Beverly Perdue started her political career in the 1980s, serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
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16 Facts About Beverly Perdue
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Beverly Perdue then served five terms in the North Carolina Senate, before she was elected as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.
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Beverly Perdue earned a B A degree in history in 1969 from the University of Kentucky, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, as well as a M Ed.
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Beverly Perdue represented Craven, Lenoir and Pamlico counties in the House and Craven, Carteret and Pamlico in the Senate.
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Beverly Perdue ran slightly behind her opponent in polls released the week before the election.
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Beverly Perdue had previously said she would admit every high school graduate to community college tuition-free.
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Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill that would have made various documents that lawmakers use in drafting legislation confidential.
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Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill that would have required voters to show photo ID before casting their ballots.
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Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill that would have allowed fracking in North Carolina.
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Beverly Perdue signed Susie's Law in 2010, which authorizes up to ten months in jail for convicted perpetrators of cruelty to animals.
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Governor Beverly Perdue oversaw the state's preparation and response to Hurricane Irene in 2011 It was seen by some political observers as a defining moment of her tenure.
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Beverly Perdue issued the following statement regarding the final recommendations approved by the Governor's Task Force on Eugenics Compensation:.
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Bev Beverly Perdue called on the General Assembly to temporarily restore a fraction of a penny to the state sales tax to reverse deep and unnecessary cuts to education.
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Beverly Perdue continues to use "Perdue" as her last name, using her current married name as her middle name.
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Beverly Perdue was named to the Governing Board of the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2017 and re-appointed in 2021.
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Beverly Perdue became the board's first female chair in 2018 and was re-elected to the chair for a second time in 2021.
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