Beverly Perdue

Infobox_Lt_Governor
name= Beverly Perdue


caption=
nominee=Governor of North Carolina
election_date= November 4, 2008
runningmate = Walter H. Dalton
opponent=Pat McCrory (R),
Michael Munger (L)
incumbent=Mike Easley
order2=32^nd
state2= North Carolina
office2=Lieutenant Governor
term_start2=January 6, 2001
governor2= Mike Easley
predecessor2= Dennis A. Wicker
successor2= Incumbent
party= Democratic Party
birth_date= birth date and age|1947|01|14
birth_place= Grundy, Virginia
death_date=
death_place=
profession=educator
spouse=Bob Eaves
residence=
religion=
website= [http://www.bevperdue.com/ www.bevperdue.com]

Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue (Born January 14, 1947 [ [http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/perdues_change_of_birthdate News & Observer: Perdue's change of birthdate] ] 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's nominee for Governor of North Carolina in the 2008 general election. If elected, she would be North Carolina's first female governor.

Personal life

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 makes her home in Chapel Hill and formerly lived in New Bern. She is married to Bob Eaves and has two grown sons from a previous marriage, Garrett and Emmett.

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 2008 candidacy for governor on October 1, 2007 at her hometown, New Bern, North Carolina. On October 22, 2007, Emily's List endorsed her campaign. [ [http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=948 Perdue campaign press release] ] [ [http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/bev_perdue/ Emily's List] ] She has received the endorsement of actor and director Andy Griffith who filmed a campaign ad on her behalf. [ [http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdues_mayberry_miracle News & Observer: Perdue's Mayberry Miracle] ]

2008 Gubernatorial election

On May 6, 2008, Perdue won the Democratic nomination for Governor, defeating State Treasurer Richard H. Moore and Dennis Nielsen. [ [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/1875/3985/en/md.html?cid=108 State Board of Elections] ]

Should she win the general election, Perdue is considered a potential presidential candidate in the future. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&sq=female%20President&st=nyt&scp=1 New York Times] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ltgov.state.nc.us/ North Carolina Office of Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue] official government site
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS024018 Project Vote Smart - Lt. Governor Beverly Eaves 'Bev' Perdue (NC)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Beverly Eaves Perdue
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=99514 2008] Governor campaign contributions
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=92873 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=68036 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40690 2000] Lt. Governor campaign contributions
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=59988 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40360 1996] Senate campaign contributions
* [http://www.bevperdue.com/ Bev Perdue for Governor] official campaign website
* [http://ncdp.org/ North Carolina Democratic Party]
* [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/722630.html News & Observer: Perdue announces bid for governor] Mark Johnson, "The News & Observer", October 1, 2007
* [http://projects.newsobserver.com/documents/perdues_resumes Perdue's Resumes] "The News & Observer"