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Jim Hunt (James Baxter Hunt Jr.) was born on 16 May, 1937 in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Jim Hunt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As James Baxter Hunt Jr.
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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 16 May 1937
Birthday 16 May
Birthplace Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Carolyn Leonard (m. 1958)

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1937

James Baxter Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is an American politician and retired attorney who was the 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001).

He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history.

Hunt is tied with former Ohio governor Jim Rhodes for the sixth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 0 days.

Hunt was born on May 16, 1937, in Greensboro, North Carolina to James Baxter Hunt, a soil conservationist, and Elsie Brame Hunt, a schoolteacher.

When he was a child, the family moved to a farm outside of Wilson, North Carolina.

He was raised in the Free Will Baptist Church but later converted to Presbyterianism.

He is a graduate of North Carolina State College, now known as North Carolina State University, with a B.S. in agricultural education and a M.S. in agricultural economics.

During his undergraduate career, Hunt was involved in Student Government.

He was the second student to serve two terms as Student Body President of NC State.

His master's thesis was about economic analysis of different tobacco production techniques.

1964

In 1964, he received a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

He went on to serve as the president of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, now known as the Young Democrats of North Carolina.

From 1964 to 1966, Hunt was a Ford Foundation economic advisor in Nepal.

1970

In the 1970s Governor Hunt was a supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment and, with his wife Carolyn, he urged its approval by the state legislature (which failed to ratify it by two votes) and appointed Betty Ray McCain as his chief lobbyist for the amendment.

Hunt was an early proponent of teaching standards and early childhood education, gaining national recognition for the Smart Start program for pre-kindergarteners.

In his book, First in America: An education governor challenges North Carolina, Hunt says that under testing and accountability measures he put into place test scores went up.

By the late 1970s, their case had gained international attention and was viewed as an embarrassment to the US and North Carolina in particular.

CBS had broadcast a 60 Minute piece about the case that suggested that the evidence against the ten had been fabricated.

1972

After working on several state and national campaigns for Democratic candidates and attending several Democratic conventions as a delegate, in addition to his work with the North Carolina Young Democratic Clubs, in 1972 he ran successfully for lieutenant governor.

With the election of James Holshouser as governor in 1972—the first Republican to win the office in decades—the Democratic majority in the General Assembly was compelled to raise the stature of the office of the lieutenant governor.

It raised the job's salary from $5,000 to $30,000 per year, increased the office operating budget, and expanded its staff from two to five.

1973

He was sworn in on January 5, 1973.

1976

He was first elected governor in 1976 over Republican David Flaherty and was re-elected in 1980, defeating I. Beverly Lake.

Hunt supported a constitutional change during his first term that allowed him to be the first North Carolina governor to run for a second consecutive term.

1977

Hunt was first sworn in as Governor of North Carolina on January 8, 1977.

He is the only Governor of North Carolina to have been elected to four terms.

1978

In January 1978, following the higher courts' refusal to dismiss these charges, Hunt decided to reduce their sentencing of 20–25 years to 13–17 years rather than pardon and free them.

1981

In 1981 Hunt chaired the Hunt Commission, named after himself, which established superdelegates in the Democratic National Convention.

1984

In 1984 he lost a bitterly contested race for the Senate seat held by Jesse Helms, and left elective politics for several years.

1992

He returned in 1992 and defeated Republican lieutenant governor and Hardee's executive Jim Gardner to win the governorship.

1994

He says 56% of students were proficient in 1994 compared with 70% in the year 2000.

He says without testing students slip through the cracks and face a "limited future" (p. 55).

1996

Hunt was re-elected by a large margin over future US Congressman Robin Hayes in 1996.

2000

In 2000 he was mentioned as a possible Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States or Education Secretary for Al Gore had Gore been successful in the 2000 presidential race.

2001

He left office in January 2001, and was replaced by fellow Democrat, Attorney General Mike Easley.

2004

2004 Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry was likewise considering Hunt for Secretary of Education had he won, and he was considered a candidate to be Barack Obama's Secretary of Education.

Hunt served on the Carnegie Task Force, which created the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and more recently on the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

As governor, Hunt was involved in a variety of efforts to promote technology and technology-based economic development, including the establishment of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

He was also very successful at recruiting business to his state.

Hunt was key actor in the trial of the Wilmington Ten.