Rachel Hunt
Rachel Hunt | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Governor | Josh Stein |
| Preceded by | Mark Robinson |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 42nd district | |
| In office January 1, 2023 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Jackson (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Woodson Bradley |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 103rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Brawley |
| Succeeded by | Laura Budd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rachel Henderson Hunt May 19, 1965 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Olav Nilender |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Rachel Henderson Hunt (born May 19, 1965) is an American politician who has served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2025 under Governor Josh Stein. A Democrat, Hunt previously was a member of the North Carolina State Senate, having been elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district, based in Mecklenburg County. Previously, she served two terms in the North Carolina House, twice defeating Republican Bill Brawley.
Upon being sworn in on January 1, 2025, Hunt became the first Democrat to hold the lieutenant governor’s office since Walter Dalton left office in 2013. Hunt is the first daughter of a previous North Carolina lieutenant governor and also the second female lieutenant governor of the state, after Bev Perdue.