A farmer and attorney from Chapel Hill, Hackney served as Speaker of the House for two terms and thereafter served as House Minority Leader until he chose to retire rather than seek another term in the legislature in 2012.
A farmer and attorney from Chapel Hill, Hackney is currently (2011--12 session) serving in his sixteenth term in the state House of Representatives. Hackney chose to retire rather than seek another term in the legislature in 2012.