Nationality American Religion Baptist Party Republican Party Occupation Attorney Spouse Tana Hartsell (m. 1972) | Children 3 Role Attorney Political party Republican Name Fletcher Hartsell, | |
Born February 15, 1947 (age 77)
Concord, North Carolina ( 1947-02-15 ) Alma mater Davidson College A.B. Political Science, 1969
Univ. of North Carolina J.D., 1972 Residence Concord, North Carolina, United States Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Davidson College | ||
Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (born February 15, 1947) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-sixth North Carolina Senate district, including constituents in Cabarrus and Union counties. An attorney from Concord, North Carolina, Hartsell has served in the state Senate since 1991.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Career
- Military service
- Religious leadership
- Civic activity
- Political career
- 2007 Complaint
- 2013 Campaign finance audit
- Indicted For Misuse Of Campaign Funds
- Personal life
- Awards and honors
- References
Early life and education
Fletcher Hartsell was born in February 15, 1947 in Concord, North Carolina. Hartsell is the son of Doris W. Hartsell and the late Fletcher L. Hartsell, Sr. of Concord. His father worked at Cannon Mills.
Following his graduation from Concord High School (North Carolina), Hartsell attended Davidson College where he earned an AB in Political Science in 1969. He served as Second Vice President in the Student Government Association.
Following his undergraduate studies at Davidson, Hartsell went on to study at Univ. of North Carolina where he obtained his law degree. He made Dean's List and served as a Research Assistant to Professor Laurens Walker and Contributor to work on the December 1972 Harvard Law Review article "Adversary Presentation and Bias in Legal Decision Making."
Hartsell is an active alumnus having served on the Board of Visitors (1998–2002) and the General Alumni Association. He is currently a regional representative to the Law Alumni association.
Career
Fletcher Hartsell currently serves as President of Hartsell & Williams, P.A. in Concord, NC. He has been employed there since 1972. Notable service during his legal career includes the following:
Military service
Fletcher Hartsell served in the US Army Reserves as a First Lieutenant. He was an Honor Graduate Officer Basic Course, U. S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, November 1972.
Religious leadership
Fletcher Hartsell has served throughout his life within the Southern Baptist Convention. He is currently a member of First Baptist Church in Kannapolis, NC where he serves as an usher and Sunday School Teacher.
Civic activity
Fletcher Hartsell is actively involved in a variety of state and local associations including the following:
Fletcher Hartsell serves on the board of directors of the conservative nonprofit Rightchange.com.
Political career
Hartsell faced no primary challenger and went on to defeat Democrat Mike Helms in the general election.
In 2012, Hartsell ran unopposed.
2007 Complaint
An ethics complaint was filed against Hartsell with the North Carolina Senate Ethics Committee alleging conflict-of-interest based on his past legal representation of a developer and the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County. The complaint was dismissed by the North Carolina State Ethics Committee due to lack of probable cause.
This complaint was filed after a small group of residents in the Western part of Cabarrus County failed to get the appropriate legislative support for their incorporation efforts.
In its February 2008 report dismissing the matter, the Ethics Commission found "serious problems" with the charges in the complaints and concluded after an investigation that included input from various parties that allegations in the complaint were "without any legitimate factual or legal basis and thus lack merit"
2013 Campaign finance audit
In January 2013, The Charlotte Observer reported that Hartsell spent nearly $100,000 of his campaign's money in 2011 and 2012 paying off debts on at least 10 personal credit cards. In an interview with the newspaper, Hartsell could not promise that campaign contribution money did not cover some personal expenses, which would be prohibited under state law. In a subsequent interview with his local paper, Independent Tribune, Hartsell stated that he was working to rectify the reporting errors by hiring a professional treasurer. "I’ve come to the realization that I have tried to do too much by handling the accounting side of my campaign finance reporting", Hartsell said in the January 15, 2013 article.
Indicted For Misuse Of Campaign Funds
September 2016, Hartsell was indicted for fraud.
==Sentenced To Federal Prison For Misuse Of Campaign Funds http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article150877397.html
Personal life
He has been married to Tana Honeycutt Hartsell since 1972. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. Son, Fletcher Hartsell III goes by the name F. Hartsell IIII and practices medicine at in the Duke University Healthcare System as a neurologist with a Masters in Public Health (MPH) https://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/f-lee-hartsell-iii-md-mph
Awards and honors
During his tenure in the North Carolina Senate, Fletcher Hartsell was recognized by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research Most Effective Republican Senator in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 & 2009. In addition to that, he has also received a number of other awards:
Fletcher Hartsell was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 1992.
In 2004, Davidson College Alumni Association recognized Hartsell with its Distinguished Service Award. This award "recognizes living alumni who have provided leadership or attained recognition on a national or regional level within their profession or business."