{"id":114280,"date":"2025-12-18T22:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T03:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T03:53:57","slug":"north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina’s longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The longest-serving governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, died Thursday at the age of 88.<\/p>\n

His daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, announced the Democratic leader\u2019s death in a statement on X.<\/p>\n

“It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Governor Jim Hunt,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

“He devoted his life to serving the people of North Carolina<\/a>, guided by a belief that public service should expand opportunity, strengthen communities, and always put people first. His leadership and compassion left a lasting impact on so many across our state.”<\/p>\n

CONGRESS TO HOLD CRIME HEARING IN CHARLOTTE FOLLOWING DEADLY LIGHT RAIL ATTACK<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hunt served a total of 16 years as North Carolina\u2019s governor, holding office from 1977 to 1985 and again from 1993 to 2001. He was the only governor in state history to be elected to four terms, following a constitutional change allowing\u00a0consecutive service.<\/p>\n

Hunt was widely regarded as the state\u2019s education-focused governor who made schools and early childhood learning the centerpiece of his administration. He is widely known for launching “Smart Start,” a 1993 initiative that provided health and education services to children under age five to help prepare them for school.<\/p>\n

He also successfully lobbied to raise North Carolina teacher salaries above the national median, expanded access to full-day kindergarten statewide, and established the nation\u2019s first public residential high school focused on science and math<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DESANTIS WARNS GOP FACES \u2018ISSUE\u2019 KEEPING TRUMP VOTERS ENGAGED IN FUTURE ELECTIONS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I can think of no one who shaped North Carolina\u2019s recent successes as much as Governor Jim Hunt,” North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said in a post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Governor for 16 years, he was a visionary who founded Smart Start, raised teacher pay, protected air quality, and created the NC Biotech Center. On a personal level, he was a mentor and dear friend. Anna and I are keeping Carolyn, Rachel, and the entire Hunt family in our thoughts and prayers. May Governor Hunt\u2019s memory be a blessing. He certainly was for North Carolina.”<\/p>\n

CHARLOTTE BRACES FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AS MURDER RATE RISES 200% IN UPTOWN AREA<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Former North Carolina political figures also shared their condolences online following Hunt\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

“Not only was he the greatest Governor in North Carolina history, he brought a caring and committed purpose<\/a> to everything he did, especially our children and our schools,” former Gov.\u00a0Roy Cooper\u00a0wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know anyone who worked harder and had a greater positive effect on the people of North Carolina than Jim Hunt. He was a great friend and mentor and I will miss him.”<\/p>\n

Former Republican Gov.\u00a0Pat McCrory added in another post on Facebook:<\/p>\n

“Jim Hunt was \u2018The Governor\u2019 and was the greatest salesperson ever for our state,” he said. “For me personally and despite our political differences, he was a mentor and friend during my tenure as Mayor, Governor and as a former Governor.\u00a0 He will be missed but his spirit and passion for public service will remain forever.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-88-after-serving-4-terms-office <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The longest-serving governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, died Thursday at the age of 88. His daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, announced the Democratic leader\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-114280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNorth Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The longest-serving governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, died Thursday at the age of 88. His daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, announced the Democratic leader\u2019s […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-19T03:53:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"North Carolina’s longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-19T03:53:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\"},\"wordCount\":526,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\",\"name\":\"North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-19T03:53:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"North Carolina’s longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Wall Street PR","og_description":"The longest-serving governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, died Thursday at the age of 88. His daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, announced the Democratic leader\u2019s […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-19T03:53:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"North Carolina’s longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office","datePublished":"2025-12-19T03:53:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280"},"wordCount":526,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280","name":"North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-19T03:53:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/north-carolinas-longest-serving-governor-dies-at-88-after-serving-4-terms-in-office-114280#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"North Carolina’s longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114280"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=114280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}