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Rep. Dana Bumgardner dies after battle with cancer
Rep. Dana Bumgardner, R-Gaston, has died after a battle with cancer.
Posted 2021-10-03T02:29:49+00:00 - Updated 2021-10-05T16:55:12+00:00
NC Rep. Dana Bumgardner dies from cancer after serving state for 8 years
Rep. Dana Bumgardner, R-Gaston, has died after a battle with cancer.
House Speaker Tim Moore expressed condolences with a statement.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend and colleague, Rep. Dana Bumgardner following his battle with cancer," Moore, R-Cleveland, said. "Rep. Bumgardner, former insurance chair and current appropriations chair, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for eight years."
Moore added Bumgardner was "quick-witted, principled, and never afraid to speak up for what was right."
Bumgardner is survived by his wife, Cindy, and children, Lauren and Austin, and grandchildren Payton, Maggie and Kate.