Julia Boseman
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Julia Boseman
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Member of the North Carolina Senate
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| Assumed office January 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Woody White |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | bosemanforsenate.com |
Julia Boseman is an American politician and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. She represents the state's ninth Senate district, covering all of New Hanover County.
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[edit] Early life and career
She was born and raised in New Hanover County and attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before going on to North Carolina Central University in 1992 for a law degree. She has been a practicing attorney ever since.
[edit] Public life
Boseman was elected to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners in 2000. In 2004, she ran for the North Carolina Senate and beat Republican incumbent Sen. Woody White by a margin of only 885 votes, 50.55% to 49.45%. White had been appointed six months earlier to finish the term of Sen. Patrick Ballantine who had resigned from the senate in order to make an unsuccessful run for Governor.
In her first Senate term (2005–06), Julia Boseman was ranked the 20th most effective senator (of 50), giving her the highest ranking ever for a first-term female senator and the second highest ever for a freshman. The ratings were published by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research (NCCPPR), which has published biennial surveys ranking the effectiveness of legislators based on the opinions of lobbyists, reporters and legislators themselves since 1978.
She was a candidate for re-election in 2006 and defeated her Republican opponent, Al Roseman, by a margin of 11,000 votes. Her 2008 re-election was closer, with Boseman taking 51.7% of the vote and winning by a margin of about 3,000.
In the 2008 presidential primaries, Boseman was an active supporter of Hillary Clinton. The North Carolina primary, coming late in the process, was unusually high-profile and Boseman travelled the state campaigning with Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. In January 2009, Bill Clinton returned the favor, hosting a fundraising reception for Boseman in Raleigh.[1]
[edit] Personal life
She is notable as the first (and, as of 2009, the only) openly gay member of the North Carolina legislature.
Following her separation from her domestic partner, Boseman had her $1,300,000 home foreclosed on for failure to pay her mortgage in June 2008.[2] In addition, $4,700 in county taxes were owed on the property, although these were later paid in full. During a child custody hearing while under oath, Boseman admitted to the use of marijuana in 2003, prior to being elected in 2004.
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| Preceded by Woody White |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the Ninth District January 1, 2005–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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