Rachel H. Hunt is a member of the

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. A

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, Hunt was elected in November 2018 to represent House District 103 in

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mecklenburg County is a county located in the southwestern region of the state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wak ...

, by a slim margin of 68 votes over incumbent Rep. Bill Brawley.

Biography

Hunt is the daughter of former North Carolina Governor

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

and former First Lady

Carolyn Hunt Carolyn Joyce Hunt ('' née'' Leonard; born July 3, 1937) is an American educator and politician who, as the wife of Jim Hunt, served as the Second Lady of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977 and twice-served as the First Lady of North Carolina, fro ...

. An attorney and business owner, she is a graduate of the

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and the

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and became certified in College Counseling/Education at the

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in 2014.

Committee assignments

2021-2022 Session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Education *Education - Community Colleges (Vice Chair) *Education - K-12 *Families, Children, and Aging Policy *Judiciary I

2019-2020 Session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Capital *Education - Community Colleges *Agriculture Committee *Families, Children, and Aging Policy *Judiciary

Electoral history

2022

2020

2018

References

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