Senator A. B. Swindell |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 11th district |
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In office 2001–2011 |
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Succeeded by | E. S. (Buck) Newton |
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Born |
Albin B. Swindell October 14, 1945 Robeson County, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | teacher, politician, consultant |
Albin B. Swindell (born October 14, 1945, in Robeson County, North Carolina) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eleventh Senate district, including constituents in Nash and Wilson counties. He was first elected in November 2000 and served five two-year terms. In the November 2010 election he was defeated by Eldon Newton, a Republican.
Swindell attended Wilson Technical Community College, Sandhills Community College, and North Carolina State University. From 1971 through 1983 he was a teacher in the Granville County Schools. From 1981 through 1985 he was a city council member in Oxford, North Carolina. He currently works as a consultant.