Biography
Jim Gulley is a native of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He graduated from East Mecklenburg High School and Charlotte College (now UNC-Charlotte) with a degree in electrical engineering. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Suzanne Hargett. He has two children and four grandchildren. All of them live in North Carolina. He worked for 19 years with The National Cash Register Company where he received several years of training in computers during the infancy of personal computers. He owned and operated Carolina Computer Systems of Charlotte for approximately 22 years. Gulley is a member of First Baptist Church in Matthews, where he taught Sunday school for several years. He coached football for the Matthews Athletic Association and served on the board of directors of the Matthews Volunteer Fire Department. Rep. Gulley is an avid sportsman, enjoying hunting and fishing in his spare time.
Gulley was first elected to the Matthews Town Council in 1993 and served 1½ terms prior to being elected to the State House of Representatives. He serves on six committees, including Appropriations, Energy and Energy Efficiency, Public Utilities, Science and Technology, Ways & Means & Broadband Connectivity, and Wildlife Resources. Gulley was a former Chair of the House Wildlife Resources Committee.
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