James B. Hunt Jr.
| Jim Hunt | |
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| 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office January 9, 1993 – January 6, 2001 |
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| Lieutenant | Dennis A. Wicker |
| Preceded by | James G. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Mike Easley |
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In office January 8, 1977 – January 5, 1985 |
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| Lieutenant | James C. Green |
| Preceded by | James Holshouser |
| Succeeded by | James G. Martin |
| 27th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office January 6, 1973 – January 8, 1977 |
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| Governor | James Holshouser |
| Preceded by | Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James C. Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Baxter Hunt Jr. May 16, 1937 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Hunt |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
North Carolina State University (BS, MS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) |
James Baxter Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is a retired American politician who was the 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history. Hunt is tied for the fourth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,838 days.
Hunt was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and raised in Wilson, North Carolina.
He is a graduate of North Carolina State College, now known as North Carolina State University, with a B.S. in agricultural education and a M.S. in agricultural economics. During his undergraduate career, Hunt was involved in Student Government. He was the second student to serve two terms as Student Body President of NC State. In 1964, he received a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He went on to serve as the President of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, now known as the Young Democrats of North Carolina.
From 1964 to 1966, Hunt was a Ford Foundation economic advisor in Nepal. After working on several state and national campaigns for Democratic candidates and attending several Democratic conventions as a delegate, in addition to his work with the North Carolina Young Democratic Clubs, in 1972 he ran successfully for Lieutenant Governor. He served one term, 1973 to 1977, during the gubernatorial term of Republican James Holshouser.
Hunt is the only Governor of North Carolina to have been elected to four terms. He was first elected Governor in 1976 over Republican David Flaherty and was re-elected in 1980, defeating I. Beverly Lake. Hunt supported a constitutional change during his first term that allowed him to be the first North Carolina governor to run for a second consecutive term.
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