Rachel Hunt | |
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 Hunt in 2023 | |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Governor | Josh Stein |
| Preceded by | Mark Robinson |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district | |
| In office January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Jackson (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Woodson Bradley |
| 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, Nepal |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Olav Nilender |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Rachel Henderson Hunt (born May 19, 1965) is an American politician serving as the 36th lieutenant governor of North Carolina under Governor Josh Stein since 2025. Before becoming lieutenant governor, she was a member of the North Carolina State Senate from 2023 to 2025.[1] Hunt served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.
She became the first Democrat elected to the lieutenant governor’s office since Walter Dalton in 2012. She the second female lieutenant governor after Bev Perdue. Hunt is also the first Nepalese-American lieutenant governor in the state's history.
- ↑ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-06.