John Davis President John Davis is in his twenty-third year as President of NCFREE, a non-partisan, political research organization founded in 1983 by North Carolina business leaders. Davis is Editor and Senior Political Analyst for the Almanac of North Carolina Politics, a 750-page book of political facts and figures published each election cycle. The Almanac profiles North Carolina’s 34 statewide elected officials, including executive and judicial, along with the state’s federal delegation and the 170 members of the North Carolina General Assembly. Davis is best known for his campaign forecasting ability. During the four elections of this decade, he correctly projected the winner in 751 of 780 campaigns, for an accuracy rate of 97%. As one of the state’s leading authorities on state legislative and congressional districts, Davis is quoted regularly in the press and was cited in oral arguments before the North Carolina Supreme Court and in written opinions by the state Supreme Court during redistricting litigation earlier in the decade. John Davis is also recognized nationally as a pioneer of state legislative political research. He has helped business leaders in over half of the states in the country create political research and education organizations like NCFREE, and is a co-founder of United for State Action, a national organization of state political research professionals organized in 1986. Davis is from Graceville, Florida, a small town he like to refer to as, “… an Eastern North Carolina town located in the Florida panhandle.” He is a graduate of William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. John and his wife, Kathy, raised their five children in Raleigh. Two graduates of Florida State University, a 2007 graduate of East Carolina, and twin boys: one at UNC-Chapel Hill and one at NC State. Email: johndavis@ncfree.com
	Mary Spears Administrative Assistant Mary Spears is the wizard of NCFREE membership records and plays a key role in driving NCFREE Administration and Development through her diligence and attention to detail. Mary grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.S. degree in Medical Technology. In 1996, after living in Florida for eighteen years, Mary moved to Raleigh, where she lives with her husband, Jeff, and their five children. Email: maryspears@ncfree.com
	Betsy Wilson Executive Assistant Betsy handles accounting, financials, and payroll. She is also the assistant of John Davis, President. Betsy is from Hickory, NC and graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College with a B.A. in Business Management. Email: betsy@ncfree.com
	Brandon Reed Vice President for Research Brandon oversees the production of the Almanac of North Carolina Politics including layout, writing and editing. He also heads the Research Department on projects such as Regional Briefings, the Capitol Directory, the PAC and Finance studies, as well as Candidates Profile Questionnaires. Brandon was born and raised in Raleigh, NC and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and a minor in English. He currently lives in Cary with his wife Casey. Email: brandon@ncfree.com
	Lindsey Listrom Development Assistant As NCFREE’s Development Assistant, Lindsey works alongside Joey Nichols to grow NCFREE’s membership base and to raise funds for the Silver Anniversary 2nd Million Campaign. She is also responsible for writing the NCFREE Newsletter, Executive Keys, member surveys and candidate profiles for FREEPAC’s weekly JOBS Defender publication. Lindsey holds degrees in Journalism and Spanish from UNC-Chapel Hill, and she grew up in Raleigh. Email: lindseyl@ncfree.com
	Kathie Stronach Prosperity Project Coordinator Kathie manages the North Carolina Prosperity Project, a web-based information resource that cultivates an ongoing atmosphere of political involvement among private sector employees throughout North Carolina. Kathie was raised in Fayetteville, NC and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.A. in History. She joined NCFREE after working four and a half years on Capitol Hill. Email: kathie@ncfree.com
	Abderrazak Mrabet Webmaster Abderrazak updates and manages the NCFREE website including NCFREE’s web broadcasting POLCAST. He provides technical support to all the staff. Abderrazak was born in Tataouine, Tunisia. He has been in the USA since 2002. He graduated from the University of Tunis with a B.A. in Journalism. Currently, he is seeking an Associate degree in Web Technologies from Wake Technical Community College. Email: zak@ncfree.com
	Doug Jackson Political Director Doug works to recruit business people to run and serve in North Carolina and to ensure business candidates have the resources to win. Doug grew up in Henderson, NC, and graduated from Davidson College in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science. In 2006, Doug worked as the Get Out the Vote Coordinator for the Franklin County Democratic Party. Email: doug@ncfree.com