RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina lawmakers are mourning the death of Rep. Mike Clampitt, who died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, just weeks after winning his primary election. He was 71.
Clampitt represented House District 119, which includes Swain, Jackson and Transylvania counties in western North Carolina. First elected in 2016, he was known for his advocacy on issues affecting rural communities and his decades of public service.
House Speaker Destin Hall released a statement remembering Clampitt as "a friend, a colleague, and a true patriot."
"Mike Clampitt was my friend, a colleague, and a true patriot. For him, public service was both a calling and a duty, from his years as a fire captain to his time in the General Assembly," Hall said.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
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