Mike Easley
Michael Francis Easley (born March 23, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from January 2001 to January 2009. He is the first [1][2] governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony.[3]
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| 72nd Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 6, 2001 – January 10, 2009 | |
| Lieutenant | Bev Perdue |
| Preceded by | Jim Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Bev Perdue |
| 48th Attorney General of North Carolina | |
| In office January 9, 1993 – January 6, 2001 | |
| Governor | Jim Hunt |
| Preceded by | Lacy Thornburg |
| Succeeded by | Roy Cooper |
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| Born | Michael Francis Easley March 23, 1950 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Easley (1980–present) |
| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Central University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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He is a member of the Democratic Party. Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.[4]
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Easley was elected Attorney General in 1992
Easley with President George W. Bush, Nebraska governor Dave Heineman, and New York governor Eliot Spitzer in 2007.
Easley speaking at his second inauguration, 2005
References
- ↑ Blythe, Anne (2013-02-04). "North Carolina Bar reinstates Mike Easley's law license". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ Halloran, Liz (2014-01-22). "Governors Gone Wild: A Recent History". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ "State of North Carolina v. Michael F. Easley" (PDF). ABC11.com. 2010-11-23. pp. 1–4, 6, . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ↑ Thomas Burke was the first Catholic governor of North Carolina; see Weeks, Church and State in North Carolina, Ch. V; CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: North Carolina Archived 2018-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Easley was the first elected by popular vote.
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