Cumberland County District 42
NC NEWS -- NC House Representative Marvin
Lucas (Democrat), represents Cumberland County. He is a retired
school Principal and Chairman of the Education Committee, Vice-Chairman of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Committee, and Chairman of Alcoholic Beverage
Control Committee.
Representative Lucas is a strong advocate of educational funding and vet programs. He
has sponsored house bills such as:
- House Bill 236, "An Act directing the state board of education to terminate the
charter of a charter school that fails to meet expected growth for seven consecutive
years."
- House Bill 2685, "An Act to require that the department of administration provide
assistance to county veterans programs and to raise the amount of assistance that must be
provided."

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Release
of North Carolina Violent Inmates No Surprise
NC NEWS -- The impending release of twenty violent
convicts should come as no surprise to Governor Perdue. Especially,
when she was aware of a similar scenario when she signed the NC
Racial Justice Act. House Republican Leader calls the NC
Governor’s statement hollow...
Racial Justice Act
Frees Killers
NC NEWS - Structured Sentencing began October 1,
1994. Prior to that, murders committed were punished by Fair
Sentencing. The Parole Board has always treated a life sentence
under Fair Sentencing as being eligible for parole after 20 years.
That means up to 77 murderers on death row could be paroled in 20
years. If they have gain time, it might even be 1 year or
less...
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