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Outer Banks Democrat Marc Basnight, N C Senate s longest-serving leader, dies at 73

Basnight, who had been ill for years with what was later diagnosed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was one of North Carolina’s most powerful leaders while serving a record 18 years as Senate leader.

Former Senate Leader Marc Basnight Dies | Coastal Review Online

Former state Senator Marc Basnight died Monday at age 73. File photo This story has been updated Former state Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight, a Manteo native and the coastal region’s champion throughout a storied legislative career, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. He was 73. A private burial service was held for the family due to COVID-19. A memorial will be held when its safe to gather together to celebrate his life and love for our state. His obituary is on Twiford Funeral Homes Outer Banks website. Basnight was first elected in 1985 to represent Senate District 1, which today includes Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde,  Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington.

Outer Banks Democrat Marc Basnight, N C Senate s longest-serving leader, dies at 73 - The Virginian-Pilot

Basnight, who had been ill for years with what was later diagnosed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was one of North Carolina’s most powerful leaders while serving a record 18 years as Senate leader.

Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73 – North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73 RALEIGH (AP) Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina’s barrier islands who became one of North Carolina’s most powerful contemporary political leaders while serving a record 18 years as Senate leader, died Monday. He was 73. Basnight, who was ill for years with what was later diagnosed as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, died at his Manteo home with family members present, according to Amy Fulk, Basnight’s chief of staff while he held the chamber’s top job. Despite humble beginnings and little formal education, Basnight rose through state politics to serve in the Senate for 26 years. His nine two-year terms as Senate president pro tempore made him the longest-serving head of a legislative body in North Carolina history.

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