Background
Forrester was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from New Hanover High School in 1954.
Forrester was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from New Hanover High School in 1954.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wake Forest University.
A physician from Stanley, North Carolina, Forrester died while serving his eleventh term in the state senate, in which he also served as Deputy President Pro Tempore. Doctor Forrester was elected as Gaston County commissioner in 1982. In 1990, he was elected into the North Carolina State Senate.
He gained notoriety when he became the chief sponsor of Senate Bill 514 which would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriages in North Carolina in 2011.
He had introduced this amendment at every session since 2004. The proposed amendment to the constitution will appear on the state"s 2012 primary ballot.
Forrester came under fire for allegedly misrepresenting his medical credentials. Senator Forrester"s response to this was, “If there’s anything falsified on my records it was inadvertently done.” He added, “The gay and lesbian community is looking for anything they can to discr medical ”.
He claimed to be a member of the American Medical Association, a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine and an associate fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. The ACPM revealed that Forrester was not a member of the ACPM, let alone a fellowship The next day, Leslie reported that Forrester was not a member of the American Medical Association.