Education
He attended Mitchell High School, before graduating from the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics.
He attended Mitchell High School, before graduating from the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics.
Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2, 2010. He is from Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Hise is a native of Mitchell County, North Carolina.
He received a Bachelor of Surgery in Statistics from Appalachian State University before going on to complete a Masters in Education in Higher Education Administration from North Carolina State University.
Committees
He also serves as the Company-Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriation Committee and the ViceChairman of the Insurance Committee.
He is a statistician by trade and is currently serving as a member of the faculty at Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine. At 35 years old in 2011, Senator Hise was and continues to be the youngest member of the North Carolina Senate. Hise is a member of the Education/Higher Education Committee, the Pensions & Retirement and Aging Committee, the Program Evaluation Committee, the Redistricting Committee, and the Transportation Committee.
He has also served on several non-standing committees including serving as the Chairman of the Efficiencies in State Government Committee, and as a member of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology, the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee, the Property Insurance Rate Making Committee, the Retirement Benefits for Teachers and State Employees Committee, and the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
