Joe Hackney (born September 23, 1945, in Chatham County, North Carolina) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-fourth House district, including constituents in Chatham, Orange, and Moore counties. A farmer and attorney from Chapel Hill, Hackney is currently (2011–12 session) serving in his sixteenth term in the state House of Representatives. He served as Speaker of the House for two terms and currently serves as House Minority Leader. Hackney chose to retire rather than seek another term in the legislature in 2012.
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