Linda Hinkleman Gunter

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Linda Hinkleman Gunter
North Carolina Senate 36th District
In office
1993–1998
Personal details
Bornc. 1951
New York. U.S.
Political party Democratic
Professionhigh school teacher

Linda Hinkleman Gunter (born circa 1951) is an American politician and educator. [1] [2]

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Early life,

Gunter was born in New York state to parents Helen and Walter Norman Hinkleman. [3] [4] The family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1965 so her father could work for IBM in the nearby Research Triangle Park. [5] [4] She graduated from Cary High School in 1967. [6]

Career

Gunter was a social studies teacher at Cary High School from 1971 to 2002. [1] [7] She was known for encouraging civic involvement by her students. [7]

In 1988, she received $1,000 along with the John Stevens Excellence in Teaching Award from the Wake Education Foundation. [7]

In the fall of 1991, her classes began the Adopt-A-GI project in which students corresponded with local soldiers serving in the Gulf War. [7] Two years later, the project resulted in a student-generated book. [7]

Politics

In 1992, Gunter was elected to the North Carolina Senate, representing the 36th district, as a member of the Democratic Party. [3] [2] [7] In 1998, she had an unsuccessful run for the North Carolina House District 62. [8]

In 2004, she campaigned for presidential candidate John Edwards in North Carolina and New Hampshire. [9]

She was a member and president of North Carolina's Electoral College delegation during the 2008 presidential election. [10] In 2019, she served North Carolina Democratic Party's State Executive Committee. [1] She was also president of the Democratic Women of Wake County. [1]

Professional affiliations

Governor Roy Cooper appointed Gunter to the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees in 2018 and 2019. [11] She served as the vice president of the North Carolina Retired State Personnel in 2019. [1] From 2005 to 2015, she was also the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) UniServ Director and Government Relations Specialist. [1] She also served as the vice president of Wake NCAE and president of Wake Retired School Personnel. [1] [12]

Personal life

Gunter was married and has a son named Tracy Gunter and a daughter named Jamye Gunter. [3] [4] She was president of the South Raleigh Civitan Club. [1]

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  2. 1 2 Gray, Betty Mitchell (January 1994). "Women in the Legislature: A Force for the Future" (PDF). North Carolina Insight: 3.
  3. 1 2 3 "Linda Gunter's mother–a Democrat turns 102" (PDF). North Carolina Democratic Party. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Walter Norman Hinkleman". Burlington Free Press. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Gunter, Linda (2016). "Twisting the truth on Ross' record". News & Observer. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Linda Gunter: Class of1967". Classmates. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Byrd, Thomas M. and Coston, Lisa. Chronology of Cary High School 1896-1996 . March 1996. p. 62, 66, and 70. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Balance of Power Could Change in N.C. Legislature Tuesday". WRAL.com. 1998-10-28. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  9. ↑ Dyer, Eric (January 25, 2004). "Tar Heels Put Lives on Hold to Help Edwards". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Electors cast N.C.'s official votes for Obama". WRAL-TV. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Governor Cooper Announces Appointments to State Boards and Commissions". governor.nc.gov. October 2, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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