Rachel Hunt | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Lieutenant Governor-elect of North Carolina | |
| Assuming office January 1, 2025 | |
| Governor | Josh Stein (elect) |
| Succeeding | Mark Robinson |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Jackson (redistricted) |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 103rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Brawley |
| Succeeded by | Laura Budd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1965 Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Olav Nilender |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
| Website | State Senate website |
Rachel H. Hunt (born May 19, 1965) is an American politician. She is a member of the North Carolina State Senate and the lieutenant governor-elect of North Carolina.[1] A Democrat, Hunt was elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district based in Mecklenburg County. Before that, Hunt served two terms in the North Carolina House, twice beating Republican Bill Brawley.[2] When she is sworn in on January 1, 2025, Hunt will become the first Democrat elected to the lieutenant governor’s office in 12 years since Walter Dalton, The first child of a previous lieutenant governor to hold the same position since Jim Hunt in 1973 and the second female lieutenant governor of North Carolina, after Bev Perdue.
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