LittleSis: Cass Ballenger

(great-great-grandson of Lewis Cass), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Hickory, Catawaba County, N.C., December 6, 1926; graduated from Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va., 1944; attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1944-1945; B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., 1948; United States Naval Air Corps, 1944-1945; member of the North Carolina state house of representatives, 1974-1976; member of the North Carolina state senate, 1976-1986; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative James Broyhill, and at the same time elected to the One Hundredth Congress and reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (November 4, 1986- January 3, 2005); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Thomas Cass Ballenger was born on Dec. 6, 1926, in Hickory, and attended Amherst College. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Donna Davis Ballenger; three daughters, Cindy Ballenger, Missy Jordan, and D. D. Weaver; and three grandchildren.

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Jay M Davis	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Sam Fox	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Hank Brown
Giuseppe Cecchi	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jim Ryun, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney
Bryce L Harlow	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Don Ritter
John Woodhouse	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Business Industry PAC
Robert J Perry	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, Gregory H Laughlin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
John L Nau III	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney
Erle Nye	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, Gregory H Laughlin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
David Bockorny	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elton W Gallegly, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pete Sessions, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee
Richard Uihlein	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Larry L Bigham
Todd A Eardensohn	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Ron Cameron	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney
Jack R. Anderson	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Joseph J Dioguardi, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney
Richard Gilder	Jim DeMint, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Newt Gingrich, Joseph J Dioguardi, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Don Ritter
Dana K Anderson	Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Pete Sessions, Jim Ryun, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Terry Rowling	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Susan Hirschmann	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Robin Hayes, Johnny Isakson, Patrick McHenry, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Stephen Schwarzman	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney
George D Baker	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robin Hayes, Johnny Isakson, Pete Sessions, Newt Gingrich, Gregory H Laughlin, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
James A Patterson	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

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Common Recipients

Jay M Davis

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Sam Fox

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Hank Brown

Giuseppe Cecchi

Richard Burr, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, John McCain, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jim Ryun, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney

Bryce L Harlow

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Don Ritter

John Woodhouse

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Business Industry PAC

Robert J Perry

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, Gregory H Laughlin, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

John L Nau III

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney

Erle Nye

David Bockorny

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elton W Gallegly, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pete Sessions, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee

Richard Uihlein

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Larry L Bigham

Todd A Eardensohn

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Ron Cameron

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney

Jack R. Anderson

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Joseph J Dioguardi, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney

Richard Gilder

Jim DeMint, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Newt Gingrich, Joseph J Dioguardi, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Don Ritter

Dana K Anderson

Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Pete Sessions, Jim Ryun, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Terry Rowling

Susan Hirschmann

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Robin Hayes, Johnny Isakson, Patrick McHenry, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

Stephen Schwarzman

Richard Burr, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pete Sessions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney

George D Baker

Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Robin Hayes, Johnny Isakson, Pete Sessions, Newt Gingrich, Gregory H Laughlin, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney

James A Patterson

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Male
Birthday	Dec 6 '26
Date of death	Feb 18 '15
Website	http://www.house.gov/ballenger
Aliases	Thomas Cass Ballenger

Cass Ballenger

US Representative from North Carolina

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