Cherie Berry

Cherie Berry
Cherie Berry
17th Labor Commissioner of North Carolina
	In office; January 6, 2001 –January 2, 2021

Last updated October 22, 2024

1 2 3 "Commissioner's Office". North Carolina Department of Labor. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
1 2 3 North Carolina Manual 2001, p. 277.
↑ Queram, Kate Elizabeth (September 10, 2017). "The improbable rise of the 'Elevator Queen'". Winston-Salem Journal. Greensboro. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
1 2 3 4 Warren-Hicks, Colin (September 5, 2017). "The woman in the elevator, Cherie Berry, is "a bit of an icon" for Millennials". The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina) . Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
↑ "Norman H. Berry Jr. Obituary". The News & Observer . February 5, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
↑ "T. Avery Nye, Jr. - Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina Periodicals Index. East Carolina University . Retrieved 2022-10-09.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "NC SBE Contest Results". Er.ncsbe.gov.
1 2 "North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry says she won't run in 2020". ABC11.com. WTVD. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
↑ Campbell, Colin (February 13, 2020). "Cherie Berry's legacy looms large in race to replace her. So does the elevator photo". The News & Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
↑ Alexander, Ames (9 March 2008). "Berry plans no changes after stories on poultry". The Charlotte Observer .
1 2 Alexander, Ames; Ingram, David (5 October 2008). "For donors to Berry, breaks on fines are larger". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved 19 October 2011.
↑ Smith, Jacob F. H.; Weinberg, Neil (2016). "The Elevator Effect". American Politics Research. 44 (3): 496–522. doi:10.1177/1532673X15602755. S2CID 156042718.
↑ Chemtob, Danielle (February 23, 2018). "Elevator Queen aside, most state leaders are a mystery to voters". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
↑ Beckwith, Ryan Teague (July 7, 2007). "Ode to Cherie Berry redefines elevator music". The News & Observer . p. 1.
↑ McCorkle, Raven (January 25, 2018). "An Ode To Elevator Queen Cherie Berry". Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University Media Board. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
↑ Jasper, Simone (April 17, 2019). "Cherry Berry? Brewers give nod to North Carolina 'elevator lady' with themed beers". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
↑ Fain, Travis (October 30, 2023). "Going down: Elevator pictures of NC labor commissioners". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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References

North Carolina Manual. Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, North Carolina. 2001. OCLC 898149266.

External links

From Linthead to Queen : Labor Ledger

Party political offices
Preceded by R. Tracy Walker	Republican nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	Succeeded by Josh Dobson
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Doris Rogers Huffman Walter Stine Isenhower	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 45th district 1993–2001 Served alongside: Charles Preston, Joe Kiser	Succeeded by Mark Hilton
Political offices
Preceded by Harry Payne	Labor Commissioner of North Carolina 2001-2021	Succeeded by Josh Dobson

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[NCDOL-1] 1 2 3 "Commissioner's Office". North Carolina Department of Labor. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

[FOOTNOTENorth_Carolina_Manual2001277-2] 1 2 3 North Carolina Manual 2001, p. 277.

[queram-3] Queram, Kate Elizabeth (September 10, 2017). "The improbable rise of the 'Elevator Queen'". Winston-Salem Journal. Greensboro. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[warren-4] 1 2 3 4 Warren-Hicks, Colin (September 5, 2017). "The woman in the elevator, Cherie Berry, is "a bit of an icon" for Millennials". The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina) . Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[5] "Norman H. Berry Jr. Obituary". The News & Observer . February 5, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[6] "T. Avery Nye, Jr. - Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina Periodicals Index. East Carolina University . Retrieved 2022-10-09.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "NC SBE Contest Results". Er.ncsbe.gov.

[abc11-9] 1 2 "North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry says she won't run in 2020". ABC11.com. WTVD. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

[10] Campbell, Colin (February 13, 2020). "Cherie Berry's legacy looms large in race to replace her. So does the elevator photo". The News & Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[11] Alexander, Ames (9 March 2008). "Berry plans no changes after stories on poultry". The Charlotte Observer .

[Alexander-12] 1 2 Alexander, Ames; Ingram, David (5 October 2008). "For donors to Berry, breaks on fines are larger". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[13] Smith, Jacob F. H.; Weinberg, Neil (2016). "The Elevator Effect". American Politics Research. 44 (3): 496–522. doi:10.1177/1532673X15602755. S2CID 156042718.

[14] Chemtob, Danielle (February 23, 2018). "Elevator Queen aside, most state leaders are a mystery to voters". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[15] Beckwith, Ryan Teague (July 7, 2007). "Ode to Cherie Berry redefines elevator music". The News & Observer . p. 1.

[16] McCorkle, Raven (January 25, 2018). "An Ode To Elevator Queen Cherie Berry". Old Gold & Black. Wake Forest University Media Board. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

[17] Jasper, Simone (April 17, 2019). "Cherry Berry? Brewers give nod to North Carolina 'elevator lady' with themed beers". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

[18] Fain, Travis (October 30, 2023). "Going down: Elevator pictures of NC labor commissioners". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

Cherie Berry


17th Labor Commissioner of North Carolina
In office January 6, 2001 –January 2, 2021