James L. Boles Jr.


James "Jamie" Larry Boles Jr. is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2023. A funeral home owner from Whispering Pines, North Carolina, Boles previously served as one of the Deputy Majority Whips.

Life and career

Boles graduated from Sandhills Community College and graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1982. He established Boles Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., in Moore County, North Carolina, in 1984.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 Session

2019-2020 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • State and Local Government
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Transportation

2017-2018 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • State and Local Government II
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Transportation
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Ethics

2015-2016 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Information Technology
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Local Government
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Transportation
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Ethics
  • Insurance

2013-2014 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Government
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  • Transportation
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Ethics

2011-2012 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Government
  • Transportation
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • State Personnel

2009-2010 Session

  • Appropriations
  • Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship
  • Local Government I
  • Aging
  • Water Resources and Infrastructure