1. Elaine Folk Marshall was born on November 18,1945 and is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997.
20 Facts About Elaine Marshall
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In 2020, Elaine Marshall was re-elected to a seventh term as North Carolina Secretary of State.
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Elaine Marshall was born on November 18,1945, in Lineboro, Maryland.
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Elaine Marshall's father was a farmer who, for many years, served as a volunteer fire fighter and community leader, and her mother was the organist in the family's small rural church for more than 60 years.
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Elaine Marshall attended public schools as a child and became the first person in her family to graduate college.
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Elaine Marshall studied textiles at the University of Maryland from 1964 to 1968, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Textiles and Clothing.
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Elaine Marshall later returned to the field of education as an instructor at Lenoir Community College and Johnston Technical Community College.
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Elaine Marshall returned to school to study law at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University and earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1981, where she was accepted into the Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges honors program.
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Elaine Marshall has been admitted to practice before all North Carolina courts, the US District courts in the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
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Elaine Marshall is a member of the NC State Bar, the NC Bar Association, the NC Association of Women Attorneys, and the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity.
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Elaine Marshall was first elected to public office in 1992 as a member of the North Carolina Senate representing the 15th Senate District, serving from 1993 to 1995.
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Elaine Marshall has won re-election six times and in 2008 received the second highest vote total of any candidate in the state.
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Elaine Marshall is only the third elected Secretary of State of North Carolina since 1936, as office-holders have commonly been re-elected many times.
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Elaine Marshall has been credited with bringing the office into the technological age by introducing e-commerce and providing online registration for lobbyists and businesses.
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Elaine Marshall's work has been recognized by the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Notary Association and Campbell University.
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In 2007, Elaine Marshall served as president of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, "an organization of public and private sector leaders aimed at identifying best technology practices that make government agencies more efficient and modernize their services".
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In 2002, Elaine Marshall ran for United States Senate in the race to replace retiring Sen.
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In 2009, Elaine Marshall decided to enter the 2010 Senate race against incumbent Republican Richard Burr.
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Elaine Marshall faced Cal Cunningham, Ken Lewis, and other lesser-known candidates in the May 2010 primary, and won the endorsement of The Charlotte Observer.
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On June 22,2010, Elaine Marshall defeated Cunningham to secure the Democratic nomination.