Linda Coleman | |
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Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 39th district | |
In office January 1, 2005 –January 11, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Sam Ellis |
Succeeded by | Darren Jackson |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenville,North Carolina,U.S. | July 12,1949
Political party | Democratic |
Education | North Carolina A&T State University (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MPA) |
Linda Coleman (born July 12,1949) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. Coleman was elected to three terms as a Democratic state representative in the North Carolina General Assembly before being appointed director of the Office of State Personnel by the governor in 2009.
She attended public schools in Greenville and North Carolina A&T University. She later earned a master's degree in public administration. Her first job out of college was as a classroom teacher. [1]
Before serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives,Coleman was a Wake County Commissioner for four years,and worked as human resources management director at the State Departments of Agriculture and Administration and as personnel director for the Department of Community Colleges.
In the legislature,she represented Eastern Wake County,North Carolina. Coleman was elected for the first time in 2004 and re-elected in 2006 and 2008. [2] In her first term,she served as chair of her freshman class in the North Carolina House Democratic Caucus.
Coleman was the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in the 2018 general election. She was narrowly defeated by incumbent Republican George Holding. [3]
Coleman ran for lieutenant governor again in 2016. She won the Democratic primary on March 15 with approximately 51 percent of the vote over three challengers. [4] [5] Coleman was defeated again by Forest in the November rematch.
Coleman ran for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2012 election, and had the backing of the State Employees Association of North Carolina. [6] The News and Observer also endorsed Coleman, calling her "the better-qualified and more moderate choice." [7] She lost the general election by a narrow margin to Republican Dan Forest. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Coleman (incumbent) | 29,290 | 64.24% | |
Republican | Duane Cutlip | 16,306 | 35.76% | |
Total votes | 45,596 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Coleman (incumbent) | 11,737 | 58.73% | |
Republican | John W. Blackwell | 8,246 | 41.27% | |
Total votes | 19,983 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Coleman | 2,242 | 60.43% | |
Democratic | Darren Jackson | 1,468 | 39.57% | |
Total votes | 3,710 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Coleman | 18,480 | 54.40% | |
Republican | Sam Ellis (incumbent) | 15,488 | 45.60% | |
Total votes | 33,968 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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