US EditionFour-Term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a Leader in Education Reform, Dies at 88
Jim Hunt, who served 16 years as North Carolina governor, revolutionized education with initiatives like Smart Start and raised teacher pay, boosting school test scores above all other states.
- Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, who served for 16 years, was a visionary reformer focused on improving education and economic development.
- Hunt founded initiatives like Smart Start, raised teacher pay, protected air quality, and established the N.C. Biotechnology Center to support the state's economy.
- Hunt's dedication to public service and efforts to expand opportunities left a lasting impact, and he is remembered as one of North Carolina's greatest governors.
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Jim Hunt, Democratic governor of North Carolina for four terms and a leading figure in North Carolina politics at the end of the 20th century who helped leaders of both major parties fight for public education reform, died Thursday at the age of 88, announced his daughter, Lt.Governor Rachel Hunt. Hunt, whose career provided a prototype for the modern “education governor,” turned 16 as governor, an unprecedented situation, while the state receiv…
North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office
The longest-serving governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, died Thursday at the age of 88.His daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, announced the Democratic leader’s death in a statement on X."It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Governor Jim Hunt," she wrote."He devoted his life to serving the people of North Carolina, guided by a belief that public service should expand opportunity, strengthen communit…
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Breaking OneJames B. Hunt Jr., N.C. Governor Who Kept State Blue, Dies at 88
James B. Hunt Jr., who burnished North Carolina’s reputation as a beacon of moderation in the South over four terms as governor but lost the Senate race that could have vaulted him to the presidency, died on Thursday at his home in Lucama, N.C. He was 88. His daughter Rachel Hunt, North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, announced the death in a statement, but did not cite a cause. With his moderate-to-liberal brand of politics and formidable state…
North Carolina’s longest serving governor dies
Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt (D) died Thursday at the age of 88. “It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Governor Jim Hunt,” his daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt (D), wrote in a statement on social platform X. “He devoted his life to serving…
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Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a major figure in late 20th-century state politics, has died at 88. His daughter, Lt. Gov.
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