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Rep. Dean Arp: A Life Shaped — Not Defined — by Tragedy

Rep. Dean Arp: A Life Shaped — Not Defined — by Tragedy

Update: 2025-10-02
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Rep. Dean Arp, one of the chief budget writers in the NC House, reflects on his life and political career.  The Union County Republican talks about his reputation in Raleigh as the legislature’s “nice guy,” and the personal tragedies that shaped him—including surviving two fatal car wrecks and growing up without his father, who was in prison during his childhood.


And yes, we ask him about the extraordinary story of him saving an elderly woman’s life from a mobile home fire on his way to the General Assembly earlier this year.


Skye and Brian also unpack a week of news, including tragedy in Southport, a court decision, Medicaid cuts underway, an un-retirement, and it's a great time of year for sports.  


The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, the NC Pork Council, and the NC Healthcare Association.

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Rep. Dean Arp: A Life Shaped — Not Defined — by Tragedy

Rep. Dean Arp: A Life Shaped — Not Defined — by Tragedy

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