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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 |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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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.
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. If elected she will be North Carolina's first female governor. On October 22,2007 Emily's List endorsed her campaign.[2]
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.
- North Carolina Office of Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue official state site
- Follow the Money - Beverly Eaves Perdue campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Lt. Governor Beverly Eaves 'Bev' Perdue (NC) profile
- North Carolina Democratic Party
- Perdue Campaign site
- News & Observer: Perdue announces bid for governor
- News & Observer: Perdue's Resumes