Dan Forest

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Dan Forest
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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina State Senate President
Incumbent
In office
January 7, 2013 - Present
Term ends
2017
Years in position 0
PartyRepublican
PredecessorWalter H. Dalton (D)
Compensation
Base salary$123,198
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Campaign $$980,291
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Master'sUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Architecture
Personal
ProfessionArchitect
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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Dan Forest is the Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. He has served in this position since January 7, 2013.[1]

Forest won election on November 6, 2012.[2] He finished first in the May 8th primary election, but did not capture more than 40% of the vote. Under North Carolina state law, the top two finishers met in a runoff election, which Forest won.[3]

Biography

Forest, the son of Congresswoman Sue Myrick, was raised in Charlotte, NC. He is a former senior partner of Little Diversified Architectural Consulting - one of the state's largest architectural firms.[4]

Education

  • Master's, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, College of Architecture
  • Bachelor's, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Political career

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (2013 - Present)

Forest was first elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2012. He took office on January 7, 2013.

Elections

2012

Forest won election for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2012 election. He finished first in the May 8th primary election,[2] but did not capture more than 40% of the vote. Under North Carolina state law, the top two finishers - Forest and Wake County Commissioner Tony Gurley - went head to head in a primary runoff election on June 26th to determine who would advance to the general election.[5] Forest defeated Gurley to capture the nomination.

On November 14, 2012, unofficial results showed Linda Coleman trailing Forest by some 10,300 votes but she did not concede the race until November 19.[6][7]

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Linda Coleman 49.9% 2,180,870
     Republican Green check mark.jpgDan Forest 50.1% 2,187,728
Total Votes 4,368,598
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.


Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark.jpgDan Forest 33% 253,656
Green check mark.jpgTony Gurley 24.8% 190,980
Dale Folwell 24.3% 186,564
Grey Mills, Jr. 14.7% 112,824
Arthur Rich 3.3% 25,206
Total Votes 769,230
Election Results Via: The North Carolina Board of Elections


Issues

Forest, a self-described "principled, conservative Republican," focused his campaign on decreasing the state's unemployment and advocated his job creation plan that involved recruiting companies to relocate to North Carolina by creating a business climate of "low taxes, good roads and safe communities."[8] He ran on what he called a "three-legged stool platform."

  1. smaller government
  2. lower taxes
  3. personal responsibility


Forest discusses his 2012 campaign with North Carolina Now Senior Correspondent Kelly McCullen

On his website, Forest outlined his belief statements:[8]

  • I believe strong families and faith are the fundamental foundations of America
  • I believe in small government, low taxes and free enterprise
  • I believe in the sanctity of human life
  • I believe in school choice and competition in education
  • I believe public education decisions are best made at the local level
  • I believe in securing our borders against illegal immigration
  • I believe in medical malpractice reform
  • I believe community colleges should play a key role in job training and economic development
  • I believe North Carolina should opt out of the national healthcare plan being forced on us from Washington
  • I believe in ending corporate welfare and recruitment incentives and replacing it with lower taxes for all North Carolina businesses
  • I believe small businesses create jobs, not the government, and we need to repeal excessive regulations on our job creators
  • I believe that policies should be enacted that encourage personal responsibility, not government dependence

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Forest is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Forest raised a total of $980,291 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 20, 2013.[9]

Dan Forest's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 NC Lieutenant Governor Won $980,291
Grand Total Raised $980,291

2012

Forest won election to the position of North Carolina Lieutenant Governor in 2012. During that election cycle, Forest raised a total of $980,291.

Personal

Forest lives in Raleigh with his wife, Alice. They have four children.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ WRAL, "Forest sworn in as NC lieutenant governor," January 7, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary election, May 8, 2012, Unofficial results," accessed May 9, 2012
  3. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Lively N.C. political season begins," February 13, 2012
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Times News, "Republican kicks off lieutenant governor campaign with stop in Burlington," January 10, 2012
  5. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Lively N.C. political season begins," February 13, 2012
  6. ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Fight continuing in N.C. lieutenant governor race," November 14, 2012
  7. ↑ Indy Week, "Linda Coleman concedes; Republican Dan Forest is Lt. Gov-elect," November 19, 2012
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dan Forest.com, "What Dan believes..." accessed March 29, 2012
  9. ↑ Follow the Money, " Career fundraising for Dan Forest," accessed May 20, 2013
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