[1] He served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners from his election in 2002 until he resigned in 2014 to take the state position.
[2] In 2011, Gurley filed paperwork to run for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2012, but was subsequently defeated by Dan Forest in the Republican primary.
After graduating from high school, Tony attended University of North Carolina and received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1978.
[4] Gurley began his political career in Raleigh in 2002 when he was elected at-large to the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
[4] In March 2011, Gurley announced via Twitter that he filed organizational papers to run for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2012.