Don Vaughan (North Carolina politician)
| Donald Ray "Don" Vaughan | |
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| North Carolina State Senator from District 27 (Greensboro) | |
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In office January 2009 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Kay Hagan |
| Succeeded by | Trudy Wade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 65–66) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Vaughan |
| Children |
Catherine Vaughan |
| Residence | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Alma mater |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Catherine Vaughan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
American University
Donald Ray Vaughan, known as Don Vaughan (born 1952), is an American attorney in private practice and a Democratic former member of the North Carolina State Senate from his native Greensboro, North Carolina. He was among the lawmakers who pushed to passage in 2010 Susie's Law, which gives judges the authority to sentence convicted perpretators of cruelty to animals to a maximum of ten months in jail.
In 1974, Vaughan received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1976, he obtained a Master of Public Administration degree from American University in Washington, D.C. His Juris Doctor followed in 1979 from Wake Forest University School of Law in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He was a legislative clerk to Democratic former U.S. Senator Robert Burren Morgan until Morgan was unseated in 1980 by the Republican John Porter East. Vaughan is a former adjunct professor for the School of Public Affairs at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. From 1981 to 1991, he was vice president of the Stedman Corporation. Vaughan served on the Greensboro City Council from 1991 to 2005 and as Mayor Pro Tem from 1996 to 2001. From 1998 to 2009, he was an appointed member of the North Carolina Banking Commission. From 1998 to 2009, he was the town attorney for Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. Vaughan was elected to the state Senate in 2008 and from 2011 to 2012 was the deputy minority leader in a heavily Republican body.
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