John Ager Explained
Honorific-Prefix: | Representative |
John Ager |
State House: | North Carolina |
State: | North Carolina |
District: | 115th |
Term Start: | January 1, 2015 |
Term End: | January 1, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Nathan Ramsey |
Successor: | Eric Ager (Redistricting) |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Name: | John Curtis Ager Jr. |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Alma Mater: | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
Spouse: | Annie |
Children: | 4 |
Residence: | Fairview, North Carolina |
Website: | http://www.electjohnager.org/ |
Occupation: | Farmer |
John Curtis Ager Jr. (born 1949) is a former Democratic politician from North Carolina. Ager served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 115th district (including constituents in western Buncombe County) from 2015 to 2023.[1] [2] [3] On December 6, 2021, Ager announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022.[4]
Political positions
In early 2018 Ager voiced support for background checks, waiting periods, and ending the “gun show loophole.”[5]
Electoral history
2014
Committee assignments
2021-2022 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Local Government
- Regulatory Reform
- Wildlife Resources
2019-2020 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Agriculture
- State and Local Government
- Regulatory Reform
- Wildlife Resources
2017-2018 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Appropriations - General Government
- Agriculture
- State and Local Government
- Education - K-12
2015-2016 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - General Government
- Agriculture
- Local Government
- Wildlife Resources
- Education - K-12
- Children, Youth and Families
- Judiciary IV
Notes and References
- News: John Ager - Ballotpedia. 2017-11-23. en-US.
- Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. February 5, 2022.
- Web site: North Carolina General Assembly - Representative John Ager (Democrat, 2017-2018 Session). www.ncga.state.nc.us. en. 2017-11-20.
- Web site: Buncombe County Representative John Ager not seeking re-election. Kristy Kepley-Steward. December 6, 2021. February 5, 2022.
- News: In Photos: Speakers at Asheville rally decry gun violence. Mountain Xpress. 2018-09-09. en-US.