a second term defeating Republican Richard Gunn 53%-47%. 2010 Gunn filed for a rematch and defeated Foriest 53%-42%. Committee assignments Appropriations/Base Budget Committee (Co-chairman) Commerce Committee Education Committee (Vice Chairman) Finance Committee Health Care Committee (Vice-chairman) Pensions, Retirement, & Aging Committee (chairman) 2012 congressional election In March 2012, Foriest filed to run in the newly redrawn North Carolina's 6th congressional district, held by Republican U.S. Congressman Howard Coble. Foriest was unopposed in the primary and was the Democratic nominee. He was defeated by Coble who obtained 61% of the vote to 39% to Foriest. Religious, Civic and other Memberships All entries without a citation Former Board Member, Alamance County Arts Council Former Board Member, Alamance County Citizens for Education Former Board Member, Alamance County Friendship Center Executive Committee, Alamance Achieves Board Member ACAC (Allied Churches of Alamance County) Board Member, Cone Health Alamance Regional Charitable Foundation Advisory Member, American National Bank Member, Board of Deacons, First Baptist Church Former Board Member, Democracy North Carolina Advisory Member, Elon Board of Visitors Member, First Baptist Church Former Board Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Former Chair, North Carolina Senior Democrats Former Board Member, United Way of Alamance County References External links Democratic Party North Carolina state senators Living people 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people)