John H. Carrington

John Hunter Carrington (October 25, 1934–February 28, 2017)[1] was an American politician. Republican former member of the North Carolina General Assembly who long represented the state's fifteenth Senate district, including constituents in Wake county.[2] He headed a major company in the evidence-collection and security business.

John H. Carrington
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Preceded by	Linda Hinkleman Gunter
Succeeded by	Neal Hunt
Constituency	36th District (1995-2003) 15th District (2003-2005)
Personal details
Born	(1934-10-25)October 25, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	February 28, 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 82)
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Widener College
Occupation	Businessman

Carrington was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he enlisted in the United States Army in 1953 and served as a paratrooper during the Korean War until 1955. Following his military service, he completed his high school education in 1957 and earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Widener College in 1962. Professionally, Carrington rose to become CEO of the Sirchie Group, a company specializing in evidence-collection gear for police and top-dollar security products for businesses. He was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1995.

In 2005, Carrington was charged with illegally exporting evidence-collection gear to China and took a plea bargain in December 2005 to felony charges in which he has been fined $850,000. One of his companies also took a plea agreement in the matter.[3]