Jeffrey Carrol McNeely (born 1964) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 84th district (including parts of Iredell County) since 2019. McNeely inherited his family's feed milling company in Statesville and lives on property that he says "was given to my family from King James in 1670." McNeely graduated from West Iredell High School and North Carolina State University. He spent 16 years on the Iredell County Planning Board. He was appointed to the North Carolina House to replace Rena Turner in 2019.
Political Career
Committee assignments
2025âÂÂ2026 session
- Agriculture and Environment (Chair)
- Transportation (Chair)
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Vice Chair)
- Select Committee on Helene Recovery
- Select Committee on North Carolina's Transportation Future (Vice Chair)
- Select Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Oversight
2023âÂÂ2024 session
- Agriculture (Chair)
- Transportation (Chair)
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Environment
2021âÂÂ2022 session
- Agriculture (Chair)
- Education - K-12
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
- Judiciary IV
2019âÂÂ2020 session
- Agriculture
- Education - K-12
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
- Judiciary
Controversies
In 2023, while debating an education bill, McNeely asked a black colleague whether his success in education would have been possible if he "wasn't an athlete or a minority"
Electoral history
2024
2022
2020
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