Background
He is the second great grandson of John Franklin Westmoreland, also a printer, who also served in the North Carolina Senate 26th District from 1895 through 1896.
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Wes Westmoreland
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Westmoreland completed his undergraduate degree at Gardner-Webb University in 1988.
Career
Westmoreland was appointed to the North Carolina Senate by Governor Beverly Perdue to fill the unexpired term of North Carolina Senator Debbie Clary in 2012. He is a fifth-generation printer that founded Westmoreland Printers, Incorporated. in 1999. Westmoreland was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce in 2004.
= North Carolina Senate In 2006, Westmoreland ran for the 46th Senate District seat against incumbent Senator Walter Dalton.
In 2012, Westmoreland was appointed to the North Carolina Senate by Governor Beverly Perdue to serve the remainder of North Carolina Senator Debbie Clary’s two-year term for the 46th Senate District, at that time comprised Cleveland and Rutherford counties. = Legislative service In January 2012, Westmoreland was appointed to six standing committees including Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources, Appropriations on Natural and Economic Resources, Commerce, Finance, Judiciary II and Program Evaluation.
During the short session of 2012, Westmoreland was the primary sponsor of two bills passed into law, Bachelor of Science 805 and Bachelor of Science 951. In 2013, Westmoreland was appointed to the Rural Infrastructure Authority for the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
He also serves on the board of the directors of the Printing Industries of the Carolinas and as a trustee for Cleveland Community College.
Previously, Westmoreland served on the Board of Directors of Cleveland County Communities in Schools and the Commercial Graphics Advisory Committee of Spartanburg Technical College. He also served as President of the Gardner-Webb University Alumni Association and was a Trustee for Gardner-Webb from 2006 through 2009.
Achievements
Politics
Political career
As a member of the Program Evaluation Committee, Westmoreland added a study to review the process of opening charter schools in North Carolina.
Membership
He is chair and founding board member of Pinnacle Classical Academy, a college preparatory charter school in Cleveland County. Westmoreland is chair and founding board member of Pinnacle Classical Academy, a college preparatory charter school in Cleveland County.
