Rachel Hunt | |
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 Official portrait, 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 | 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 who has served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2025. She previously was a member of the North Carolina State Senate.[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]
Upon being sworn in on January 1, 2025, Hunt became the first Democrat to hold the lieutenant governor’s office since Walter Dalton left office in 2013. Hunt is the first daughter of a previous lieutenant governor of North Carolina to hold the same position (her father, Jim Hunt, served from 1973-1977). She is also the second female lieutenant governor of North Carolina, after Bev Perdue.
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