Scott R. Herman
(? - living) U.S.A.
Republican politician
Scott R. Herman has served his community extensively as honorary chairman of the board of the U.S. Small Business Advisory Council and as a member of the Watershed Improvement Commission and the Economic Development Committee. He is also involved in the Republican Party, both as a volunteer and as former president of the Teen Republican Party of Cabarrus County.
District 75 is comprised of half of Cabarrus County, one of the most diverse counties in North Carolina. Scott was a key player in pushing for the inclusion of sexual orientation in county nondiscrimination laws .
Scott was a member of the U.S. Army and the North Carolina Army National Guard. Though one of four openly LGBT officials serving in North Carolina, Scott will be the first openly gay legislator in the statehouse. North Carolina is a Legislative Horizon State, meaning that there are no openly LGBT officials serving in the state legislatures. The battle for marriage equality will be a state by state fight, whether or not the anti-gay federal marriage amendment makes it out of Congress.
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