Patsy Keever

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In 2004, Keever ran for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina's 11th congressional district. She won the Democratic primary with 81% of the vote. [6] However, she lost the hard-fought election by a margin of 55% – 45% to incumbent Republican Charles H. Taylor. Keever's campaign received strong support from Democrats in the 11th District and nationally. She also received significant support from national organizations including the National Association for Education, EMILY's List, International Union of Police Associations, International Association of Firefighters, and the Sierra Club.

North Carolina Legislature (2010–2013)

Keever ran in the 2010 election for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 115, with the campaign slogan, "putting people first." She defeated incumbent Bruce Goforth in the May 4 Democratic primary, 60%-40%. [5] After Goforth resigned before the expiration of his term, local Democrats selected Keever to be appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy. [6] In the general election, Keever won a two-year term with 56% of the vote. [7]

Keever served on the following committees: Agriculture, Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, Environment, Government, and State Personnel. [7]

The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters awarded Keever the 2012 Rising Star award for her work in the legislature. [8]

2012 U.S. House campaign

Keever ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 10th congressional district in 2012. [9] She won the Democratic primary in May 2012 with nearly 57.8% of the vote over Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy (26.5%) and local Timothy Murphy (15.6%). [10] Keever lost the general election to incumbent Patrick McHenry.

State party leadership

Keever was elected first vice-chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party in 2013. [11] After incumbent chair Randy Voller declined to run for a second term, Keever was elected party chair in 2015. [12] [13] She declined to run for a second two-year term and was succeeded by Wayne Goodwin. [14]

State Senate Campaign

In March 2019, Keever announced her intention to seek the Democratic Party's nomination to run against incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards in the 48th district of the North Carolina Senate in the 2020 elections. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Patricia Keever". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Larson, Eric (November 30, 2004). "Patsy Rouzer Keever '69 and Betsy Keever '96 | Duke magazine". dukemagazine.duke.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  3. 1 2 Now, Asheville (2010-03-04). "Patsy Keever Endorsed By The Women's National Campaign Forum « Asheville People". Asheville Now. Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  4. ↑ Sarah Ovaska. "The New Crop – Rep. Patsy Keever". NC Policy Watch . Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. 1 2 3 "Western North Carolina Woman: Patsy Keever". Wnc-woman.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  6. 1 2 "news: Keever/primary". Asheville.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  7. 1 2 NC General Assembly webmasters. "North Carolina General Assembly - Representative Patsy Keever (Dem) Committee Assignments (2011-2012 Session)". Ncga.state.nc.us. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  8. ↑ Jake Frankel (2012-06-26). "NC League of Conservation Voters: Reps Chuck McGrady and Patsy Keever receive conservation awards". Nclcv.org. Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  9. ↑ Frankel, Jake (2012-02-16). "Patsy Keever files to run for U.S. House in NC10 | Mountain Xpress | Asheville, NC". Mountainx.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  10. ↑ "North Carolina State Board of Elections". Results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  11. ↑ WRAL.com: NC Democratic activists elect Keever as No. 2 Archived 2013-08-18 at archive.today
  12. ↑ Asheville Citizen-Times
  13. ↑ WRAL.com
  14. ↑ "Charlotte Observer". Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  15. ↑ Staff Reports. "Former NC Rep. Patsy Keever announces state Senate run". Hendersonville Times-News. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
Patsy Keever
Representative Patsy Keever (2011-12 Session).jpg
Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party
In office
February 7, 2015 –February 11, 2017


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