Raleigh — North Carolina Rep. Michael H. Wray has been appointed by House Speaker Joe Hackney to the Joint Legislative Economic Development Oversight Committee.
The twelve member committee includes members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate and is charged with overseeing and improving the state’s economic development policy.
“It’s a great honor to be selected for such a vital position during a time when economic development carries such deep importance,” Rep. Wray said. “We need to stay competitive in North Carolina and help draw as many jobs as we can to this state, and I’m certainly going to do my part to make that happen.”
Rep. Wray is a small business owner in his third term representing Northampton, Vance and Warren counties. He is the chairman of the Insurance Committee and vice-chairman of the Wildlife Resources Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources. He is also a member of the Agriculture; Appropriations; Transportation; and Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship committees.