Preceded by Walter Dalton Party Republican Party Political party Republican Spouse Alice Forest | Religion Christianity Parents Ed Myrick, Sue Myrick Name Dan Forest | |
Born October 15, 1967 (age 56)
Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. ( 1967-10-15 ) Alma mater University of North Carolina,
Charlotte Role Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Education University of North Carolina at Charlotte People also search for Sue Myrick, Pat McCrory, Ed Myrick, Mark Martin Children Jake Forest, Haley Forest, Olivia Forest, Max Forest | ||
Dan forest republican nc lt gov candidate interview on unc tv s north carolina now
Dan Forest (born October 15, 1967) is an American politician who currently serves as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A Republican, Forest is an architect by trade. Prior to his run for lieutenant governor, he was the senior partner and office president of North Carolina’s largest architectural firm, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting. He is also the son of former U.S. Representative and former Charlotte Mayor Sue Myrick. Forest lives in Raleigh with his wife, Alice, and his four children.
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- Dan forest republican nc lt gov candidate interview on unc tv s north carolina now
- North carolina lt governor dan forest discusses early 2014 energy policy w unc tv
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
North carolina lt governor dan forest discusses early 2014 energy policy w unc tv
Early life and education
Forest holds a degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and formerly served on the UNC Charlotte College of Architecture Advisory Board. He is the former chair of Wake Forest Pregnancy Support Services and former chair of The Triangle Leadership Forum in Raleigh.
Career
In 2012, in his first run for office, Forest placed first (with a 67,000 vote margin of victory) in a crowded May primary election, which included Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives Dale Folwell, Representative Gray Mills, and Wake County Commissioner Tony Gurley. Forest went on to defeat Gurley in a July 17 runoff election, winning 96 of 100 counties, to become the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. His candidacy was heavily backed by both the Republican Party and the Tea party movement.
In November, Forest defeated former State Representative Linda Coleman in the general election for lieutenant governor. After a provisional ballot recount, Forest's margin of victory was only about 7,000 votes, or .16%. Upon his swearing-in on January 7, 2013, Forest became the first Republican lieutenant governor since James Carson Gardner left office in 1993, and only the second Republican elected to the office since 1897.
Forest was re-elected lieutenant governor on November 8, 2016, again over Coleman. His second term began on January 1, 2017, when he became the first lieutenant governor of the state to serve with two different governors (Gov. Pat McCrory having lost his bid for reelection to Roy Cooper).
His re-election also marks the third time in state history that the governor and lieutneant governor are from different parties, and the first time that there has been a Republican lieutenant governor with a Democratic governor. Previously Democrats Jim Hunt and Robert B. Jordan, III were the Lieutenant Governors during the Gubernatorial terms of Republicans James Holshouser and James G. Martin, respectively.
Lieutenant Governor Forest presides over the North Carolina Senate as President of the Senate. He is a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education, the NC State Board of Community Colleges, the NC Board of Economic Development, and the Military Affairs Commission. He is also the chair of the E-Learning Commission and chairman of the Energy Policy Council. His office is located at the Hawkins-Hartness House in downtown Raleigh.