Beverly Perdue
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| Beverly Perdue | |
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| Assumed office January 6, 2001 |
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| Governor | Mike Easley |
| Preceded by | Dennis A. Wicker |
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| Born | January 14, 1947 Grundy, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Bob Eaves |
| Profession | School Teacher |
Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue (Born January 14, 1947 [1] in Grundy, Virginia) is the current lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina and President of the North Carolina State Senate. She is the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of North Carolina in the 2008 general election. If elected she will be North Carolina's first female governor.
Born in Grundy, Virginia, Perdue earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky; she then earned a master's degree in education and a doctoral degree in administration from the University of Florida. She worked in the fields of education and health care before entering politics.
Perdue, a Democrat, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1986 to 1990, and in the North Carolina Senate from 1990 to 2000. During her last three terms in the Senate, she served as one of the state's chief budget writers and was the first woman to hold this position. While she was in office, the General Assembly increased teacher pay and passed Governor Hunt's Excellent Schools Act and Smart Start. Additionally she led the debate that created North Carolina's Clean Water Management Trust Fund.
In 2000, she defeated Republican Betsy Cochrane for the lieutenant governor's seat, becoming North Carolina's first female lieutenant governor; she was re-elected to a second term in 2004 and announced her candidacy for governor in 2008 on October 1, 2007 at her hometown, New Bern, North Carolina. On October 22, 2007 Emily's List endorsed her campaign.[1] She has received the endorsement of actor and director Andy Griffith who filmed a campaign ad endorsing her.
On May 6, 2008, Perdue won the Democratic nomination for Governor, defeating State Treasurer Richard H. Moore and Dennis Nielsen. [2] Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory won the Republican nomination, and the two will face each other in the general election. [3]
Should she win the general election, Perdue is considered a potential presidential candidate in the future. [4]
Perdue makes her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and formerly lived in New Bern. She is married to Bob Eaves and has two grown sons, Garrett and Emmett, and two dogs, Dosie and Zipper.
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- North Carolina Office of Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue official government site
- Project Vote Smart - Lt. Governor Beverly Eaves 'Bev' Perdue (NC) profile
- Follow the Money - Beverly Eaves Perdue
- Bev Perdue for Governor official campaign website
- North Carolina Democratic Party
- News & Observer: Perdue announces bid for governor Mark Johnson, The News & Observer, October 1, 2007
- Perdue's Resumes The News & Observer
