Senator
Bobby Hanig
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Assumed office
August 29, 2022
Preceded byBob Steinburg
Constituency1st District (2022–2023)
3rd District (2023–Present)
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 1, 2019 – August 29, 2022
Preceded byBeverly Boswell
Succeeded byPaul O'Neal
Member of the
Currituck County Board of Commissioners
from the 2nd district
In office
December 5, 2016 – December 3, 2018
Preceded byDavid Griggs
Succeeded bySelina Jarvis
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 59–60)[1]
Political partyRepublican
ResidencePowells Point, North Carolina
Occupationbusinessman

Robert Otho Hanig is an American politician who is a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing District 3. He was appointed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to serve the remainder of Senator Bob Steinburg's term representing District 1 following Sen. Steinburg's resignation to seek the Republican nomination in Senate District 2. Hanig was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives after defeating incumbent Beverly Boswell in the primary election for House District 6 [2] Hanig is an Army veteran and owns The Pool Guy Aquatic Services.[3]

Background

After serving in the U.S. Army, Hanig moved to the Outer Banks and serviced rental properties. A few years later he started his own pool business and created a property management business.[4]

Platform

On his campaign Facebook account, Hanig expressed his dislike for the Affordable Care Act.[5] Hanig also states that he is pro-life and a supporter of HB2.[6] He was endorsed by the NRA and posted about it on his campaign Facebook page.[7]

Currituck County Commissioner

In 2016, Hanig was encouraged to run for office, specifically for Currituck County Commissioner.

Currituck County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general election, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig 9,408 100%
Total votes 9,408 100%
Republican hold

Hanig was elected to the Currituck Board of Commissioners after running unopposed in the Republican primary in March 2016.[9] He was elected as chairman in December 2016.[10] As commissioner, Hanig expressed his dislike for solar farms in Currituck County, by saying "[l]arge solar projects haven't been a good deal for Currituck County residents".[11]

Hanig won the election.

He voted in 2017 to ban all future solar facility development.[12] During his tenure as county commissioner, Currituck County paid $50,000 to a company owned by Rep. Bob Steinburg to promote a basketball tournament in Western NC.[13][14][15]

[16]

Steinburg said he cleared the potential arrangement with state ethics officials before approaching Currituck .[17] Currituck Travel and Tourism Director Tameron Kugler maintained the sponsorship offers the county valuable nationwide exposure.[18]

Currituck County Manager Dan Scanlon said Steinburg's request went through Currituck's tourism board, and Currituck vetted his proposal as it would any other. That included review by County Attorney Ike McRee, based on an “action history” Currituck provided with the contract.[19]

After moving to the North Carolina House of Representatives, the Currituck Republican party selected educator Selina Jarvis as their nominee to replace Bobby Hanig on the county Board of Commissioners.[20]

2018

Hanig defeated Rep. Beverly Boswell in a Republican Primary.

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district Republican primary election, 2018[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig 3,626 53.03%
Republican Beverly Boswell (incumbent) 3,212 46.97%
Total votes 6,838 100%

Hanig defeated Tess Judge by a 55 to 45 percent in the general election.[22]

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2018[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig 18,573 55.03%
Democratic Tess Judge 15,177 44.97%
Total votes 33,750 100%
Republican hold

Hanig sponsored six bills in his first term. The bills included one that gave the College of the Albemarle the liberty to use state funds for building projects along with Dare County for educational facilities. Another bill was for the isolated schools in Currituck county and improving the transportation efficiency budget for the schools in Currituck County. Another bill passed by Hanig dealt with local regulation of navigable water and the restoration of the Federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act. Also, a bill to make bottlenose dolphin North Carolina's marine mammal was passed the House through him and it was directed to the Senate Rules Committee.

2020

Bobby Hanig
Bobby Hanig announces reelection campaign

Hanig beat Rob Rollason in March 2020.[24] During the campaign, Hanig and Rollason talked about local issues like wind and solar energy projects. Hanig claimed to be a free-market person.

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district Republican primary election, 2020[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig (incumbent) 6,148 70.76%
Republican Rob Rollason 2,540 29.24%
Total votes 8,688 100%

Hanig was a big supporter of the Dare County Board of Commissioners declaring the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary.[26]

In January 2020, the Currituck County commissioners adopted a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment Refuge, adding Currituck to a growing list of North Carolina counties seeking to support a citizen's right to bear arms. Hanig spoke in support of the resolution. Hanig urged the board, he formerly chaired, to support the resolution, saying he would oppose any “assault” on the Second Amendment in the General Assembly.[27]

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2020[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig (incumbent) 31,063 64.34%
Democratic Tommy Fulcher 17,216 35.66%
Total votes 48,279 100%
Republican hold

2022

Following redistricting in the North Carolina General Assembly after the 2020 United States Census, Hanig's 6th district was dismantled. Most of Hanig's constituents were drawn into the 79th district represented by two term Republican representative Keith Kidwell, but Hanig's home in Powells Point was drawn into the 1st district, represented by another two term Republican Representative, Ed Goodwin.[29] Instead of facing Goodwin or Kidwell in a GOP primary, Hanig instead announced he would run for the North Carolina Senate in District 3 in 2022.[30][31] Following Bob Steinburg's resignation on July 31, 2022, Hanig was appointed to finish the balance of his term in the state senate.[32]

North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2022[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig (incumbent) 37,984 52.53%
Democratic Valerie Jordan 34,320 47.47%
Total votes 72,304 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2023

Hanig announced his reelection bid for State Senate.[34]

References

  1. ^ "Hanig, Judge to vie in House 6".
  2. ^ Jurkowitz, Mark (May 9, 2018). "Boswell defeated by Hanig, Steinburg beats Twiddy". Outer Banks Sentinel. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Specht, Paul (March 23, 2018). "'Honest, truthful' Republican challenges NC lawmaker who claimed to be a nurse". The News Observer. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bobby Hanig". North Carolina House Republican Caucus. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Hanig, Bobby. "Bobby Hanig for House". Facebook. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Walker, Sam (March 26, 2018). "Hanig jabs Boswell after uproar over her Facebook page". The Outer Banks Voice. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Hanig, Bobby. "Bobby Hanig for House". Facebook. Retrieved October 22, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ [1] "North Carolina State Board of Elections".
  9. ^ West, William F. "Incoming Currituck board members want to get it right". Daily Advance. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Election of Chairman of the Board of Commissioners - Currituck County, NC". Currituck County. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Dominick, Tim. "Our Opinion: N.C. appeals court rules for solar farm". News & Record. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  12. ^ West, William F. "Currituck OKs ban on solar projects". Daily Advance. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  13. ^ Hawley, Jon. "Currituck pays Steinburg $50K to promote tourney". Daily Advance. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Hawley, Jon. "Unaware of hoops deal, Currituck officials say". Daily Advance. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  15. ^ West, William F. "Currituck responds to tourism deal criticism". Daily Advance. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "Rollason challenges Hanig in House District 6".
  17. ^ Staff, Daily Advance. "Currituck pays Steinburg $50K to promote tourney". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  18. ^ Staff, Daily Advance. "Currituck responds to tourism deal criticism". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  19. ^ Staff, Daily Advance. "Currituck pays Steinburg $50K to promote tourney". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  20. ^ Staff, Daily Advance. "Currituck GOP nominates Jarvis to succeed Hanig". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  21. ^ [2] "North Carolina State Board of Elections".
  22. ^ "Robert Hanig".
  23. ^ [3] "North Carolina State Board of Elections".
  24. ^ "Robert Hanig". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  25. ^ [4] "North Carolina State Board of Elections".
  26. ^ "After passionate public debate, Dare Board approves Second Amendment resolution". Island Free Press. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  27. ^ Advance, Paul Nielsen The Daily. "Currituck OKs resolution supporting gun rights". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  28. ^ [5] "North Carolina State Board of Elections".
  29. ^ "H976, 3rd Edition". North Carolina General Assembly. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  30. ^ Bobby Hanig (November 5, 2021). "Conservative Bobby Hanig Announces For State Senate". Wordpress. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  31. ^ "S739 2nd Edition". North Carolina General Assembly. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  32. ^ Mark Jurkowitz (August 19, 2022). "Hanig to fill remainder of Steinburg's NC Senate term". The Outer Banks Voice. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  33. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  34. ^ Martin, Lance (October 23, 2023). "Hanig will seek another term on NC Senate". RRSpin. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
North Carolina House of Representatives Preceded byBeverly Boswell Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 6th district 2019–2022 Succeeded byPaul O'Neal North Carolina Senate Preceded byBob Steinburg Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 1st district 2022–2023 Succeeded byNorman Sanderson Preceded byErnestine Bazemore Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 3rd district 2023–Present Incumbent
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