,2006 and immediately announced plans to run again in 2008.
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Questions about the way Larry Kissell ran his 2006 campaign were raised when it was revealed that he had paid no employment taxes and social security on his campaign workers.
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Larry Kissell remains in arrears to some workers that he released from the campaign for as much as $15,000.
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Larry Kissell later stated that the workers were "volunteers," although at least one employee holds a document, signed by Kissell, that states the amount that was to be paid monthly.
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Larry Kissell says his 2006 campaign used contract workers, and that he's paying all required taxes for his full-time employees in this campaign, a statement that remains in question.
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Larry Kissell won 55 percent of the vote to Hayes' 45 percent.
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Larry Kissell faced Republican challenger Harold Johnson, a longtime sportscaster at WSOC-TV in Charlotte.
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Larry Kissell was faced with backlash from some progressives within his party over support of House Republican policies, lost some African-American support, and lost the general election on November 6,2012 to Republican challenger Richard Hudson.
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Larry Kissell's first act in Congress was to co-sponsor a bill to reverse a planned Congressional pay raise.