Education:	BA Health, PE and Recreation – UNC Pembroke
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Bladen County Commissioner, 2002 – present
Bladen County Board of Education, 1990 – 2002
Past President, Bladenboro Booster Club
Past President, Bladenboro Primary

Charles Ray Peterson | Bladen County Commissioners

Charles Ray Peterson earned a Bachelor of Arts in health, physical education and recreation from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Charles Ray Peterson - Bladen County

Occupation:	

Manufacturing Specialist
Dupont, Fayetteville Works
26 years experience

Charles works as a manufacturing specialist at DuPont's Fayetteville Works.

Charles is currently a County Commissioner in Bladen County Commission.

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Charles is from Bladenboro, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He lives with his wife, Susan, and their three adult children in Bladenboro.

As a state senator, sent a letter to state senators asking them to support the town of Elizabethtown in a lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for the removal of a bridge that connects the town to the community of White Oak.

Charles is from Bladenboro, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He lives with his wife, Susan, and three adult children in Bladenboro.

Charles is a Manufacturing Specialist. He works at DuPont, Fayetteville Works, where he has been for 26 years.

Charles Ray Peterson is currently a Bladen County Commissioner representing District 2. He was first elected in December 2002 and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

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Two lawsuits brought against the Town of Elizabethtown

As a county commissioner, voted to send letters to two companies, asking them to consider relocating to Bladen County, during the May 2014 meeting.

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