Former NC Governor Jim Hunt dies
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Former Gov. Jim Hunt, who redefined the office of governor in North Carolina, championed public education and helped focus ...
Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, ...
During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.
I’d first met Gov. Hunt 10 years earlier, in 1984, when he’d come to Rockingham to campaign while seeking to unseat U.S. Sen.
It was a beautiful North Carolina spring day in 2000 at the governor’s mansion in Raleigh, and Governor Jim Hunt was sprinting down the giant ruby-red stairs. I was his then-young press aide, and we ...
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