Greg Dority

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on December 5, 2007 - 2:49pm.
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Office District Status
Statewide Candidate
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Republican
Level of Government  
 
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
, 1958 Goldsboro, NC Washington, NC

Synopsis

Greg Dority is a frequent Republican candidate. The Washington security consultant ran for the First Congressional District in 2002 and 2004, losing to Frank Ballance and current Rep. G.K. Butterfield. In 2008, he ran for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, coming in fourth in a field of four.

Trivia

He was in Kosovo during the NATO incursion in 1999.

Endorsements

Biography

Marital Status
Widowed
Spouse
Children
Daughter, Katie

Greg Dority is a frequent Republican candidate.

Early Life and Education 

Greg Thomas Dority was born in 1958 in Goldsboro to Tom and Joyce Dority. His father worked for the U.S. Treasury department and his mother worked at a bank.

He graduated from Washington High School in 1976.

He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from N.C. State University in 1981.

Professional Career

After college, he worked for the security division of ABC News in Washington, D.C.

In the early 1990s, he worked as a private security consultant in Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania and other places in Europe and Asia.

He then started the Sterling Security, a boutique security firm.

Political Career

He worked on U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms' 1978 campaign and worked briefly for the Congressional Club.

Dority first ran for public office in 2002, losing to U.S. Rep. Frank Ballance by a 2-to-1 margin in the heavily Democratic district.

After Ballance stepped down amid a criminal investigation, Dority was chosen by the state GOP to run in a special election to serve out his term in 2004.

He lost to former state Supreme Court Justice G.K. Butterfield in that election and the regular 2004 general election several months later.

2008 Campaign

In September of 2007, he began making the rounds of Republican groups in the state, campaigning informally for lieutenant governor. 

He lost the Republican primary, coming in fourth place to eventual nominee Robert Pittenger.

Research and reporting by Ryan Teague Beckwith. 

Occupation

Managing partner
Sterling Security





Community Involvement:

Dority is the current president of the Washington Girls Softball League, his daughter is a softball player.

He is a former vice president and board member of the Friends of the Brown Library.

Contact Info

Email: frankyslee2003@yahoo.com


P.O. Box 2316, Washington, N.C. 27889



Education

bachelor of arts
N.C. State University
Graduated: 1981



Military

Not specified.

Links

http://www.gregdorityforltgov.com








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