Warren Daniel is a Republican state senator representing District 46 in the North Carolina Senate, which includes Burke, McDowell, and eastern Buncombe counties following redistricting. First elected in 2010, he is currently in his eighth term during the 2025-2026 session and resides in Morganton, NC. A North Carolina native raised in Burke County as the oldest of four children, he is married to Lydia Furr and has three daughters; he serves in leadership roles at his local church, including the deacon board and AWANA children's program.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Graduated from Freedom High School in 1987 with a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a Bachelor of Science in National Security and Public Affairs in 1991; received Eagle Scout award in 1986; graduated with honors from UNC Chapel Hill Law School in 2000; admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007.
• Military Service: Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Army Field Artillery; served six years on active duty in rapid deployment units and as a university-level ROTC assistant professor of military science; transferred to reserves in 1997.
• Professional Career: Practiced law for over 20 years in a family firm in Morganton, representing clients in real estate, estate planning, corporate law, adoptions, and civil litigation; argued cases at all levels of the North Carolina court system, including the Supreme Court.
• Political Experience and Notable Positions: Elected to the NC Senate in 2010; serves as Vice-Chair of Rules and Operations of the Senate; Co-Chair of Senate Judiciary, Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety, and Redistricting and Elections Committees; additional roles include Chair of Senate Judiciary II, member of Joint Legislative Oversight on Elections and Justice/Public Safety, Senate Finance, Pensions and Retirement/Aging, Appropriations/Base Budget, and Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.