Scott Keadle
| Scott Keadle | |
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| Republican candidate for North Carolina's 8th congressional district |
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Election date Primary: May 8, 2012 |
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| Opponent(s) | Daniel Barry, Richard Hudson, Vernon Robinson, Fred Steen, John Whitley |
| Incumbent | Larry Kissell |
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| Born | 1964 Huntington, West Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Website | www |
John Scott Keadle, DDS, is a North Carolina Republican politician and a frequent candidate for office. He was a 2012 candidate for US House for North Carolina's 8th congressional district. Keadle lost in a primary run-off to former congressional aide Richard Hudson.
Keadle, a dentist by profession, founded Rowan Dental Associates in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1990. Keadle is also the founder and president of Keadle Professional Properties, a commercial and residential real estate development company.
Keadle was born in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1964. His father, Tom Keadle, is a retired sales manager in the coal mining equipment business, and his mother, Jean Miller Yates is a retired schoolteacher.
From Milton High School he went to the United States Air Force Academy and spent his freshman year there, majoring in chemistry. He received an honorable discharge from the US Air Force, and transferred to West Virginia University for his sophomore and junior years, continuing his undergraduate study of Chemistry. He was granted early acceptance into the WVU School of Dentistry in 1985, and graduated with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) in 1989.
Following an unsuccessful campaign for Rowan County Commissioner in 1996, he became active in the Republican Party, serving as county finance chairman and then vice-chairman. In 1998, he won a highly contested primary to become the Republican nominee for Congress in the heavily Democratic 12th congressional district, winning 43% of the vote against incumbent Democrat Mel Watt, the highest percentage ever received by a Republican in that district. In 2000, he won the Republican nomination for the heavily Democratic 23rd Senate district in the North Carolina General Assembly, and narrowly lost in the general election.
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