Jean Rouse Preston (May 25, 1935 – January 10, 2013) served for 20 years in the

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, including seven terms in the

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and three in the North Carolina Senate. She retired in 2012 when she was the Joint Republican Caucus Leader and Senator representing the state's second district, including constituents in Carteret county. She also served as co-chair of the Education/Higher Education and the Appropriations Education/Higher Education Committees. She was a retired educator from Emerald Isle, North Carolina. Preston died in 2013 at age 77.

Early life and education

Preston was born on May 25, 1935, in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Her parents were Marvin Wayne Rouse and the former Emma Mae Kearney. She graduated from

Snow Hill High School Snow Hill High School (SHHS) is a four-year public high school in Snow Hill, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Worcester County along with Pocomoke High School, Stephen Decatur High School, and the Worcester Techni ...

in 1953 and then attended

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for a couple of years before graduating with a B.S. degree and in Business Education from

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in 1957. She later returned to ECU to receive her M.A. in Education in 1973.*

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