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6 unusual facts about Mike Easley


Alan Z. Thornburg

Gov. Mike Easley appointed Thornburg to the North Carolina Board of Transportation in 2005 and then appointed him to a superior court judgeship in 2009.

Effects of Hurricane Charley in North Carolina

Governor Mike Easley declared a state of emergency in advance of the storm, and 200 National Guard troops were dispatched to Charlotte, Raleigh, Kinston and Lumerton, while 800 more were on standby.

Floyd McKissick, Jr.

oid=1207932 He was appointed to the Senate by Governor Mike Easley on April 18, 2007 to replace the late Sen. Jeanne Hopkins Lucas and was later elected and re-elected in his own right.

Hampton Dellinger

Before running for lieutenant governor, Dellinger held state government posts under Mike Easley when the latter served as North Carolina Attorney General and later as Governor.

Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.

In 1996, he ran for North Carolina Attorney General but lost to Mike Easley.

William T. Williams

In 2006 William T. Williams received The North Carolina Governors Award for Fine Arts by Governor Mike Easley.


Bill Cobey

Cobey was one of the leading candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to challenge Democratic Governor Mike Easley in the 2004 election.

Fern Shubert

Fern Shubert was one of the candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to challenge Governor Mike Easley in the 2004 election.

Patrick J. Ballantine

Patrick Ballantine emerged as one of the leading candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to challenge Governor Mike Easley in the 2004 election, although he faced heated competition for the nomination from former Charlotte mayor Richard Vinroot and former Congressman Bill Cobey.

U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina

The group had the support of the dedication from several North Carolina state agency officials that included: Governor Mike Easley, State Treasurer Richard H. Moore and NCDOT Division 11 Board Member Sam Erby.


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U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina

Also in attendance were: Griffith’s wife Cindi Griffith, Governor Mike Easley, former University of North Carolina President William C. Friday, Grandfather Mountain developer Hugh Morton, as well as many more State and local officials.